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A Primer on Psychiatric Medication with Dr. Brian Wu
2020-07-12
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Psychiatrist Brian Wu comes on the show to discuss how to think about psychiatric medication.
Show Notes
- Psychiatrists vs psychologists
- The most important factor when choosing a psychiatrist (17:00)
- What is psychiatric medication, exactly? (18:52)
- The most common psychiatric medications (20:00)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (26:00)
- Benzodiazepines (29:00)
- Getting prescribed psychiatric medication by non-psychiatrists (32:00)
- Children and psychiatric medication (35:00)
- Working with a psychiatrist vs a psychologist (38:00)
- How to know if your medication is working? (39:50)
- Getting off psychiatric medications (43:00)
- Can we really trust psychiatric medications? (48:20)
You can learn more about Brian and his work here:
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