STOP DENYING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND VIOLENCE

By Brooke Seim

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Apr 14, 2025

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The link between antidepressants and violence, heart attacks, sudden death, is becoming ever present. One of the latest articles highlighted that 1 in 8 American take some type of antidepressant and is linked to substanital increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death. This was presented at the recent European Society of Cardiology.

Enter Brooke Seim, she’s a writer, speaker, and advocate for safe de-prescribing of psychiatric drugs, particularly antidepressants. Her work stems from personal experience—she was prescribed antidepressants as a teenager after her father’s death and spent 15 years on them. At 30, she decided to taper off, facing severe withdrawal symptoms that she details in her memoir, May Cause Side Effects. We both participated in the 2023 SPEAK HEALTH event in New York organized by George Andriopoulos.

SPEAK HEALTH Event. Brooke is third from the left, I am next to Freddy, second from the right.

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Brooke Siem

Brooke Siem (@brookesiem) is a writer whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, New York Post, Insider, and more. Her debut memoir, MAY CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS, was published in 2022 and is available wherever books are sold.