Psychiatrist: Abilify Causes Chemical Lobotomy

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[triptheroad]

These places should never be allowed to cut you off from the phone, your family, or your lawyer.

[No.__Karen]

I was a social worker doing case management in a mental health agency. All of my clients were brain dead due to being pumped up on psych meds, and all of them were on three to ten different types of psych meds. That’s why I quit... billing the insurance was THE MOST IMPORTANT focus for the agency, not the clients becoming healthy, healed, independent, and fully functioning. “Billable hours, billable hours, billable hours” and meeting monthly quotas was all I ever heard about. It was disgusting. They claimed the goal was to improve client lives and get them moving forward in life, but case notes and psych charts/diagnoses and treatment plans on a lot of the clients went back 20 years for that agency. The goal was to get the clients hooked and drain the juice right out of their insurance.

[libbywakefield]

I was 62yrs old I'm now 70. At age 62 while in a Nursing home, I was prescribed this med. It almost killed me. Thanks to a couple of very smart caring Nurses, I lived.

[jamessorrel]

I wish this channel was so much more popular. Everyone needs to hear these stories.

[Alex.Rivers]

I was on abilify as a teen. Living with a psychotic, narcissist mother can make you pretty unhappy. Instead of doing anything about my living situation after my many therapy sessions, they medicated me heavily. It made me feel like a zombie especially in combo with the 3x daily xanax I was prescribed as well.

As a kid I was not counseled on the potential side effects or withdrawal symptoms. I wanted to quit after a few months but the doctors said I could have a heart attack and die from stopping suddenly, as an otherwise healthy 16 y/o. I weaned myself off over a month and got my life back. I just wanted to feel human again, the good and bad is better than nothing at all. With my mind cleared, I threatened to take my mother to court and fight for emancipation. She let me move out at 16 1/2 to avoid everyone finding out the truth about her. After moving out, all my “mental health symptoms“ subsided entirely other than occasional anxiety from the PTSD of living with an unstable, abusive, single mother all my life. Luckily, this has been fairly easy to manage with more therapy, mindfulness exercises and natural treatments.

[optimalintuitive]

There was a father who literally carried his daughter out of a facility. He loudly shouted at the staff about the mistreatment and abuse that was going on. Although I remember that man as a hero, we all had to watch this girl get carried away to safety as we were left behind locked doors being tortured. The scars those facilities left on my mind and soul will never go away. You surely learn a thing or two about evil and how sick people can be in those places, but they don't help at all. Its just torture.

[holmavik]

Drug induced psychosis is usually best treated by staying off drugs and let time heal. The brain has an incredible ability to heal itself

[Ursula-xpmh]

Everything that you described that happened to you is what happened to my son. He was on the ability injectable for one year had all the same symptoms you described and I kept telling the doctors that he was not able to read, get involved in conversations, had no pleasure, had a blunt look, could not watch TV, read, write, could not work and sat around most of the day. It was hell for him. Now he is on Vraylar and has been for 3 months and things have improved a little, but the internal restlessness or anxiety is still there. I am so thankful for your podcast because you validate all his symptoms. Thank you.

[moonagedaydream-ohyeah]

There is something going on in Michigan right now, where they're investigating the head Psychiatrist of multiple psychiatric facilities here. They found stacks of psychiatric hold forms that were pre-signed by him. He wasn't even meeting the patients to see if a hold was necessary, it was automatic. Some of these poor people were being kept there for months. They were voluntary, but every time they would go through the proper channels for release, something would "happen" with the paperwork, or they'd be waiting to see the doctor to sign off, for weeks. It took a patient somehow getting a hold of a local investigative reporter. Once the facility found out the media was contacted, they released her immediately. This is all over insurance money. They're holding people and bleeding their insurance. I guarantee if the patient doesn't have insurance, they release them ASAP. My point is, if it's happening here, it's probably happening all over the country.

[James-Johnson]

My mom works for a adolescent psych hospital as a nurse. Growing up she used to threaten to take her kids to her psych hospital if we misbehaved. She said we would be locked up and that she would "have her way with with us" while we were locked up. She also said that "childhood trauma is a choice". Again, this is an adolescent psych nurse who did/said this. I don't trust mental health professionals.

[eveofeloquence]

My husband was given abilify while locked in a troubled teen facility, before it was even fully approved. He had no choice or say in the matter, neither was he equipped to even understand the risks if they were explained. He was a young teen.

He often tells me that ever since his first dose he lost his light, his fire, his fervor. He often goes blank and it hurts me greatly because I can still see his fire, it's just like it's buried behind walls and doors in his mind.

[myrablackburn]

That was an amazing and powerful interview. I loved how you allowed her not just to speak- but to fully express herself..Wow. Really listening to another human being express their pain…is incredibly healing.❤️‍🩹 Much Love in her direction 🙏🙏💜💜

[kassi]

Psychiatric care has become unhinged. Not even being able to get water at night while in the ward is wild.

[WildChildMidnight]

I would just like to thank the lady being interviewed for being brave enough to share her story like this; I appreciate it. ❤️

[Leah-hh]

The side effects from risperadone and the like is absolutely insane. Im schizophrenic, but the compulsory depos had me suicidal.
They dont care.
This time i kept a diary as they kept me at hospital for six weeks to force the abilify crap on me. By the third day of resperidone i was a mess and couldnt function to write a sentence. They tortured me for 10 hours a few years back.
Mental Health Australia even took me to the supreme court to have an order on me. They informed me that 'do no harm', doesnt apply to mental health australia.
I am going to enjoy watching this sick and twisted industry come undone. Theyve had free reign for 100 years now.

[Mangafox-zdnn]

Dr Josef, please keep using your platform for spreading your gift of gab

[KateG-sc]

Seriously never leave a psychiatric patient without a powerful advocate -

[emilyann]

I went to a spych "hospital" once as an adult. After waiting to see the psychiatrist for hours, the first thing I tell him is, "Im not taking any of your drugs." He strait up told me "well, you're gonna be here longer."

I wasn't manic or in psychosis, so luckily, I could think clearly. I buddied up with someone who could also think strait, so we talked and would make people in there laugh who were clearly having a worse time.

Ha! I made fun of a nurse once, and she pulled me into a room and yelled at me not to disrespect her.

If you end up in one of these hospitals, pray, find a friend, do what you have to do to "do your time, " 'cause honey, you're in jail.

[OG_Granny]

After a SA, I had a breakdown and they decided that the best treatment was a medication induced coma including very high dose of seroquil. My brain has never been the same. Simple things like my handwriting changed permanently (I was taking the meds 20 years ago). I've always described it as a lobotomy. Ty for validating my experience

[Terhune]

This channel is truly amazing. Bringing awareness to people. This woman has been suffering so much. I’m heartbroken for her. I’m learning so much. I pray she can feel again.