Psychiatrist Brian Wu comes on the show to discuss how to think about psychiatric medication.

Show Notes

Psychiatrists vs psychologists
The most important factor when choosing a psychiatrist (17:00)
What is psychiatric medication, exactly? (18:52)
The most common psychiatric medications (20:00)
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (26:00)
Benzodiazepines (29:00)
Getting prescribed psychiatric medication by non-psychiatrists (32:00)
Children and psychiatric medication (35:00)
Working with a psychiatrist vs a psychologist (38:00)
How to know if your medication is working? (39:50)
Getting off psychiatric medications (43:00)
Can we really trust psychiatric medications? (48:20)

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A Primer on Psychiatric Medication with Dr. Brian Wu