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My Psych Drug Weight Gain Story

Did I ever tell you about the time I gained a BUNCH of weight while taking the antipsychotic medications Zyprexa and Risperdal? It's a real knee slapper. I was only 15 years old too. This video is all about that magical belt- and brain-busting experience. ~~~~ About Russell B: I was 11-years-old when I was first taken to a psychiatrist. Like so many children, I was struggling to deal with a stressful home environment. Rather than embarking on the complicated, difficult, and delicate task of thoroughly exploring all of that and attempting to solve the problems at their origins, the psychiatrist instead gave me a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and promptly prescribed the antidepressant Luvox to treat its “symptoms.” This sequence of events kickstarted nearly two decades of wandering through psychiatry’s labyrinth of symptom management and prescribing cascades. By the time I was 25, I had received a half-dozen diagnoses, taken countless psychiatric drugs — including ten straight years on antipsychotics — and had more side effects than I could keep up with or manage. I weighed 400 lbs (181 kg), had out-of-control Type 2 diabetes, and felt like I was dying. And honestly, I had felt so bad for so long, I sometimes welcomed it. I didn’t know where the DSM labels and all the treatments for my supposed “disorders” stopped and I began. I was sad, broken, and worst of all, someone I’d never had the chance to know. But then I experienced a spark of hope. A light bulb-over-the-brain moment. Maybe I didn’t have to live that way. Even though the belief had been drilled into me for so many of my developing years that coming off the meds would surely seal my doom, something deep inside told me to take a chance and bet big on Russell B. Using this internal guidance, I began a psych drug taper and slowly started coming off every single one of the drugs in a psych drug cocktail: Lexapro, Concerta, Ritalin, Geodon, Klonopin, and Rozerem. None of them were safe. All were on the chopping block. It took 5 god-awful years to complete the taper and with almost no help from the docs who’d put me on them. But I succeeded. I’ve been off all meds for 10 years now (as of August 2023) and haven’t seen a psychiatrist since way back in 2009. It’s been a brutally long journey down a nightmarish path. One that was often too dark to see in front of me and littered with steep drops and soul-testing trials. But you know what? I survived. And my life has been improving, slowly but surely, ever since I escaped the house that psychiatry built. If you’re wandering down the same path, please know you’re not alone. You’re not fated to lose your way – or yourself. You can succeed. We all can. ~~~~ Please read if you have a moment: In the video I poke fun at the fact that I went to a therapeutic residential school for almost two years, and while I do take an issue or two with such places—specifically with their (sometimes heavy) reliance on psych drugs as part of their students’ courses of treatment—it should be said that being able to go to that school was a privilege for the emotionally troubled, truant youth that I was when considering the alternatives. A lot of young people end up in far worse places, such as juvenile detention centers, etc. Those who come from economically disadvantaged families are especially vulnerable. Going down this path can lead them into a cycle of incarcerations and a complete loss of hope before their lives have even begun. It's a real problem and it deserves as much attention as we can give it. If you'd like to learn more about it, episode #7 of the NPR podcast “Caught” is a good place to start: https://goo.gl/Rwqiyp. Really, all episodes are worth a listen. ~~~~ Disclaimer: The views expressed in these videos are my own. My voice is my own. I do not speak for others. Even when it maybe sorta sounds that way. ~~~~ Sources: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-r... Regarding research studies, and the NIH (National Institutes of Health) in particular: Research studies… are what they are. In this video I quoted results taken from a NIH research study in order to support my argument that gaining a bunch of weight as a teenager really sucks and has potentially lifelong repercussions. In the next video, I may very well discuss the NIH in a way that casts them in a deservedly harsh light. This stuff’s complicated. ~~~~ Sound Attributions: "Bell, Candle Damper, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org “Blood Pressure Cuff.wav” by mccormick_iain of freesound.org “Ceiling Light Pull” by ChazzRavenelle of freesound.org “Laughingkidagain.wav” by NoiseCollector of freesound.org “WE'RE PLUCKED 01.wav” by sandyrb of freesound.org “Pressure cooker” by andre.rocha.nascimento of freesound.org “Shower.mp3” by geodylabs of freesound.org ~~~~ I edit all my videos using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Audition