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Russell B
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Welcome to the channel! I offer encouragement and hope to people who are coming off psychiatric drugs, while also sharing my own experiences and things I’ve learned along the way.
You can reach me at the following email address:
RussellBYT@gmail.com
Please be aware that at this time I can only offer one-on-one support through Coaching/Support Calls. An announcement will be made in a video and/or community post whenever more sessions are available for scheduling. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
You can reach me at the following email address:
RussellBYT@gmail.com
Please be aware that at this time I can only offer one-on-one support through Coaching/Support Calls. An announcement will be made in a video and/or community post whenever more sessions are available for scheduling. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Dangly Arms - A Psych Drug Side Effect Story
This is the story of one of the strangest and most frustrating psych drug side effects I ever experienced. Tis' the story of the dangly arms.
This video was written, recorded, and edited by Russell B.
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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 eve...
This video was written, recorded, and edited by Russell B.
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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 eve...
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2 Huge Resources for Coming off Psych Drugs Safely
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
Resources for safely coming off psych drugs were once hard to find. They’re greater in number nowadays, but finding thorough and trustworthy sources of information still proves elusive for many, worsening the nightmare of tapering and withdrawal. You’ll find two resources in this video that cover the process of coming off your meds from beginning to end, and I recommend them virtually every tim...
Did I Find Psych Drugs Helpful? (After 19 Years on Them)
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
Plenty of folks find psych drugs to be a valuable addition to their lives. And there's a sizable percentage of people who've never felt helped by them at all. In fact, quite the opposite. And of course there's everyone in between. In this video, I share my thoughts and experiences and answer the question of whether or not I personally ever found them to be of any use after 19 years of taking th...
It’s Not Your Fault You Took Psych Drugs
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
I wanted to address something that comes up time and again when I talk to people who are coming off psych drugs: we blame ourselves for taking the medication in the first place. About me: I was 11-years-old when I was first taken to a psychiatrist. I soon received a diagnosis of OCD and the medication Luvox, an antidepressant, to treat it. This sequence of events kickstarted nearly two decades ...
Was My Progress Linear? | Coming off Psych Drugs
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.4 года назад
Was my progress while coming off psychiatric drugs linear or nonlinear? It's a question I'm often asked, and in this video I answer it by offering up some of my insights and relevant experiences, along with the perspective I gained from doing a 5-year psych drug taper. 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 w...
Being at Risk for Psychosis and Coming off Antipsychotics
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 года назад
Peter Simons recently wrote an article for Mad in America about antipsychotics and their general lack of benefit for patients who are at a clinically high risk of psychosis. In fact, they often lead to a worsening of the patient’s situation over time. The article had me thinking about my own situation, years ago, when I first talked to my psychiatrist about coming off my psych drug cocktail. Li...
Russell B on Inner Compass Conversations with Laura Delano!
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 года назад
Russell B will be a guest on an upcoming Inner Compass Conversations livestream hosted by Laura Delano. Please watch the video for details on the topic. It’ll be a casual 1-hour affair in which we’ll talk about something very important to not only people who are struggling through psychiatric drug withdrawal and beyond, but also to people who are still taking psych drugs, happily or otherwise, ...
6 Years Psych Drug Free - Personal Update
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 лет назад
Now that I’m 6 years off of a cocktail of psychiatric drugs and ten years removed from my last psychiatrist appointment, I’m giving y’all an update on how things are going. It’s been a long road, and the journey is far from over, but we’re getting there. My success is your success. Hang in there. If you enjoyed the video or just found it helpful in some way, please give it a like and subscribe ...
Losing a Loved One While Coming off Psych Drugs
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.5 лет назад
Grieving a lost loved one, having a schizophrenia diagnosis, trying to find a new psychiatrist and/or primary care practitioner in a new town… all while coming off psych drugs. There are a few things I touch on in this video, but perhaps the most important among them is dealing with the loss of a loved one and the difficulty-and near impossibility-of properly grieving while coming off psych med...
Life After Psych Drugs: Will Your Intelligence Return?
Просмотров 52 тыс.5 лет назад
Will your intelligence return after you’ve discontinued your psychiatric drugs? I answer that in this video, while also touching on the subject of creativity and whether or not it will return for those who have lost it. For creative people, our intelligence and our creativity are intrinsically linked and the loss of the former often begets the loss of the latter. It's a tragedy at the soul leve...
3 of My Reasons for Coming off Psych Drugs
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 лет назад
Here are three of the reasons why I decided to come off my psych drug cocktail after taking a variety of medications for 14 years. I’ve been psych drug-free for the last 5 ½ years. A future video will cover how I’m doing without the meds. Thanks for watching! And if you enjoyed the video, please like and subscribe. Time Stamps: I included an “About Me” section in the video to let people know mo...
My Psych Drug Weight Gain Story
Просмотров 16 тыс.6 лет назад
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 stressfu...
When will you feel like yourself again after coming off psych drugs?
Просмотров 95 тыс.6 лет назад
It’s taken a long time for me to feel like myself, even a little bit, after discontinuing a psych drug cocktail. It’s happening slowly, but I’m getting there. This is a quick little unscripted video that will hopefully give you a little inspiration as you make your way through the process of discontinuing psychiatric drugs. If you can keep going, no matter how far away from yourself you may fee...
How to Take Shorter Showers
Просмотров 44 тыс.6 лет назад
Do you take REALLY long showers? Showers of an hour or more in length? Or even showers that aren’t as long as that, but are still a little bit longer than you’d like. If so, maybe this video can help you out. We won’t be getting into the nuts and bolts of how to lessen shower time (e.g., what to wash and for how many repetitions), but we will be discussing the big picture: how taking overly lon...
My Pain is in the Pill
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.10 лет назад
Poem by Russell Baugher. Filmed and edited by Erica Hua Fletcher, PhD.
Sometimes you need meds but I don't recommend that for like time like some of these other people for like 10 20 years in a row even 30 Holy Jeeese.
My intelligence did return. It’s what I relied upon to get well…since the health care system was failing me. However I’m still waiting for my creativity to return. No creative spark whatsoever. I stay focused on my workouts and getting the body I want so I don’t get depressed about that. It’s also nice to know I wasn’t the only one who found the Two-Step Verification process for online login to websites completely overwhelming when I was still acute and chronic with withdrawal symptoms! LOL!
It's like we have to spend some time in the hospital bed, getting our strength back and getting those vital organs and bones to work right, before our creativity and imagination come back online. It's beyond frustrating, but hopefully you won't have to wait much longer to start seeing some sparks!
By the way, Russell b. Im on my 23rd day of tapering. How did you deal with withdrawal imsomnia? Do you take any medicine for it?
Hey, congrats on making it to day 23! The first and best option for the insomnia is to slow down the taper. When withdrawal symptoms start showing up, it means we’re not reacting well to the current reduction rate. The recommended reduction rate for virtually all psych drugs is 10% of the current dose. But even 10% can be too fast for some people. If you’re at 10% now, maybe try 5% instead and see if that helps your sleep. I’d always recommend trying a slower taper over adding another drug or substance. And adding something new won’t address the underlying problem of your central nervous system being destabilized by the too-fast removal of the original drug. Sometimes we have withdrawal symptoms no matter how slow we go, but we don’t know for sure if we fall into this category until we’ve tried slowing things down.
Thank you!@@russellbyt
I want to feel agin
I think you will again someday 😀
@ Did you succeed in getting rid of it ?
@purpleendless3010 I was able to feel again, if that’s what you mean.
@ that is great!
I'm blaming me my daughter is the patient it makes no sense to me and I had years of school on the mind they don't know..........
Maybe it's a evil spirit that comes in smfh I know it's terrible your more lost after this shit
Restless leg syndrome yes it's a trap
And my daughter was in a coma when she was 15 I think they r way off
❤ And everything is NY DESIGN THEY KNOW WHST IS HAPPENING YOU R A EXPERIMENT HELLO
19 years that's too long smfh I'm sooo pissed off they suck let put them on it❤❤❤❤ NO help
It's having a terrible affect on my Grandson I'm as angry as he'll mad and I'm trying to sue the doctor the pharmaceutical company I'm allergic to them thank GOD
Pyschiatrist r so behind other fields it's like a baby when Pyschiatrist are on the same page as technical computers I might listen my 38 year old daughter was on them 4 two weeks & she was worst after the meds smfh I studied under the DR.SATINSKY
You are hero!
I also came off recently… I will wait…fuck ssris
Thanks Russell your a star .
Happy to help!
Russel, have you in the past headeache whit slow motor coordination?
Here in Germany they, depending on the Institution give you (without proper diagnose!) Haldol, Haldol was used from Soviet Union to torture Prisonors, as I got an MRT on my brain, my brain was smaller then a normal brain, after just 2 weeks of that „treatment“ the scary part: the doctors did not even see something would be wrong, and people who took that longer: all of them could not speak anymore and where dependent on a weelchair, and could not move at all with stiff bodies! how can you call this medicine?! But yeah, of course I’m schizophrenic, as I went there, so better trust the doctors not me👍
Russel B, how long did it take you to recover?
I'm 15 months out of a CT off Zyprexa. Took it for 3 months. Doctor told me to just stop taking it because it took my will to live away. It was prescribed for sleep. I don't know when this hell will be over but I've come a long way in 15 months. Not out of the woods yet. Was able to start an easy job making less than half of what I used to but it's very physical. A little at a time I guess. My biggest hurdles are the waves of anxiety, OCD, insomnia and paranoia. All of which I didn't have before the zyprexa except for the insomnia. I hope it all goes away one day. Thankfully my wife sticks with me through it all, she has been my rock but it's been hard for her too. Horrible meds!
I always lose the weight when I get off the meds but when I’m on them I’m fat asf.
It's horrible to keep going through those weight-related ups and downs, and the ripple effect they have on our lives. But it's at least good to know that it's 100% the meds that's causing the problem.
I was.agressive from olanzapine,
Were you ever diagnosed with the side effect of akathisia? It's one thing that can cause the aggressiveness you experienced.
@russellbyt , no , it had stoppen with the medication, after 4 month i was not well,
I stopped with this medication, after 4 months i was not well and became aggressive,
What is akathisia?
I read them and they're right on how you still get withdrawals even though you taper slow. Im with my doctor on tapering slow at least he's supportive
It's great to read through those resources to see that "slow" to most docs is still _very_ fast for the patient. It's great your doc is supportive. But yeah, there are no guarantees when it comes to withdrawal -- and that really sucks. But if we're having symptoms while reducing slowly, it means the symptoms would likely be a lot worse if the reductions were done faster. So it still helps, for sure.
How long does a concussion last
Psych meds suck.
That's a relatable feeling for a lot of folks!
Be very careful stopping these drugs, I had seizures and died from being hypoxic, then remained in a coma. When I woke up I had zero memory of my old self and couldn't believe I took any medication! Its been ten years since I woke and I am still drug free and doing very well, even though I have had to relearn normal things. It has taken ten years.
Thank you Russell for your reminder to be pacient. I always forget that because I am so focused on getting rid of them.
Glad to help out! Being patient is so hard. It goes against every thing we feel we need to do in the moment. Even with all my experience and knowing everything I know now, if I had to go through something like this again (god forbid), staying patient and trusting in myself and the healing process would be one of the biggest struggles. It really is that difficult. So please give yourself a massive pat for enduring the struggle!
Its fucksd they give these to people Another fucked thing in the 🌎
Ive womdererhe same .... Ive concluded it NEVER returns 100% ...
Ive been on hard anti psychs, mood stabillizers, antidepressants, for almost two years. Ive tried a lot of different medications, my therapist couldnt find anything that would help me, till he kinda did, I was more calm, too calm almost like dead, I couldnt cry or feel a lot, but I didnt have episodes as bad, I wasnt impulsive and unpredictable, I was gentle with my family. Now im off everything and I feel like the most horrible, agressive, abusive, trigerred, mean version of me is coming back, Im so scared, I traumatized my family, during meds I was regretting it and I was fine but mentally dead, Id feel alive only when taking substances yk. Now when Im off its like the old version of me is coming back, thats not good at all and Im so scared. I hope I dont relapse for such stuff and go all crazy again, but my biggest fear is havinh episodes around my family.
I'm so sorry you've struggling. May I ask how fast you came off the meds? Coming off them too quickly, which is rarely the patient's fault, can lead to the symptoms and experiences you're having. Our bodies and minds go haywire because they can't adjust fast enough to being without the meds. We can have symptoms much more severe than we had _before_ starting the meds. And I'm sorry for the delay. I ended 2024 and began 2025 with a bad case of the flu, and wasn't able to reply to any comments.
they rulend my life the drugs made my life 10 times worse.
It won't make things better but I just want to say that I'm so sorry that's happened.
My old friend larisa said Dont get involved with things your not supposed to i did and its an eternal loss
Medication equals garbage.
Fun fact when you take medication strong and long enough you burn in hell even though you are not a bad person sickening isnt it...
Medication is satan
It hurts that my family is forcing me to take medication from 2010 till now 2025 why are they doing this my health is now zero sad and why
Family forced me from 2011 till now 2025
Hi again. I hope you dont mind me commenting too much. It's probably morning time for you Russell. I'm in day 4 of my taper journey. Im tapering about 3 months till March where I hope to reduce the dose again. It's just one med and im down to 1 mg of risperidone from 2 mg but my gosh the side effects make me feel less hope. Which is restless leg syndrome. But I'm not giving up without a fight. Im tapering while I'm young and your success makes me believe in a life where I wont be tired in the morning and afternoons. Although I miss being 16 as a gen z back in 2021 where I wasn't on antipsychotics. But once this battle ends I hope to feel whole again. Watching your videos give me hope. I'll wait for your next uplifting upload 😌For us survivors of antidepressants.
Also my doctor is the one that reduce the dose
Hey, did you go from 2 mg to 1 mg in a single reduction? Or were there multiple reductions? You may have said it and I missed it. Just want to make sure, because that would be a very big reduction if your doc did it all at once. If you’re having withdrawal symptoms, it usually means the reduction was too big, or it was made too fast after the last reduction. Or both. And it’s very common for doctors to take us off meds way too fast.
@@russellbytThe truth is Russell. I was on risperidone from 2022 and I went cold turkey in 2024 for 6 months and when I felt the guilt of not taking my meds when I take them again and in the 4 month which is December now. I dealt with side effects. Which is why I went to the doctor to reduce my dose. I felt lost
It has been 9 months since 27 years of increasing klonopin. I feel like a zombie in fog but I am 71 not young.
I’m sorry it’s been so hard! Hopefully you’ll notice some improvement, any amount of it, before long.
It will be going on to 4 years this February that I’ve successfully tapered off of all those brain blunting pills. ALL GLORY GOES TO THE MOST HIGH GOD!❤🙏
Does from Feelings comeback now
@@KanishGiri-fv4vd Can you be more specific? Sorry for the late reply.
@@rickweiss2793 I am asking does your memory and feeling comeback Becoz i m also doing tapering i am seeing no progress in my memories and emotions
@@KanishGiri-fv4vd Tbh, the pills I took never affected my memory. It mostly caused insomnia, weight gain, lethargy and laziness. As for feelings? The only time my feelings left is when the pills overwrought them with depression and numbness.
@@KanishGiri-fv4vdI answered your questions a few days ago, but the YT overlords deleted them. Long story short; yes, things came back and got much better!
How did you get over the trauma from what you went through? I’m sorry I know you went through a lot too.
Merry Christmas, Russell. Lots of love and hugs to you. I’m so proud of you so proud of you. You give me so much hope I lose hope a lot of times because I don’t see any success stories especially ones from cold turkey
Merry Christmas, and much love to you! Sorry for the delay. I’m going to reply to your other comments too, just running a bit behind.
How long did it take for your positive emotions to come back and maybe feel like joy or excitement? I am five years of an psychotics three years off of benzos and antidepressants and I still have an Anhedonia I feel totally fucking dead. It’s giving me severe depression. All I do is cry every day all day now.
I skipped risperidone for two days and developed insomnia and high pulse rate.The doctor l consult is not saying anything.Can anybody tell what is going on?l resumed taking the med.
I can help you
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Hi again rusell b. Days passed and I felt better and can sleep now. Before I had side effects, but im better now. But one thing for sure is I will take better care of myself since I let my mental health get bad at one point. One day I hope to feel better to the point where i wont have to take my meds anymore. Even my mom and family supported it
Self-care is so important for our overall wellbeing. But it’s understandable to have a slip up with it every now and then. It’s really hard to be perfect with it. Glad you’re doing better now!
Hey Russel, have you use something integrators to heal?
Man, I am now 20 years old, my parents literally FORCED me to take them when I was 18 (that's my birthday gift I guess) but now I'm not angry at them anymore... Now im fighting a battle with withdrawal symptoms. My doctor prescribed me lexapro, and I overdosed with it (at some point i used 80-100mg). Points around my temples are hurting me 24/7 everyday since then, it happens especially when I spread my eyes muscles... Yeah, I've taken all tests and my brain is ok, i don't have schizophrenia and stuff - and now I'm hoping that there is a magic pill that can help my pounding go away. But, the worst part is - parents are telling me that I'm crazy and that the feel what I'm feeling right now is my delusion! I struggle upon focusing in topics when talking to someone, and I hate to explain and talk - bcus when I do that the pounding and the pain is stronger. I've noticed that because all of this sh1t, my anger cannot stand any longer the stressful situations that I used to calm when I was younger. I believe in God, and time, thank you again for sharing your experience!
If you felt like yourself in the first place why take the drug's ?
I was 11 at the time. Wasn't my decision.
I’m in the process of stopping this poison. I’ve been on it for 4 years. I started at 30 mg, and now I’m down to 5 mg. Antipsychotics are destructive… only those who’ve taken them can truly understand. I’m proud of how far I’ve come, but I’m still far from fully recovered. The withdrawal is tough: mental confusion, brain fog, and memory loss are all present. The symptoms have intensified since I dropped from 10 mg to 5 mg in less than a month. I’m going to ask to slow down the tapering because it’s way too fast for my brain to handle. At first, I didn’t notice much difference, but now I can really feel a big change since going from 10 mg. On the positive side, I’ve regained some motivation, I’m sleeping better (my sleep is more restorative), and I’ve lost weight. However, I still feel stuck intellectually-I haven’t gotten my old brain back yet, but I know it will come with time. Your video gives me hope, so thank you for that! Patience is key, as you explained in the video, but it’s hard because I feel like I’ve lost so many years under the effects of this poison. To make the withdrawal easier, I’ve decided to change my lifestyle: I’m exercising my brain by learning a new language, reading, and challenging myself to ask questions (something I stopped doing while on antipsychotics). I’ve quit caffeine, I’m trying to eat healthier, build my self-confidence, and improve the way I see myself (something else antipsychotics took away-they make you feel like you’re worthless). Sports are also helping me a lot! I’m trying to do all this without stress, and I’m praying that one day I’ll find the courage to pursue the professional project I had to put on hold because of antipsychotics. Yeah and sorry, english is not my native langage.
Congrats on your progress! You can do it. Lifestyle changes can make a huge difference. They are also hard to make, so congrats on making those too! 10 to 5 mg in less than a month is a very big reduction. It’s usually recommended to reduce our last dose by 10%. So based on that, going from 10 to 9 mg in a month would be much easier on the body. Sounds like your doc is helping with the taper? They usually do it way too fast. But it’s great they’re willing to help. And your English is amazing 😀 I say that as someone who’s spent the last year abroad and knows how hard it is to say _anything_ in a non-native language Lol.
I was put on these meds as a young teen and I have no idea who I really am. I hate these meds and am currently trying to find help getting off of them. My doctors are no help, but this gives me some hope. I am in a dark place having just cut my dosages, so I'm hoping that improves. Thanks for posting this video, more people need to know what it's like and find hope for a better future.
It’s harder for those of us who didn’t get a chance to figure out much about ourselves. It definitely takes more patience, and our road to recovery can be a bit longer and windier. But it is doable. One thing I’ve found to be extremely helpful is to make sure we don’t compare ourselves to other people. It’s better that we compare who we are now to who _we_ used to be. And to who _we_ want to be. Not to someone else. Especially if that person had a more normal, uninterrupted early life. As for the taper itself: I just want to add that, if at all possible, go as slow as you can with the reductions. It's easier said than done, especially depending on the med and the form it's in, but if you're noticing a decline in your spirits after lowering the amount, it's a sign that you could be reducing too fast. We can still have issues either way, cause that’s how much all of this sucks. But if there’s a way to slow things down, it might be worth a try. (Not blaming you for going too fast! This shouldn’t fall on your shoulders. Just trying to offer some advice as someone who also went too fast and had really unhelpful docs.) I really wish you the best with your taper, and your journey to wellness and self-discovery!