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Host Brian Jost (https://www.inthemic.com/brian-jost) offers a short reading from his “Journals of Despair.”  Seriously though…that sounds a bit dramatic.  It’s not as bad as it sounds.  Or is it?  He discusses how many medications he has been prescribed for bipolar disorder…too many…23 different medications in 13 years.  WTF?! Included is a small part of a longer interview from another podcast:  Al Levin, producer and host of “The Depression Files” interviews Jermaine Tolbert (AKA Nate Calloway) about his lack of medication despite the diagnoses of schizophrenia and depression.  Find the full interview at:  https://allevin18.podbean.com/e/al-interviews-jermaine-tolbert-aka-nate-calloway-songwriter-author-creator-of-project-genius-of-a-schizophrenic/ Visit TheDepressionFiles.com for more info about Al Levin and his podcast/blog “The Depression Files.”  You can also find Al Levin on Twitter @allevin18. Find Jermaine Tolbert (AKA Nate Calloway) on   Twitter: @J__Tolbert  or Instagram: @Jermaine_Tolbert Please contact Brian Jost at BrianJost@InTheMic.com if you would like to be interviewed or if you are interested in contributing content in the form of blog posts to be read by Brian Jost or recorded by you.  Thank you for listening.  Please share! MEMOIR:  Brian Jost is the author of “Grounded by Bipolar Disorder; One Pilot’s Landing” – On Amazon (click) Produced, hosted, and engineered by BRIAN JOST at IN THE MIC (podcast/audiobook production) https://www.inthemic.com/ CONTACT Brian Jost at BrianJost@InTheMic.com PROJECT ZERO MEDS website:  https://projectzeromeds.com/ INVESTED VOICES NETWORK (podcast network) http://www.investedvoicesnetwork.com/

Brian Jost is going off his meds after 13 years of being on psychiatric medication for bipolar disorder, type 1. Guest interview:  Andrew James Archer (clinical social worker, http://www.andrewjamesarcher.com/) (interview segment from “MY SECRET SYMPTOM” podcast (episode 4). Welcome to the PROJECT ZERO MEDS podcast & blog ( https://projectzeromeds.com/ ).  Through this podcast and blog you will discover personal stories related to stopping psychiatric medication that have been prescribed for mental illnesses. Included will be stories of people who came off medication and stayed off medication as well as stories of people who tried to come off medication but ultimately decided they should stay on their medication.  This is NOT a one-sided perspective against medication.  Rather, it’s a closer look at what it means to want to stop taking medication and how people have been able to do so or haven’t been able to do so and the reasons behind those outcomes.  Learn about resources for yourself and your loved ones who may be considering coming off their psychiatric medication or who have already stopped their medication. MEMOIR:  Brian Jost is the author of “Grounded by Bipolar Disorder; One Pilot’s Landing” – On Amazon (click) Produced, hosted, and engineered by BRIAN JOST at IN THE MIC (podcast/audiobook production) https://www.inthemic.com/ CONTACT Brian Jost at BrianJost@InTheMic.com PROJECT ZERO MEDS website:  https://projectzeromeds.com/ INVESTED VOICES NETWORK (podcast network) http://www.investedvoicesnetwork.com/