For decades, antidepressants have been promoted as effective treatments for managing depression, backed by scientific research. But what if the reality is more complex than we've been led to believe?
In this video, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, a board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, dives deep into how antidepressant trials are conducted and exposes the hidden flaws in the research. He shares his journey from medical school to questioning the mainstream narrative, exploring why antidepressants may not be as effective as commonly thought.
We’ll cover the design of short-term and long-term antidepressant studies, the placebo effect, tolerance issues, and the critical gaps in what these studies reveal. By the end, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why the 'effectiveness' of antidepressants might not be what it seems.
Chapters
00:00 Summary
00:46 Medical School and What I Was Taught About Antidepressants
01:26 Questioning Antidepressants After Seeing Patients’ Reactions
02:57 What I Discovered Inside Drug Companies and the FDA
03:55 Antidepressant Clinical Trials
04:10 Short-Term Antidepressant Studies: How They Work
06:32 Major Criticisms of Short Term Antidepressant Trials
19:15 How Long-Term Antidepressant Studies Are Conducted
22:04 Major Criticisms of Long Term Antidepressant Studies
28:34 Conclusion: What We Can and Can’t Say About Antidepressants
