May Cause Side Effects: A Memoir
An unforgettable memoir about the turmoil of antidepressant withdrawal and the work it takes to unravel the stories we tell ourselves to rationalize our suffering--all unfurled against a global…
Specifikacia May Cause Side Effects: A Memoir
An unforgettable memoir about the turmoil of antidepressant withdrawal and the work it takes to unravel the stories we tell ourselves to rationalize our suffering--all unfurled against a global backdrop.Brooke Siem was among the first generation of teens to be prescribed antidepressants. Initially treated at fifteen years old, she swallowed the capsules each morning with no thought of why or how she might stop the prescriptions down the road.A decade and a half later, still on the same cocktail of drugs, Brooke was contemplating suicide. She began to ask questions. If the antidepressants were working, then why did she still want to take her own life? And if the antidepressants weren't working, who might she be without them?May Cause Side Effects is the gripping story of what happened when, after fifteen years and 32,760 pills, Siem was