# Ep. 815: Are Psychiatric Drugs Making Mental Health Worse?

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Podcast: [Fit 2 Love Podcast with JJ Flizanes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-2-love-podcast-with-jj-flizanes-319823)
Published: 2026-05-26T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://jjflizanes.com
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Duration seconds: 3634

## Resource

What if the medications designed to help depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia are actually worsening long-term mental health outcomes? In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation, JJ sits down with investigative journalist and bestselling author Anatomy of an Epidemic creator Robert Whitaker to explore the research behind psychiatric medications, the chemical imbalance theory, and the growing mental health crisis in America. Robert shares how his work as a medical journalist led him to uncover a major disconnect between what the public has been told about antidepressants, SSRIs, antipsychotics, ADHD medications, and mood stabilizers — and what long-term research studies actually show. Together, JJ and Robert discuss: The origins of the “chemical imbalance” theory Why serotonin deficiency was never scientifically proven The pharmaceutical narratives used to market psychiatric medications Long-term studies on antidepressants, antipsychotics, ADHD medications, and bipolar treatment Why mental health outcomes may be worsening despite increased medication use The difference between healing and symptom management How trauma, childhood conditioning, core wounds, and emotional suppression impact mental health Why labeling people can reinforce identity-based suffering The importance of emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and neuroplasticity Alternative approaches to healing, including Open Dialogue therapy How society may be pathologizing normal human emotional experiences JJ also shares her perspective on emotional healing, Core Wound Patterns, nervous system regulation, and the importance of learning how to feel, process, and move through emotions rather than suppressing or medicating them away. This episode challenges convention…

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