The Gary Null Show The Gary Null Show 5.29.25
May 29, 2025
Yosef Witt-During, a board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, discusses groundbreaking insights into mental health and medication tapering. He critiques conventional psychiatric practices and promotes holistic treatment over reliance on long-term medications. Witt-During highlights the role of nutrition and gut health in mental well-being and explores natural remedies like kava. He also shares personal narratives about addiction and emphasizes the need for ethical considerations in mental health strategies, challenging the pharmaceutical industry's influence.
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Myth of Psychiatric Diagnoses
- Psychiatric diagnoses are labels without biological basis or diagnostic tests.
- Most psychiatric medications mask symptoms rather than curing any chemical imbalance.
Unknown Risks of Long-Term Use
- Long-term psychiatric drug effects remain unknown as no placebo studies exceed one year.
- Patients risk tolerance development, worsened symptoms, or addiction without predictable outcomes.
Avoid Cannabis for Mental Health
- Avoid cannabis especially in young people to reduce risk of bipolar or schizophrenia.
- Cutting cannabis can prevent lifelong antipsychotic medication in some cases.
