The Holistic Psychiatrist
The Holistic Psychiatrist podcast is the place for insights, information, and inspiration on holistic mental health. Discover critical information on safe, effective psychiatric medication withdrawal. Learn to apply easy energy medicine techniques that can help heal effortlessly from traumas, toxins, and infections. Understand which nutritional supplements and detoxification products are useful and why. Explore new ideas that enlighten and expand the mind from cutting-edge authors and experts. Hear from former patients as they share their miraculous healing journeys. Holistic and integrative medicine doesn’t need to remain a mystery.
Your host, Alice W. Lee, MD, combines 10 years of medical training, 37 years in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, and 24 years in holistic and integrative psychiatry to distill and simplify the nutritional, orthomolecular, functional, and energy medicine information you need to help you build your well-being from the thought up.
The content provided by this podcast is for informational purposes only and has not been approved by the U.S. FDA. This podcast is not intended to provide personal medical advice, which should be obtained from a medical professional.
The Holistic Psychiatrist
Exploring Amanda’s Easy Withdrawal from Three Psychiatric Medications
What if coming off psychiatric medication didn’t have to be terrifying?
In this episode of The Holistic Psychiatrist Podcast, Alice W. Lee, MD, speaks with Amanda, who shares her experience of withdrawing from three psychiatric medications (Lamictal, Wellbutrin, and Levothyroxine) — smoothly, safely, and easily — after being medicated for most of her life.
Amanda (38 y.o.) had been on psychiatric medications since her early teens, following the loss of her grandmother and years of emotional experiences that were misunderstood and medicalized. Over 25 years, she was prescribed numerous antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and stimulants, alongside navigating addiction, misdiagnosis, and deep self-doubt.
In this candid conversation, Amanda reflects on:
- Why her most recent withdrawal experience was radically different
- How belief, self-responsibility, and boundaries played a role
- The impact of grief, trauma, and identity on mental health
- Why addressing root causes matters more than managing symptoms
- The importance of practitioner trust and mindset
- What long-term recovery (including sobriety and self-work) made possible
This episode is not medical advice, nor a promise of identical outcomes — but it is an invitation to rethink what healing can look like when approached holistically, thoughtfully, and with deep respect for the individual.
If you or someone you love feels stuck, fearful, or unsure about what’s possible beyond medication, this conversation offers grounded hope, clarity, and perspective.
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The content provided by this podcast is for informational purposes only and has not been approved by the U.S. FDA. This podcast is not intended to provide personal medical advice, which should be obtained from a medical p...
