Brenda's Story: Polypharmacy on Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines & Stimulants

Here's another short video from the filmmakers of "Medicating Normal", featuring a woman named Brenda who was prescribed multiple psychiatric medications.

This information appears below the video:

On March 16, 2023, at the Oberndorf Central Library in Virginia Beach, The Richard Scott Fee Foundation hosted an educational event:  "What the Public Should Know About Deprescribing Psychiatric Drugs"

This video is an excerpt from that event.

In this video, Brenda shares her story of polypharmacy and subsequent withdrawal from antidepressants, benzodiazepines & stimulants. Michael Bohan, M.D., an addiction medicine specialist (retired), who was Carla's deprescribing physician, moderates the conversation.