May Cause Side Effects: A Memoir

What happens when psychologically overmedicated children grow up? Brooke Siem was among the first generation of teens to be prescribed antidepressants. Fifteen years later, heavily depressed and still on the same medication, an opportunity to travel around the world dropped into her lap. After spending her entire adult life on antidepressants, she wondered: Who might I be without them? Visceral, hopefully and deeply human, Siem's memoir illuminates the physical and psychological turmoil of one year of harrowing antidepressant withdrawal and the work it takes to unravel the stories we tell ourselves in order to rationalize our suffering--all unfurled against a global backdrop. An unforgettable tale for those who take a pill (or two or three or six) to blunt the pain and experiences that shape our reality, May Cause Side Effects is an honest reminder that the road to true healing and happiness is not found on a prescription pad, but in deep self-work that pushes us to the agonizing edges of who we are.

• | Author: BROOKE. SIEM
• | Publisher: Central Recovery Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1949481700
• | ISBN-13: 9781949481709