# What Patients Aren’t Told About Psychiatric Drug Safety Data | Dr. Josef

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Podcast: [The Evolving Wellness Podcast with Sarah Kleiner Wellness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evolving-wellness-podcast-with-sarah-kleiner-wellness-2136142)
Published: 2026-03-18T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On the Evolving Wellness Podcast, host Sarah interviews board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Josef Dering, who previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and as an FDA medical officer in psychiatry drug safety. He explains why he now believes psychiatric medications don’t work for most conditions and describes how time-pressured, checklist-based care and “chemical imbalance” narratives lead to escalating drug cocktails without addressing root causes. He warns that benzodiazepines may help short term but can worsen anxiety over time, cause interdose withdrawal, degrade sleep architecture, and impair concentration, making them a “Faustian bargain,” and stresses slow, supervised tapering due to difficult withdrawal. Dering outlines non-drug approaches targeting body, mind, and “soul” (health behaviors, skills-based therapies, relationships, and meaning). He also argues high-potency THC cannabis increases psychosis risk and may lead to long recoveries and misdiagnosis. Connect withj Dr Josef - https://www.youtube.com/@taperclinic https://www.instagram.com/drjosefwittdoerring/ _________ Sponsored By: → Bon Charge | Go to https://boncharge.com/products/demi-red-light-device?rfsn=8108115.26608d & use code SARAHKLEINER for 15% off storewide. → VivaRays | This episode is sponsored by VivaRays - VivaRays Blue - code YOGI https://vivarays.com/ → Organifi | For an exclusive offer, go to https://www.organifi.com/SARAHK for 20% off your order. _________ Timestamp: 00:00 Benzos Quick Relief 00:55 Episode Setup Disclaimer 02:29 Podcast Intro Housekeeping 03:42 Meet Dr Dering 04:30 Why He Questions Meds 07:19 FDA Safety Reality Check 08:44 Host Story Benzos 12:16 Sponsor Red Light 14:29 Benzos Faustian Bargain 15:48 Body Mind Soul Framework 21:42 Sponsor Blue Blockers 23:09 Motiv…

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