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Our YouTube channel and podcast go beyond clinical guidelines—we shine a light on what’s often hidden or ignored in mainstream psychiatry. Here, we teach the principles of safe tapering, explain the real effects of psychiatric drugs, and most importantly, give a platform to those who’ve been harmed, unheard, or cast aside by the medical system.
These patient stories aren’t just personal—they’re part of a larger truth about psychiatric care that needs to be seen and heard. Through thoughtful interviews and honest conversations, we’re building a library of voices that challenge the status quo and inspire change.
Whether you’re looking to learn, connect, or understand what recovery can look like, this is where it begins.
Don’t Tell Your Doctor You Are Depressed: Here’s Why
Long-term Effects of Antipsychotics on the Brain
Side Effects with Dr. Josef is a podcast that explores the untold consequences of psychiatric drugs. Hosted by Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring—a psychiatrist, former FDA medical officer, and outspoken drug safety advocate—each episode reveals the real-world impact of prescriptions often handed out with little warning and even less support.
From patient stories of withdrawal and misdiagnosis to in-depth discussions on drug safety, tapering, and systemic failure, this podcast is for anyone who’s been harmed, unheard, or left in the dark.
Because not every side effect is listed on the label.
May 23, 2022
February 28, 2025
American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, et al. (2024). Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering: Considerations When Benzodiazepine Risks Outweigh Benefits.
➤ Contributing author: Nicole Lamberson, PA
Brandt J, Bressi J, Le M, Neal D, Cadogan C, Witt-Doerring J, Witt-Doerring M, Wright S. Prescribing and deprescribing guidance for benzodiazepine and benzodiazepine receptor agonist use in adults with depression, anxiety, and insomnia: an international scoping review. eClinicalMedicine. 2024;70:102507.
Boland M, Higgins A, Beecher C, Lamberson N, et al. (2024). Identifying priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medication: results of a James Lind Alliance priority-setting partnership. BMJ Open, 14:e088266.
Lynch, T., Ryan, C., Bradley, C., Foster, D., Huff, C., Hutchinson, S., Lamberson, N., … & Cadogan, C. (2022). Supporting safe and gradual reduction of long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use: Development of the SAFEGUARDING‐BZRAs toolkit using a codesign approach. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1904–1918.
Slaght T, & Ehrhart L. (2022). Online Withdrawal Support. In Withdrawal From Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs (New and updated ed.). Lehmann, P. (Ed.), & Newnes, C. (Ed.). Peter Lehmann Publishing.
Witt-Doerring, J., & Mathew, S. (2019). Antidepressants and suicidality-controversies and possible mechanisms. In Neurobiology of Depression: Road to Novel Therapeutics (pp. 301-313). Elsevier.
Witt-Doerring J, Shorter D, Kosten T. Online Communities for Drug Withdrawal: What Can We Learn? Psychiatric Times. 2018;35(4).
Hudak ML, Lowenstein S, and Cumbler E. Imprinting Interprofessional Empathy through Preclinical Quality Improvement. American Medical Student Research Journal. 2016;3(1):47-49.
Hudak M, Severn D, Nordstrom K. Edible Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: Intoxication and Beyond. Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 1;172(9):911-2.
Hudak ML, Graves A, Reichelt KA, Sweigert J, Harry E, Glasheen J, Jones W, Cumbler E. What Makes a Positive Deviant: Utilizing Common Themes in Best Practice Stroke Hospitals to Influence Institutional Quality Improvement. Am J Med Qual. 2014 Mar-Apr;29(2):170.
The Ethics of Long-Term Psychiatric Drug Use and Why We Need a Better Way by Josef Witt-Doerring
Are benzodiazepines “the worst thing that’s ever happened to people”? by Nicole Lamberson
Why Prescribed Benzo Patients Shouldn’t go to Detox or Rehab by Nicole Lamberson
The Tip of the Iatrogenic Benzodiazepine Iceberg by Nicole Lamberson
Words Can Hurt Those on Benzodiazepines by Nicole Lamberson
Are ready for this commitment to a truly life-changing tapering journey? Watch our presentation to get started and learn more. From there you can book a call and figure out if you’re a good candidate for the program.
