Rewire & Thrive
Tired of medications that fail to ease your depression, anxiety, or PTSD—while adding frustrating side effects? Find hope with Rewire & Thrive, hosted by Dr. Dee Bonney, a board-certified emergency physician with over 25 years of experience. As the founder of AlphaOmega Wellness, Dr. Bonney shares his expertise in IV ketamine therapy, a transformative treatment that rewires the brain for lasting mental health relief in just 4–6 weeks. In weekly 10–20-minute episodes, enjoy conversational, science-simplified insights and inspiring patient stories that prove brain health is possible. Central Indiana residents, book a free consultation at https://consult.alphaomegawellness.com/info and subscribe today!
Rewire & Thrive
Why Your Antidepressants Stopped Working (And What To Do Next)
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Have you been on Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac, Wellbutrin, or Effexor for years, only to realize they aren't working like they used to? You aren't crazy, and you aren't weak. It's a documented medical phenomenon called tachyphylaxis (or "antidepressant poop-out"), and it happens to about 30% of people on SSRIs.
In this video, Dr. Dee Bonney explains exactly what SSRIs do inside your brain, why your brain adapts by downregulating receptors, and why simply increasing your dose often leads to a plateau of emotional numbing and some side effects.
More importantly, Dr. Dee explains the alternative path: the glutamate system. Learn how treatments like IV ketamine therapy bypass the serotonin system entirely to trigger the release of BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) - the "Miracle-Gro" for your brain that physically regrows synaptic connections lost to chronic stress and depression.
If you've been quietly carrying on at an SSRI plateau, this video is for you. It's about brain health, not mental health. It's mechanism over willpower.