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Published: April 7, 2023, 5 a.m.

I love when an author reaches out to me personally \u2013 and that\u2019s what Brooke Siem did. I didn\u2019t have to talk with a bunch of publicity or marketing people. She knows exactly what her message is \u2013 and who needs to hear it. I was mesmerized by her evocativeness of her writing \xa0her book, May Cause Side Effects, \xa0is worth the read for that fact alone.

This is the first memoir on antidepressant withdrawal to hit the mass-market, a notable milestone in the journey to bring global awareness to antidepressant withdrawal.

As you know, not everyone on antidepressants wants to stay on them forever, and it's imperative that both patients and doctors recognize antidepressant withdrawal and practice safe deprescribing. Brooke\u2019s mission is to shift the narrative of depression as a chronic ailment to one that frames depression as a temporary human experience.

Let\u2019s make sure no one is hearing \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t be on anti-depressants.\u201d That\u2019s not the case. They can be very helpful. And it\u2019s hard to tell in Brooke\u2019s memoir how much her own chaotic upbringing led to many of her ver difficult, almost psychotic experiences, \xa0and how much was attributable to physical and emotional withdrawal.

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast,\xa0SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.\xa0Subscribe\xa0to my website and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you\u2019d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click here and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression\xa0has been published and you can order here! Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life. And it's available in paperback, eBook or as an audiobook!

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