{"podcast":{"title":"Side Effects with Dr. Josef","slug":"side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703","podcast_index_feed_id":6454703,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/taperclinic/feed.xml","website_url":"https://taperclinic.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16689236/Podcast-cover.jpg","author":"Josef Witt-Doerring","episode_count":100,"summary":"Life on Less Meds is a podcast that reveals the truth about drug side effects and the best strategies to manage them. Your host, Josef Witt-Doerring interviews patients, victims and experts to cover topics such as adverse reactions, post acute withdrawal, benzodiazepine withdrawals, PSSD, and drug tapering. His mission is to raise awareness about the side effects and injuries caused from psychiatric medications to improve informed consent. This podcast is brought to you Witt-Doerring Psychiatry, a private practice that specializes in 1) the treatment and management of adverse drug reactions 2) the management of most psychiatric conditions for patients who are seeking psychiatrists who try to manage their conditions with the lowest necessary medication use. Come visit us at: https://www.wittdoerringpsychiatry.com/ Or watch our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@witt-doerringpsychiatry Disclaimer: All of the information on this podcast is for educational purposes and not intended to be specific/ personal medical advice from me to you. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. The views and opinions of the podcast guests are their own and shou…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:19:16.012462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703"},"episode":{"title":"I Was Prescribed Meth… by My Doctor","slug":"i-was-prescribed-meth-by-my-doctor","published_at":"2025-08-15T22:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703/i-was-prescribed-meth-by-my-doctor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703","url":"https://taperclinic.podbean.com/e/i-was-prescribed-meth%e2%80%a6-by-my-doctor/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d277mdikbqbqhsm6/Cooper_Davis_PODCAST7cfqs.mp3","summary":"In this interview, Cooper Davis shares his 13-year journey on psychiatric medications: starting with Ritalin in high school, moving through nearly every stimulant, and eventually adding multiple other drugs. What began as a dramatic improvement in focus and grades slowly turned into tolerance, side effects, and a growing medication stack that hurt his health, relationships, and career. He describes the moments that pushed him to quit, his withdrawal in a 12-step rehab, and the process of rebuilding life without medications. This is a candid look at both the benefits and costs of psychiatric drugs, and what life can look like after coming off.","meta_description":"In this interview, Cooper Davis shares his 13-year journey on psychiatric medications: starting with Ritalin in high school, moving through nearly every s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6185,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703/episodes/i-was-prescribed-meth-by-my-doctor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-effects-with-dr-josef-6454703/i-was-prescribed-meth-by-my-doctor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}