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There is a silent epidemic of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) plaguing Generation Z today that virtually NO ONE is talking about -- causing a complete and permanent loss of sex drive, sensation, and emotional connection for the rest of your life. 💔 Lauren is just one of countless young...

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Hear Lauren's full heartbreaking PSSD testimony and what the American healthcare system needs to do about it today on the Isabel Brown Show 👇

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Sven Scharpenvor 10 Tagen

I was given Zoloft at the age of 5 because I was experiencing normal childhood behavioral problems while being diagnosed with autism. Me nor my family were ever told about the side effects of these drugs. Only by God’s grace can I still feel love, emotion, or romance. To take away the feeling of love from someone is the most criminal thing imaginable and anyone who puts a child on Zoloft should be incarcerated for life without parole at the very least. God be with Lauren! 🙏

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The best medication for depression is time outside in the sun, and exercising.

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Brittany Hugoboomvor 10 Tagen

aww i love lauren

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plovor 10 Tagen

can you cover post finasteride syndrome

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🍝💥Billy da Bat 💥🏌🏼‍♂️(Hulk Hogan’s top guy)vor 10 Tagen

Don’t do drugs kids

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Owen Blackmervor 10 Tagen

A way for them to stop us from reproducing.

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This has been happening for decades - so good to see people finally being taken seriously.

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TempeTeaPartyvor 10 Tagen

The same people telling children they are "trans" are promoting SSRIs to treat "depression." This is not a coincidence.

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License Provor 10 Tagen

Thats why I got off Paxil, it was taking for ever to cum and it didnt do shit for anxiety. Then it gave me crazy brain zap sensations when I quit it, thought I was having mini strokes.

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Owen Blackmervor 10 Tagen

Hence a lot of women’s issues now. Men too f course but I would say it’s affecting women more.

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Ryanvor 10 Tagen

Combine this with GLP1s and their ability to disrupt cravings…@ChrisWillx

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@DrJosefWD

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Golffoxtrotbravovor 10 Tagen

Is there anything Gen Z don't suffer from?

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MaxMvor 10 Tagen

I was once told, by a psychiatrist, that the sexual effoect of ssri's on men was analagous to trying to light a long damp fuse

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Jordan Bushvor 10 Tagen

If I was China (the source of a large percentage of US pharmaceuticals) and I knew that it was impossible for me to keep pace with the US birth rate rate, and if I could justify killing citizens of my primary rival as a matter of national security in a way that gave me plausible deniability, and if I was already bribing and blackmailing US politicians to push an agenda that was favorable to Chinese interests, what would would I do differently than what actually happened?

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Have they done longitudinal studies at all? Because I doubt "the rest of your life" part of the story. How can they know that?

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It's called chemical castration and it's a choice

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Jim Billy Ray Bob ☦️🤠vor 10 Tagen

This is pretty basic You don't want no lows? Then you don't get no highs either.

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My book deals with mental health and psychiatric issues related to relationships and sexuality as a main theme through the struggles of the fmc... Contemporary psychological romance drama in pinned post.

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Danielvor 10 Tagen

Has she had a hormone panel done? Could be a simple low marker.

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I know someone who can fix that...🙏🙏🙏

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‼️The antidepressant sexual dysfunction rate is 59%. The average starting age is getting younger. And the side effects can outlast the prescription permanently. A study on antidepressant use found that 59.1% of patients experience sexual dysfunction, and the European Medicines Agency updated the official product information for SSRIs and SNRIs in 2019 to acknowledge that these symptoms have continued in some patients even after stopping the drug entirely. The damage can be permanent. This is the medication being prescribed to seven-year-olds. A parent giving an SSRI to a child that young may rationalize that sexual side effects are not relevant yet. What that parent may not understand is that most children who start on these medications never come off them. The decision made at age seven follows that child into adulthood, and a 59% rate of sexual dysfunction is not a risk they are choosing for themselves. It is a risk being chosen for them before they are old enough to have any say in the matter. When adverse event rates in vaccine trials hit 5%, alarm bells go off. When one in two patients reports sexual dysfunction from a drug being prescribed to primary school children, it barely makes the news.

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Camus

41,855 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

🧊 This will send chills down your spine. Kate Shemirani issues a warning about the dangers of the most silent toxin plaguing our generation: 5G. “That mid-band 5G is going to open your blood brain barrier.” “And that’s there for a reason: to protect your brain from toxins.” “Any parasites, any bacteria, any mold, any fungus is all going to go wild in your body under the influence of that 5G as they start cranking it up.”
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🧊 This will send chills down your spine. Kate Shemirani issues a warning about the dangers of the most silent toxin plaguing our generation: 5G. “That mid-band 5G is going to open your blood brain barrier.” “And that’s there for a reason: to protect your brain from toxins.” “Any parasites, any bacteria, any mold, any fungus is all going to go wild in your body under the influence of that 5G as they start cranking it up.”

Children’s Health Defense

32,635 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Have you heard of Dr. Adam Urato? If you haven't, you're about to start seeing his name a lot more. Dr. Urato is a Harvard-trained OBGYN who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine. Over the course of the 28 years he's practiced medicine, he's noticed a particular change in how doctors treat their pregnant patients. This one change has resulted in catastrophic outcomes for mothers and babies, yet no one is talking about it. This change is the increasing prescription of SSRIs or "antidepressants" for pregnant and postpartum women. The harm this is causing women and their children is MASSIVE—from preeclampsia to smaller brains in babies. But that's not all. Studies show that exposure to SSRIs in utero may have an impact on a child's sexuality and sexual behavior as an adult. That's an explosive finding. This data is abundant, yet virtually NO ONE is sounding the alarm. Except for Dr. Adam Urato. He's on the show today. I was on the edge of my seat for a full hour. You will be, too. Do NOT miss.
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Have you heard of Dr. Adam Urato? If you haven't, you're about to start seeing his name a lot more. Dr. Urato is a Harvard-trained OBGYN who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine. Over the course of the 28 years he's practiced medicine, he's noticed a particular change in how doctors treat their pregnant patients. This one change has resulted in catastrophic outcomes for mothers and babies, yet no one is talking about it. This change is the increasing prescription of SSRIs or "antidepressants" for pregnant and postpartum women. The harm this is causing women and their children is MASSIVE—from preeclampsia to smaller brains in babies. But that's not all. Studies show that exposure to SSRIs in utero may have an impact on a child's sexuality and sexual behavior as an adult. That's an explosive finding. This data is abundant, yet virtually NO ONE is sounding the alarm. Except for Dr. Adam Urato. He's on the show today. I was on the edge of my seat for a full hour. You will be, too. Do NOT miss.

Allie Beth Stuckey

127,234 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Watters: We are getting a lot of texts from women about Stephen Miller. Our audience believes you are some sort of sexual matador. Miller: Some advice to any young man out there. If you are a young man who's looking to impress the ladies, to be attractive.. the best thing you can do is wear your Trump support on your sleeve. Show that you are a real man. Show that you are not a beta. Be a proud and loud Trump supporter and your dating life will be fantastic
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Watters: We are getting a lot of texts from women about Stephen Miller. Our audience believes you are some sort of sexual matador. Miller: Some advice to any young man out there. If you are a young man who's looking to impress the ladies, to be attractive.. the best thing you can do is wear your Trump support on your sleeve. Show that you are a real man. Show that you are not a beta. Be a proud and loud Trump supporter and your dating life will be fantastic

Acyn

4,036,754 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

BRAVERY FROM INSIDE OCCUPIED IRAN: Leila Mahdavi is the mother of slаin Iranian Siavash Mahmoodi — one of the young victims of the Woman Life Freedom uprising. She posted this story to IG despite the Internet blackout. She's talking about how so many young Iranians have been murdеrеd, she doesn't know which to visit. Leila keeps refusing to wear the mandatory hijab and has said that she is afraid of NO ONE. She is risking her life. After already losing her child. And in memory of her child. Leila is a courageous hero of the highest degree.
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BRAVERY FROM INSIDE OCCUPIED IRAN: Leila Mahdavi is the mother of slаin Iranian Siavash Mahmoodi — one of the young victims of the Woman Life Freedom uprising. She posted this story to IG despite the Internet blackout. She's talking about how so many young Iranians have been murdеrеd, she doesn't know which to visit. Leila keeps refusing to wear the mandatory hijab and has said that she is afraid of NO ONE. She is risking her life. After already losing her child. And in memory of her child. Leila is a courageous hero of the highest degree.

dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ

102,533 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

My entire SSRI series in one video. What doctors never tell you about SSRI withdrawal. Chris Masterjohn, PhD, Founder and Scientific Director of explains why SSRI withdrawal is mitochondrial dysfunction and what to do about it. This is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 29 million Americans and about 5-10% of the world's population are on SSRIs, which have become the first-line treatment of depression. These can cause sexual dysfunction and emotional blunting in up to half of people, an unclear incidence of sleep disruption, and a rare risk of suicidality, self-harm, and new-onset psychosis. On the other hand, 20-50% of people who go off experience SSRI discontinuation syndrome. This can involve irritability, anxiety, mood problems, crying, dread, suicidal ideation, insomnia, nightmares, excessive dreaming, lethargy, fatigue, headache, tremor, sweating, anorexia, flu-like symptoms, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pain, numbness, tingling, feeling like something is crawling on the skin, electric shocks running through the brain or body, rushing noises, visual traces (seeing something persist when it is no longer there, or seeing moving objects leaving illusory streaks of light behind them, etc), dizziness, light-headedness, "brain zaps," vertigo, confusion, difficulty concentrating, amnesia, genital hypersensitivity, and premature ejaculation. A closely related problem is post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD), which can cause total inability to feel the penis for males or for females the genitals and nipples, loss of sexual pleasure, weak orgasms, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation. PSSD is often associated with general anhedonia, apathy, and poor mood. In this video, I maintain that the reason there are no good solutions to these problems is because we have completely misunderstood the role of serotonin and SSRIs. Serotonin's role is to help mitochondria adapt to changing demands for oxygen-based energy production. SSRIs enhance some of the mechanisms, and interfere with others. They enter the cell and stimulate independent mechanisms of mitochondrial stress adaptation, but in doing so they turn a cyclical and rhythmic pathway into a constantly stimulated one, creating mitochondrial dependence and making mitochondria vulnerable to new-onset dysfunction upon withdrawal. Once they make it to the mitochondria itself, the SSRIs act as mitochondrial toxins. Scientific references for everything can be found in the series on my web site. 0:30 SSRI Side Effects 1:00 SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome and PSSD 11:33 The Problem With Primary Care Doctors and Psychiatrists 14:56 The Reason We Don’t Have Good Solutions Is Because We Don’t Understand the Problem 16:22 Prozac Is a Performance-Enhancing Drug 18:40 Depression and Altitude 19:36 The Truth About Serotonin 25:10 How Serotonin Helps Us Breathe 30:05 Hypoxia Explains Why Serotonin Is So Abundant In the Gut 33:55 Serotonin, Melatonin, and the Mitochondria 35:50 Serotonin and Light 39:25 Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia Training 42:56 SSRIs Are Whole-Body, Primarily Non-Brain, Non-Neuronal, Mitochondrial Drugs 44:00 SSRIs and Birth Defects 46:37 SSRIs Deplete Serotonin 48:50 SSRIs Distort the Sigma-1 Receptor From a Cyclical to a Constant Activation 51:10 Different SSRIs Promote Different Ratios of Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Biogenesis 54:00 Going Off SSRIs Causes New-Onset Mitochondrial Dysfunction 58:30 Slow and Parabolic Tapers 1:02:10 What to Do About SSRI Withdrawal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Do You Have Hidden Mitochondrial Dysfunction? Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the earliest signs of aging and chronic disease—and most people don’t know they have it. Mitome is the first at-home test that measures your cellular energy directly and gives you a personalized roadmap to optimize energy, slow aging, and protect against disease. Find it here at Mitome™
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My entire SSRI series in one video. What doctors never tell you about SSRI withdrawal. Chris Masterjohn, PhD, Founder and Scientific Director of explains why SSRI withdrawal is mitochondrial dysfunction and what to do about it. This is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 29 million Americans and about 5-10% of the world's population are on SSRIs, which have become the first-line treatment of depression. These can cause sexual dysfunction and emotional blunting in up to half of people, an unclear incidence of sleep disruption, and a rare risk of suicidality, self-harm, and new-onset psychosis. On the other hand, 20-50% of people who go off experience SSRI discontinuation syndrome. This can involve irritability, anxiety, mood problems, crying, dread, suicidal ideation, insomnia, nightmares, excessive dreaming, lethargy, fatigue, headache, tremor, sweating, anorexia, flu-like symptoms, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pain, numbness, tingling, feeling like something is crawling on the skin, electric shocks running through the brain or body, rushing noises, visual traces (seeing something persist when it is no longer there, or seeing moving objects leaving illusory streaks of light behind them, etc), dizziness, light-headedness, "brain zaps," vertigo, confusion, difficulty concentrating, amnesia, genital hypersensitivity, and premature ejaculation. A closely related problem is post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD), which can cause total inability to feel the penis for males or for females the genitals and nipples, loss of sexual pleasure, weak orgasms, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation. PSSD is often associated with general anhedonia, apathy, and poor mood. In this video, I maintain that the reason there are no good solutions to these problems is because we have completely misunderstood the role of serotonin and SSRIs. Serotonin's role is to help mitochondria adapt to changing demands for oxygen-based energy production. SSRIs enhance some of the mechanisms, and interfere with others. They enter the cell and stimulate independent mechanisms of mitochondrial stress adaptation, but in doing so they turn a cyclical and rhythmic pathway into a constantly stimulated one, creating mitochondrial dependence and making mitochondria vulnerable to new-onset dysfunction upon withdrawal. Once they make it to the mitochondria itself, the SSRIs act as mitochondrial toxins. Scientific references for everything can be found in the series on my web site. 0:30 SSRI Side Effects 1:00 SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome and PSSD 11:33 The Problem With Primary Care Doctors and Psychiatrists 14:56 The Reason We Don’t Have Good Solutions Is Because We Don’t Understand the Problem 16:22 Prozac Is a Performance-Enhancing Drug 18:40 Depression and Altitude 19:36 The Truth About Serotonin 25:10 How Serotonin Helps Us Breathe 30:05 Hypoxia Explains Why Serotonin Is So Abundant In the Gut 33:55 Serotonin, Melatonin, and the Mitochondria 35:50 Serotonin and Light 39:25 Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia Training 42:56 SSRIs Are Whole-Body, Primarily Non-Brain, Non-Neuronal, Mitochondrial Drugs 44:00 SSRIs and Birth Defects 46:37 SSRIs Deplete Serotonin 48:50 SSRIs Distort the Sigma-1 Receptor From a Cyclical to a Constant Activation 51:10 Different SSRIs Promote Different Ratios of Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Biogenesis 54:00 Going Off SSRIs Causes New-Onset Mitochondrial Dysfunction 58:30 Slow and Parabolic Tapers 1:02:10 What to Do About SSRI Withdrawal Mitochondrial Dysfunction Do You Have Hidden Mitochondrial Dysfunction? Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the earliest signs of aging and chronic disease—and most people don’t know they have it. Mitome is the first at-home test that measures your cellular energy directly and gives you a personalized roadmap to optimize energy, slow aging, and protect against disease. Find it here at Mitome™

Chris Masterjohn

16,926 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

One of the topics that got Charlie Kirk in so much trouble with the donor class, a topic that he and Tucker Carlson spoke about often towards the end of his life, was reform of the economic order. He called most conservatives, "out of touch" on young Americans not being able to afford life, and spoke out about just blaming young people for not wanting to work. Interesting to listen to the rhetoric from the current TPUSA crew or the influencers like Ben Shapiro talk about how crazy Tucker Carlson is for speaking out about this. Is Charlie a communist too?
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One of the topics that got Charlie Kirk in so much trouble with the donor class, a topic that he and Tucker Carlson spoke about often towards the end of his life, was reform of the economic order. He called most conservatives, "out of touch" on young Americans not being able to afford life, and spoke out about just blaming young people for not wanting to work. Interesting to listen to the rhetoric from the current TPUSA crew or the influencers like Ben Shapiro talk about how crazy Tucker Carlson is for speaking out about this. Is Charlie a communist too?

Zach Costello

22,212 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten