I went to my Dr about a month after giving birth to my first child thinking I needed medication for depression. He asked me how much sleep I was getting, how much time out of the house alone, if I had any help. He concluded I needed more help from my husband not medication and he said if my husband wasn’t willing to step up he recommended marriage counseling. He was 💯% correct and I really appreciated him taking the time to find out what was going on instead of just prescribing meds.

@itsfrankieg5816

19 күн бұрын

Wow this is rare… that’s a good doctor! Most wouldn’t even ask about life style and just send you out with a prescription for meds

@Michele-hd1uh

19 күн бұрын

Also having a good support system of other moms can make a difference. We can be more intuned with what the postpartum needs are and help with meals and housework.

@user-sg7ru7vg7l

19 күн бұрын

@@Michele-hd1uh definitely. At the time I really had zero support system from female family members or community. I am now a part of a church and they provide meal trains whenever a family has a new arrival. I think women supporting new mothers is vital.

@allyboo65

16 күн бұрын

What a wonderful doctor!! God bless you and your family!

@allyboo65

16 күн бұрын

What a wonderful doctor!! God bless you and your family!

I was on antidepressants for 30 yrs after having PPD after 3rd child. I tried getting off several times but would sink into a deeper depression. Finely weaned off them(took 6 months) and it's been almost 2 yrs. Thank you, Jesus!

@Dana-mb1hd

18 күн бұрын

Wonderful!

My dad always said, "In every situation you have a choice to become bitter or better."

After my second child was born, I began to experience feelings so sudden and severe that made me desperate to die. I couldn’t function. I was crying in a fetal position in absolute terror all night and most of the day. My husband got me to the doctor and I was diagnosed with post partum psychosis. The visions in my head are hard to explain and I felt crazy trying. But even then, I knew that what I was going through was really something spiritual. That spiritual attack was diagnosed and I was prescribed Zoloft and Wellbutrin which numbed me for over a year. So the medicine made me feel better only insomuch as it completely made me numb inside. I no longer felt terror and hopelessness, because I felt nothing at all. By the grace of God, I began to experience serotonin syndrome from the Zoloft and would wake up to terrifying brain zaps. I decided to wean myself off of both medicine because my doctor didn’t believe in brain zaps and wasn’t taking me seriously. Going off the Zoloft was very uncomfortable physically, and also emotionally and spiritually. I started to feel emotions again, and that is a scary feeling after turning everything off. Bouts of the terror that landed me on the medication began coming back, but this time I dealt with it by turning to God with true pleading. It was in that experience that I learned that the whole experience was always meant to turn me to my Creator, and He has saved me, literally, from hell. So now, I don’t really believe I went through something medical, but spiritual!

@user-wp4gs6dj2w

16 күн бұрын

Went through the same with PPD it has brought me closer to our Lord he is so faithful and a true shepherd indeed. We need more women to speak up about PPD and help those who are hurting.

@c.m.8776

13 күн бұрын

Amazing. I was on psychiatric drugs for over severe years for severe insomnia, depression and anxiety. I got delivered from the depression and some of the anxiety and was able to get off most of the drugs thankfully. But the insomnia kept getting worse. Finally no drugs worked for the insomnia. I have tried over 30 medications and supplements for this insomnia (I stay awake for days at a time and only “crash” for 2-3 hrs after that), and none of them work. I am only 26. I want to be free from these drugs. This whole ordeal has near ruined my life. I also need Jesus to save me from this hell. I hope he saves me like he saved you. I don’t want to be medicated.

@sharoncookschade

6 күн бұрын

​@@c.m.8776Seek out a Functional Medicine Practitioner. It is well worth the out of pocket expense 💝

When God helped me to understand the doctrine of providence, my life changed. The way I respond to trials and suffering and everyday life is much more grounded in hope and peace and the promises of God. When I am tempted to panic or stay sad for a long time I remind myself of the truth that none of my circumstances are a surprise to my Father. God is never surprised, and He loves His children. There is great healing in those truths.

@jthomp22115

19 күн бұрын

Your comment made me think of a Spurgeon quote which I love: "Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there."

@ConsigningBrides

19 күн бұрын

@@jthomp22115 John Flavel's book The Mystery of Providence helped me tremendously. (Piper's book on Providence would have taken me years to read. ) Also The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs is one of my all time favorite Puritan books, and I open it and read what God says about discontentment when I am tempted in that way.

@A_Pie323

18 күн бұрын

👏

Thank you Allie for your willingness to have these conversations. It was an honor to sit down and speak with you.

@yahyeet4383

18 күн бұрын

Do you believe there is a connection between nutrition/vitamin deficiencies and mental health?

@RadicallyGenuine

18 күн бұрын

@@yahyeet4383 Its indisputable in my opinion. I always say we need to pay attention to how we feel- it's our body and soul sending us important messages. One common nutrient deficiency is magnesium that is associated with anxiety, low vitamin D impacts mood... and so on

@taylorkurtz9749

18 күн бұрын

Is there information from you regarding severe Mood disorders/ manic episodes?

@seekingtruthandcompassion1707

4 күн бұрын

Would love an episode allie in patenting biblical parenting , spanking and other controversial topics in parenting possibley ginger hubard would be a good guest ?

@nikkieduplessis455

21 сағат бұрын

So much respect for you Dr!! This takes a lot of courage 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!! My God bless you. 3 John 2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

Dr. McFillin is a true gem in the mental health space. I worked at a private psychology practice and eventually got my masters in clinical mental health. I was so disillusioned by the mental health field that I never pursued a career in that space. The damage that is being done should not be underestimated. Not sure how the field will ever recover.

@user-qp1vt3rb9y

19 күн бұрын

They cover up, not recover 😢

I am going to try to remember the suffering that this lady endured every time I experience a hardship. Thank you, Dr. McFillin for sharing your patients story. Please tell her thank you for allowing you to share her story. I’m sure I will not be the only one impacted by her tremendous courage, wisdom, resilience and love. ❤️

If only functional medicine was covered by insurance. Most of us are stuck and “they” know that.

@z.s.r.h

18 күн бұрын

Exactly. Going the alternative health way is financially impossible for many! Supplements, chiropractic, acupuncture, all of that racks up extremely quickly.

@sharoncookschade

6 күн бұрын

​@@z.s.r.h it surely can be and we also have the ability to be resourceful and make it happen if we choose to prioritize it for the long term results... Just like preparing for retirement even if it starts out as little as saving your pocket change. That momentum of forward micro- action opens up the inspiration to flow to recieve surprise opportunities and even gifts.

@z.s.r.h

5 күн бұрын

@@sharoncookschade I understand this argument but some people literally just can’t where they are financially. I need to make sure my family eats.

Gosh, I have so much to say about this. First off, what a wonderful episode! Coming from someone who is against taking antidepressants and has never struggled with depression before, it’s something that I struggled with after my first child was born. I was ready to give my baby up for adoption. It was bad! I called my mom crying and as ruthless as she is, told me to stop being a victim, to look around and to realize how blessed I was, and then encouraged me to “Suck it up, get outside and get some exercise and sunshine!” Turns out, that’s all I needed. My feelings of depression were gone almost immediately. Fast-forward a few years later. I was put on antidepressants after a death in the family. I was on them for a couple of months and tried to wean myself off with the doctors help and it was absolutely awful! I suffered from all the worst withdrawals. I felt like I would be dependent on the medication forever. Talk about depression 😱 It took me months to wean myself off. I still have nightmares about it. Something I will NEVER fall for again!!! Being Catholic, I can relate so much to this man when he speaks about suffering. We are blessed to suffer. A quote from Father Chad Ripperger: “We tend to think that our demons/our sufferings, are the things that detract from our sanctification but that’s only true when we give into them. But when we combat them and work against them, they become instruments of our purification because we have to deny ourselves and in doing so, we develop virtue.” We have an issue in today’s world where everyone wants to be the victim. I just wanted to sulk and have someone listen to me cry about how I felt. Yes, my hormones were all over the place, but your mind is powerful. We need more people like my mother to put us in our place, to make us understand how truly blessed we are. Life is hard. We weren’t created to be happy. We must remember that this world is not our home. God created us to know, love, and serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him in the next. We have to start looking at our sufferings in a new way. I recently had a health scare and I had a revelation. God was trying to bring me to a new and deeper level of spirituality. Rather than praying for Him to take my pain away, I began to thank Him for it instead. 🙏 God is good!

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

I love your mom! What a great mom you are blessed to have. The right and bold responses at the right moment!

@salberthal88

18 күн бұрын

@@debiethredge3020Thank you. I resented her for many years until God opened my eyes. I am now very grateful, as I have adopted some of these same qualities in myself and I hope that my boys will one day feel the same about me. Raising survivors, not victims 🙏

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

@@salberthal88 I love your whole story! 💓 God's redemption!!!! Ty!!!

@sabl6381

18 күн бұрын

Fr Ripperger is the man.

@nk-io3cf

6 күн бұрын

I’m sorry you struggled so much; I can relate! I appreciate you sharing about your mom. My mom is very no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, and not particularly warm and fuzzy (the opposite of me!). She gave me the same advice about sucking it up, essentially. While it wasn’t the most helpful for me, I can appreciate her attitude more now. She has a strength and fortitude that keeps her going, and I admire that quality of hers now.

I've been a therapist for 12 years and just joined the "Conscious Clinician Collective" because I've already seen these winds blowing through the field. It's ineffective in moat cases, and filled with incompetent practitioners.

Listening to Dr. McFillin’s podcast has help me and my family so much. Thank you Allie for having him on and thank Dr. McFillin for speaking up.

I work in healthcare and it's common practice to employ a *remote* psychiatrist to manage patient medications based on referral from a primary car provider. There is no mental health management (in talk/play therapy). Then you see entire families going in for this medication management..seems weird for an entire family to br affected and need this service. I'm a foster mama-taking care of kids with REAL trauma. We use play and talk therapy to work through that real trauma, no medications. And these kids are thriving now. Seems like they would "need" the medication, yet they are healing and managing through healthy relationships.

I’m currently 11 months post partum, and weaning off SSRI I was prescribed 6 mo ago for post partum depression. The withdrawal has been hell

@forcefedapocalypse

19 күн бұрын

You'll be feeling better in no time. Hang in there

@td6259

19 күн бұрын

You can do this! Just around menopause i was weaning off paxil which i had been on from 2002 to 2014. I was referred to an amazing psychiatrist who weaned me slowly. It was a one year wean and a miracle.

@pinkmed123

19 күн бұрын

I’m so sorry for what you are going through! Getting off an SSRI is lengthy and tough!! Hope you feel better soon 💖

@yahyeet4383

19 күн бұрын

I’m sorry you’re going through this. Look into nutrition and how it can help with physical and mental wellbeing. It’s sad that drs are taught enough about nutrition.

@fzleadventures173

19 күн бұрын

I got brain zaps coming off an ssri

Honestly, wish the title of this video was different. Almost didn’t even watch but I’m SO glad I did! What a blessing!

That story he shared hit home. I was abducted at 16 and that is exactly how I got through during and afterward. I shared how I saw my attacker in this way in my memoir. Great episode!

SSRI's certainly saved my life, tried absolutely everything prior to it. Life changing. It just depends on your situation, try multiple ways and then make your decision.

@april7872

19 күн бұрын

Same

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

What do you mean by "everything"? Ty

@garyandtricia1

18 күн бұрын

So here's the thing. SSRI's can help the symptoms of whatever the problems is. Keep in mind that anything called a "disorder" is unprovable. But if you have to take them indefinitely, that's proof that they don't treat the cause of the true root issue.

@annaconklin3814

16 күн бұрын

Same. I suffered with severe postpartum ocd and was days away from taking myself out. I felt like God was leading me to reach out and ask for medication. Within weeks I was back to my old self. I’m now in ocd therapy and weaning off meds after 6 months on them. They aren’t an end point but they are a life saving tool for many women.

@Kwildcat13

12 күн бұрын

Maybe but also maybe not , after pregnancy it’s hormone dumping and balance . Most women eat terribly unhealthy . They are told fruit and veggies and sugar are ok . They don’t eat protein . They don’t get proper sleep , they are flat lied to about hypothyroid issues or anything hormone related . Sometimes it’s nutrition .. women are told eat less , move more which is just flat terrible advice for anyone let alone mothers .. they are told it’s in their heads but it’s really just terrible nutrition advice via the media and doctors . Keto / carnivore has so many success stories with depression and mental illness and yet all I hear about is eat your veggies .. wonder why .. big pharma owns it all .. people eat so many processed junk & then wonder why depression and cancer is at an all time high

The whole post partum care method needs to change

I was flagged for ppd at the hospital after giving birth and forced to talk to a psychiatrist. Thankfully the doctor actually asked me what was going on in my life. I’d had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (constant, severe nausea and vomiting requiring meds to prevent dehydration/death) throughout my pregnancy, labored, nearly lost my baby, and just been through an emergency c-section. My baby was receiving treatment for a medical condition and I couldn’t reach him on my own. I was epically failing at nursing, and then some nurse woke me up at 2 am to take a depression survey. I was not having a good time, but it was pretty obvious why. I’m glad noone tried to put me on psychiatric medications.

I’ve been working in mental health for 6 years. Therapy and medication had nothing on what I would see what Christ would do for an individual. The ones who are strong in their faith, are the ones I see thrive during hard times.

I have yet to have met someone that tells me how great, perfect and happy they are because of anti-depression and anti-anxiety medication. My sister has been on medication for several years now and still is struggling and they say it’s because they haven’t figured out the exact right blend of medication and the right dose for each medication so it’s trial and error… a literal experiment. She has now stopped everything and I am seeing my sister again for the first time in a LONG time.

Very interesting discussion especially on current culture and victim mentality mentality.. I worked in community mental health in post disaster situation, and I learned from experience that human being is so resilient. One of my first assignments were 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that took over 200.000 casualties, people went through unimaginable trauma of the event, prolonged chronic stress due to losing your loved ones, home, livelihood etc but in 10 years of working in the area, I rarely seen anyone developed full blown mental illness, it's probably 1-3% of the whole population (+they probably have mental health issues prior to Tsunami). Once you provided basic necessities, a sense of safety and security, people started to cope really well with what happened and and it's amazing to see. I think this also change the direction of mental health studies from focusing more on pathology into helping someone / community to become resilient.

I was yelling yes, Yes, YES at the beginning of this podcast when your guest was speaking about resilience and learning to deal with what life events we experience instead of turning to me focused therapy and drugs to numb the pain. What a great podcast! As someone who has lost 4 babies, had a special needs adopted daughter who tried to murder the family, experienced a spinal cord tumor at the base of the brain stem that left me with quadriparesis in a wheelchair, and in excruciating chronic pain, my only child was in a house fire and given zero % chance to live and two years ago, lost my wonderful husband of 45 years. Jesus Christ is how I have not only gotten through all of it but with peace, hope, joy, and resilience. I was prescribed anti depressants while going through our failed adoption and the loss of my father, which only made me feel numb and spaced out. I so agree with today's guest about what pharmaceutical drugs are doing to our society and the horrible effect of victimhood that is being put upon everyone. We are survivors, not victims! We develope maturity and resilience by hardships. We grow into Christlikeness by difficult life circumstances that conform us into His image so we can help and serve others who likewise suffer. Thanks for doing this show and having this guest.

Please look at diet, supplements and hormones. Makes a world of difference in mental health.

I have a history of depression and was put on psych drugs (Seroquel) by a maternal health psychiatrist immediately postpartum (like the first day, before I ever had a single PPD symptom). Felt like a zombie and barely remember any of that time. For my second child I didn’t take any meds and had no issues.

@jessicawright8591

19 күн бұрын

I was put on that one too!! It was AWFUL!!!

@bree1984shock

18 күн бұрын

This drug gave me a heart arrhythmia that landed me in the ER. I wasn't even 18 and on this. This stuff is so scary

God bless you, Dr. McFillin. I haven't watched you in a few months and I can see a clear difference in you here.

He isn't wrong. I had pre PD with both my kids and post PD with one. In my heart of hearts, I knew not to take meds. I know some women in my same situation who have. Oddly, they were all stay at home moms. Going back to work saved my life. It was just the break I needed to refocus and appreciate my family and children. I am not stay at home mom bashing. I am making the connection of how doctors tend to take advantage of women who have no outlet for themselves. You might be a mom, but in every phase, you need something that is just for you. In the end, working was not just for me. It still provides a great income to my family, thus supporting them, it gave my kids time with all the grandparents and great grandparents that watched them, and it saved my life, thus keeping our family intact.

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

But the answer does not have to be a job to get you out of the house

@72586jejones

18 күн бұрын

@@debiethredge3020 i didn't say it was. It was just an easy answer for me. Don't be butt hurt. I said overall women need an outlet. Doctor's prey on women who don't, and these women are often stay at home moms.

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

@@72586jejones you are judging me and incorrectly. I'm not hurt at all. Why should I be? I was only pointing this out. You really do not need to be defensive about your choices. You are defending against no attack here from me at all. I appreciate your story very much and adds to the conversation. I don't appreciate the false attack on me, but it does give me insight. I'm sad you feel that way about your choice, although you point out all the benefits. Maybe you will relax about it someday and not imagine that others are against you on this. I hope ask the best for you.

I think there needs to be a conversation about real deliverance. This seems like the natural next step in this convo

@Woopthereitis90

17 күн бұрын

THIS

I enjoyed a lovely first year with our daughter after giving birth. But, the day before she turned 1, my period returned and with it came all manner of mess. I went to my ob/gyn and asked for help figuring out what was wrong. It was obviously hormone related. He offered me birth control. I declined saying, "We are hoping to get pregnant again." So he (an ob/gyn, not a psychiatrist) offered me antidepressants. I told him, "Um, no, thank you. I'm not depressed." He pushed back, "Of course you are. You're a new mom and this is delayed onset PPD." So, I pushed back, "No, I'm not. I know what depression feels like and this isn't it. Besides, I just got my dream job. Do you offer an astronaut antidepressants when they get their first space mission, just because their hormones are wonky?!" His response stunned me. "Well, if you don't want birth control or antidepressants, I don't know what you want from me!" I wanted to say, "I want you to do your job! Draw some labs, check some things. Did you spend a minimum of 8 years in school and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars only to write scriots for birth control and antidepressants???" But, instead I just left. It took my husband and I 5 years and 5 more ob/gyns and a lot of research and footwork to finally get a diagnosis of PCOS.

Had to pause at 38:00 to write this. I’m a mom of a 19 year old and just last night at 1 am she called me as she was driving home after work. She was so stressed out about her long work day and it was such a selfish rant about her and how hard it is etc etc. it sounded so self absorbed. I was half asleep so I didn’t want to talk to much about it so I just told her to calm down and tomorrow (today) she needs to look at all her things, school, college sports, work and personal life and see where she can adjust her time, use better time management . When she got home we hung up the phone and I told my husband wow the complaining I just heard was too much. Now I’m sitting here this morning and even before I listened to this episode I was thinking about her and how I can help her see that things aren’t easy at times and how’s most struggles are temporary. This episode is giving me the clarity and better understanding of how I can talk to her about it and help she shift her mindset to a more positive one.

@z.s.r.h

18 күн бұрын

That is super normal for a teenager. It’s hard to see outside of one’s own personal scope. Modeling out gratitude in your own life is going to be the best thing you can do. I know it took me having kids myself to see outside of my own selfishness.

@WombToWorld

11 күн бұрын

Your selfish. Your 19 year old daughter is in the beggining of her womanhood and adulthood and is crying out for help and guidance from her parent, her elder who god placed in her life to guide and protect and serve HER - the fact that that is too much for you and you prefer to disregard because you're "tired," is self serving, dismissive, and selfish. Pray for God to continue to reveal the ways to guide and protect your daughters heart to nurture her and remind her to pray to so she doesn't think "my mom obviously doesn't give a shit, so I should go see a therapist of psychologist and get medicated because my emotions are obviously too much for the person who is supposed to care about me most." God never said not to complain or even feel sorry for ourselves ones in a while when things are genuinely tough or hard. Jesus asks us to lay our problems at his feet and sometimes that looks like calling our mother and "complaining," or crying but you need to continue to lead her to god rather than making her a burden. You BROUGHT her into this world and this world IS A HARD PLACE to exist. That's why it's called a FALLEN world. Imagine being 19 in this modern age where we see war and division and so much at our fingertips on a screen. Imagine how overwhelming that really is and then having to work a minimum wage job in a collapsing economy and lacking the opportunities to build and one day but a house that older adults had the privilege of.

@sharoncookschade

6 күн бұрын

It's more of a literal developmental phase, similar to a toddler learning the same thing thru sharing and communicating vs hitting kind of thing. Modeling the mature behaviors to wire the neuron responses into healthy behaviors is how this transitional phase is developed into healthy maturity.

@sharoncookschade

6 күн бұрын

Teaching and modeling healthy self regulation from a different/higher level than a toddler. Teens/young adults are not fully mature and should be viewed as still needing modeling instruction without judgement and ridicule. The phrase, "you know better" or "I taught you better" is all too often weaponized. Repition of instruction from a higher level of maturity is the healthier way. Then you have adulthood where leadership skills are more solidified and can be better embodied when the development of healthy self regulation has been fostered as a foundation to managing our experiences in the world.

@GraceandFranz

6 күн бұрын

She’s coming to you to talk about her day and what a challenging time she’s having. What a privilege! Start by showing some empathy and reminding yourself to be grateful that she still trusts you enough to come to you.

Gosh. This topic is very near and dear to my heart as a Christian who has struggled with anxiety and depression for years as well as postpartum depression. I really am trying to find the truth. Where I am stuck is that I have tried reading my word more, praying when I was depressed and anxious to no avail and on the flip side I have healed my gut, been on a mirad of supplements (mag, fish oil, samE, l-lysine, etc.) and they still have not helped. So being weary and trying everything, I tried Lexapro and honestly have felt a markable difference in anxiety. So much so I wonder how I was functioning before. I could be wrong. But I just don’t know what the answers truly are without sometimes going on medication. I think it’s a complex problem that does influence brain chemistry, our soul, how we respond to our environment and nutrition. An another note, I 100% agree that focusing on yourself makes the problem worse. But, when your thoughts are “hard-wired” and operating in a constant anxious and depressed state, how are you supposed to address the problem without focusing on the thoughts? Genuine question. I would love to hear a response to this someday. But, continuing to search.

@blueeyes367

10 күн бұрын

Prayers for you. Instead of going into my whole story which would take writing a book I suffered from severe panic attacks for many, many years. I always tell people through the Grace of God, my faith, medication, my psychiatrist, my therapist and much hard work on my part (in no particular order of those things) I became well. I have gone 32 years without a panic attack. I have been off of medications for years during that time and other times on it. Listen to your body. Also my personal belief is God made people smart enough to become scientists to develop medications and doctors to prescribe it. I highly recommend people to see a psychiatrist.

For women prescribed an SSRI for PPD, did you ever get informed consent when you were prescribed? Informed consent would look something like this. “It sounds like you are experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression. We have a drug that we can give you that may be able to help with some of the most intense of these feelings. It works as an emotional blunter which can make some of these low feelings less intense and that can provide relief in the short term from what you are going through. Now this drug has side effects. Emotional blunting can also happen to your positive emotions as well as your negative emotions. The clinical studies did show an increase in suicidal ideation and attempts while on the drug, homicidal thoughts and actions have also been reported. These drugs have been known to cause sexual dysfunction which seems to last even after the drug has been stopped. Withdrawal symptoms are common when coming off the drug and can be experienced as intensified anxiety, depression, and manic episodes mirroring bipolar disorder symptoms. I also need to let you know that this drug is not approved for the treatment of postpartum depression, and no studies to date exist to show effectiveness, I am basing this recommendation on research done in the adult population for clinical depression. The studies showing effectiveness were for short term use so there is no data available for effectiveness in symptom reduction long term. In addition, you should know that this drug does cross into breastmilk and while there is no research on the effect that his drug may have on infant brain development, we do know that there is an impact of these drugs on fetal brain development in utero. Now there are alternatives we can look at, first and most basic is to know that sleep deprivation and stress from being a new parent can affect your mood. We can look to see how to get you some improved support at home to address some of these issues and maybe get you more time to sleep, rest, and alleviate some of your regular responsibilities. Nutrition can have a profound impact on mood. Malnutrition can contribute to symptoms you are experiencing, and many postpartum women have some nutrient deficiencies. We can test for nutrient levels and address any imbalances or shortages. Thyroid conditions can also be triggered in the postpartum period so we can test and address those. Otherwise, sun exposure, rich warming foods, sauna, red light or inferred therapy may also help with depression postpartum.

I'm so glad I didn't take the SSRI prescribed to me...the PA prescribed it while we waited for bloodwork! Bloodwork revealed a thyroid imbalance and Hashimotos thyroiditis. She didn't even explain why she was prescribing it, just here take this in the meantime and see if this makes you feel better. My husband and I said no, and thank God for that wisdom.

Absolutely love Dr McFillin. His podcast is such a wonderful ministry to help us seek the appropriate care and put things into perspective

I watched this entire video and the amount that of advertisements speaks volumes. Many of them around him talking about the postpartum antidepressants. That tells me he is speaking truth !

I have struggled with anxiety since I was 10. I am 31 now. I have had times of hard struggle and times when it was pretty good. There were times I felt helpless and considered medication, but there was a thought of, “What if I take medication and it makes me worse.” So that always kept me away, and I felt like taking it was a way to cope and that I wondered if I wasn’t really getting to the root cause. I find this man has a good point. I have found the most helpful thing to me in my struggle is God and believing what He says. I have had to cast down vain imaginations, and remember what God says in certain situations. I have mainly dealt with social anxiety, but I feel the root of it isn’t just a mental illness problem, but an identity problem (for me). Our healing may be an instant thing or it may be a process (my experience). I think my experience has been a process of sanctification- God teaching me to put down lies, my flesh and putting His word as my highest authority of who it says I am. I don’t want to condemn anyone who is taking medication, but this has been my journey and I can tell you that there is healing in Jesus. I may not be fully there yet, but I have seen growth/healing as time continues and I give thanks to Jesus. I wouldn’t be here without Him

I had a miscarriage last October. I had been feeling really depressed about it. Holiday season was coming up, and I felt so much pressure to give my kids perfect holidays, I didn't want to keep being depressed over the miscarriage. My doctor gave me wellbutrin, and what followed were 5 days of hell. Absolute hell. My husband had to take time off work because I was so driven to kill myself. I wanted to hurt my children, and I was hurting myself for having those thoughts. Turns out, it was the wellbutrin. I had to send my kids to live with relatives for weeks, because my desire to hurt my kids was so strong. I spoke to another doctor at the office about how horrible wellbutrin was, and she said "woops. You never should have been given wellbutrin. If you have any anxiety at all, even a touch of it, will cause that." I am never getting treatment for depression again, and I guess now we know why that woman woth PPD killed all her kids.

Haven’t watched the video yet but will share my story. Just had my third baby. Have been on and off antidepressants since my late teens. Wasn’t on them when I got pregnant with my third. Was having trouble adjusting to three and some bad thoughts that I knew I had no intention of acting on. Mainly was aware that my anxiety and depression were from lack of sleep and wanting my baby to be on a routine and do what I wanted her to do. My two month appointment the health nurse pushed drug and therapy so hard at me. I told her I knew what the problem was and I didn’t think a pill would fix it and constantly complaining and victimizing myself wasn’t going to make me feel much better. I started back on my old anti depressants after the check up and had one counseling session. I stopped the antidepressants after three weeks. Things started to fall into place with my baby. My four month check up comes around and the health nurse is still pushing drugs on me that I need to be on antidepressants because I said that I have anxiety about my baby chocking (from two older kids have small toys that they leave around). And she responded that I should be on a medication for anxiety. Do you know what I did? Went home and put the small toys away in a bin that my kids can’t get to.

It’s so funny, before I took a deep dive into holistic mental health I TOTALLY would have said that medication saved my life. But now when I look back, knowing that the science simply does not support that, and getting to a place where I can accept ALL the data showing that placebos out preform SSRI’s…looking back I can see how they caused me irrevocable harm. Things I’d never experienced before that I attributed to depression and mental illness that were ACTUALLY terrifying side effects. I appreciate Dr. McFillian SO much. I have binged his podcast more than maybe any other. It’s challenging to hear something that goes so against the mainstream, but I’ve found so much freedom in his discussions. I’m also happy to say that his podcast led me to getting off all medication, slowly, and carefully. I am so grateful for his voice and his willingness to ask questions.

Taking the depression medication helped tremendously. But it got me to "emotional floating". However, I believe that I could have forgone these had I actually had support from my husband so I could get sleep. I was being emotionally bullied by him and my mother in law. I had 2 older children. And the whole time I was sleep deprived, chasing around 2 toddlers with NO help, and caring fir a new born. All while my partner and MIL said everything I was doing wasn't good enough or I couldn't do it. I am the biggest advocate now for postpartum support. Having a well rested and taken care of mom makes for mentally stable moms. Americanized motherhood is literally torture.

I LOVED this episode. I have a 10 month old and am struggling with anxiety postpartum. I love Dr. McFillin. Please keep having him on!

I've been working on coming off my meds for last year plus. I am pregnant now which made me even more eager to get off them. Even my psychiatrist didn't argue with me. He joked that my baby was happy in my womb right now bc it's been getting welbutrin and that she WILL have withdrawals as I come off of them and that the sooner the better. Even so, he still believes the risk is worth it for my "mental health" and urges me to stay on them if I begin to struggle with depression again, but I now know it is NOT worth it and I've been ready to be off these meds for years. But I've had to slowly taper to do it safely. So sad. I regret that I've had any during this pregnancy. But I stopped completely two weeks ago, earlier than scheduled. He told me it was my choice and up to me. Praise God for interviews like these that led me to start getting off of them when I did. I can only pray they haven't harmed my baby.

@kaitlinb361

2 сағат бұрын

Best of luck to you and your baby. I was taking 150mg daily of the same drug with my second and she is fine. I’m happy I wasn’t on them with my 1st or 3rd child. The less medications. The better. The first two months postpartum are challenging. Just know that after 8-10 weeks you should be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Don’t beat yourself up if you have to go back on them for a time after baby. There is always time to get off them later.

Dr. McGill in is the REAL DEAL 🙏🏼👏

I was drugged and imprisoned as a child by a combined effort of my public school and the psychiatrists in whose care I was placed. Locked up for nearly 4 years. I spent 14 years of my childhood and early adulthood on one medication or another, for multiple diognosises. Ultimately I chose to wean myself off my meds. Two weeks later I discovered I was pregnant. I never looked back, never took another pill from that day foreward. It's been over 17 years since that day and it hasn't been easy... at all... But it's worth every real, unmedicated moment I get to live in my life. I haven't so much as talked to a therapist in that time. Now, three kids of my own and they're all homeschooled, church going, happy, loving kids.

Haven’t listened to this whole interview yet, but this is a fascinating topic to me. I’m becoming more and more convinced that a lot of what women are suffering from is malnutrition.

@morlinabrown9372

19 күн бұрын

So true, North America is obsessed with image and weight. I am from the Caribbean eating all foods is important... Size is not important.. .people are happier and stable individuals

Wow this Doctor is INCREDIBLE! ❤

This man’s faith is astounding! 🙏

This was great. I love his focus on not just listening to the “professionals,” but listening to people- patients. This shift needs to continue in medicine.

Thank you Doc and Allie ! Every adult needs to hear this!

Great episode and interview ! I was in tears along with Dr McFillian within mins of the podcast. Prayers for him and the work God has for him.

I hate hate hate how hospital & dr.‘s office bombard me with their depression test to see where I am mentally. It was handed to me 3 times from moment of birth to 6 weeks checkup. I make sure to answer, “I’m as happy as ever” for every question bc I know where they’re headed with it. I wonder if it can be refused?

@dianaaugustine5438

18 күн бұрын

They gave me a depression survey at 2 am after an unplanned labor induction/emergency c-section. Of course I wasn’t happy. Apparently I misread one of the important questions as I was so tired and got flagged. They wouldn’t let me correct my answer and I had to explain this to a psychiatrist.

@teetotee

15 күн бұрын

​@@dianaaugustine5438it's less like they do it cuz they care about you and more like they... don't.

Amen!!!!! Bravo!!!!! I was literally cheering during parts of this!!!!! Thank you SO much for being brave enough to say something. This exact issue has been in my heart and prayers for probably a few years now, and I would believe this so much in my heart, but you would never hear anyone else saying it, so I thought that I must not fully understand this, so I should keep silent. But it helps validate those thoughts and give courage to those thoughts when a professional in this field finally has the courage to stand and speak the truth. And you’re right, it takes so much courage because people get really offended by this. But this podcast has given me so much more courage to speak what I have felt in my spirit for a long time. People won’t like it, but perhaps the more we have courage to speak, as you have today, then maybe slowly we can see a change. Thank you for bravely speaking on this difficult truth. And yes to the fact that medical professionals don’t have an excuse anymore that they are the victim of the system! They can learn from podcasts and books and things just as regular people are doing. And so much more should they because this is their professional work!

I love when you have him on. ❤ Thanks for the conversation!!

I love it when you have him on. He's so spot on, on everything!

I’ve been watching pieces of this all day as it’s been a busy day for me, and each time I listen I am so thankful not only that I listen to this podcast Allie but that you have wonderful people on who speak their minds with honestly and a pure sense of helping others ❤ wonderful messages

Yes, yes, yes!! 👏👏👏 Dr. McFillin, Thank you for rounding the corner into a public profession of faith and not being afraid to stand for what is right!

Wow, wow, wow. I'm only 25 minutes in and so much has pulled me in. I need to learn more from your guest, this episode is... deep.

He hit the bulls eye when he said that the dark periods of our life are essential to grow closer to God and our close ones. It’s so obvious how hard times bring people together makes us grow.

My favorite guest! I’ve listened to his prior interviews at least twice each. I really appreciate hearing him speak on faith! What a gift this doctor is!

Learning contentment by Nancy Wilson is a wonderful Bible study. We did it with my women’s group at church.

Just felt like he spilled his heart and it was genuine . I loved this Allie .Thank you both- Praise the Lord for you guys.

Thank you. I truly appreciated this podcast so much. I will share it with others so they can also begin the process of becoming better informed. God bless

GREAT episode. I don’t want it to end.

ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES EVER 🎉🎉🎉

Such a beautiful and smart interview. Thank you🌹

Great episode! So many people need to hear this.

I have not listened to this episode yet but I will. I came here after seeing the short reel on Instagram and comments were limited. I would love for Brook Shields to see this and comment. If you don’t know her story about PPD I suggest you look it up. I am a Christian but medication has definitely saved some women’s and their children’s lives. Please don’t shame someone into thinking it’s wrong to seek help and take medication along with the other things you recommend.

@CradleandBlossom-rv6oy

14 күн бұрын

For sure listen! Dr. McFillin does not ever shame the patient, he shames the provider for not providing informed consent. As he states in this episode, the belief alone that these drugs can be helpful can make it so for many people, but these drugs have serious side effects. If your doctor told you, suicide, homicide, permanent sexual dysfunction, and a reduction in feelings of happiness and joy were possible side effects, as well as withdrawal symptoms when trying to come off them would they be as appealing? How about also telling women that the postpartum period can trigger thyroid problems, nutrient deficiencies, and sleep depravation that can also cause these symptoms and that by treating those issues you can see improvements without any of the above side effects.

Thank you, Lord. This is exactly what I needed to hear.

Praise God for that woman’s story (at the 15 min mark)! While my heart breaks for what she has gone through, I praise God for her testimony!

Ok..Roger is BRILLIANT, if the world would give this episode A LISTEN, ALOT OF LIVES WOULD BE CHANGED AND SET FREE... THIS EPISODE IS GOLD ❤❤❤ TY LORD FOR THIS MESSAGE...LIFE CHANGING 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 ROGER AND ALLIE TYSM..LORD BLESS YOU BOTH...❤

Dr. Mcfillin is spot on!

I wish I'd had this information when I suffered from major PPD when I had my second son 14 years ago. Thankfully I did not take medication, but I would have loved to have more options and help.

ppd - why - because I dreaded going back to work when my baby was 3 months old. The stress and anxiety that caused caused a depression

This is so beautiful and beautifully presented.

What's sad is progesterone, natural not synthetic well usually help post partum depression, pms and perimenopause symptoms. It's safe and low cost.

@rosepistilli223

19 күн бұрын

Yes!!! I did this with my ppd and it really helped me!! I couldn't get the progesterone after awhile (i moved states) and i started taking maca root which no joke helped EVEN MORE. I would still get panic attacks on progesterone but the maca root resolved even that. I take two teaspoons a day (divided morning and afternoon) hope this helps somebody!!! ❤❤❤

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

@@rosepistilli223 how do folks learn about such things?

Thank you for this video

I was given antidepressants after birth and had no symptoms of PPD nor did I score anything on the screening. I was furious! I was also given oxycodone despite not being in any pain. The nurses didn't tell me what I was taking, and I had never been in a hospital before so I didn't have any expectation that something like that would happen to me.

Hi Allie i'm an internal medicine physician and a believer in Jesus. From my experience taking care of patients for the past 30 years i have seen that antidepressants really do help some patients. I don't want anyone listening to this to feel guilty or shameful if they have been helped by antidepressants. I truly believe there is a chemical imbalance but also there is the psycho, social, emotional & spiritual component that can't be ignored when treating someone with depression/anxiety. All of it needs to be addressed.

@admlanthony4625

16 күн бұрын

🙌🏼

@debiethredge3020

15 күн бұрын

Helped in what way exactly?

@blueeyes367

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience! It’s vital that women are not afraid to seek help.

@OUpsychChick

14 күн бұрын

His point is that it is often the strong belief that it will help that makes that so, not some underlying chemical imbalance. The placebo effect is a real effect that we are able to measure which is why drugs have to perform better than a placebo! 30% of people would be helped by carrying a rock in their pocket if they believed that carrying that rock treated depression. If a person internalizes that there is a "medication" that is "correcting" a problem in their brain, and that it is "Anti-Depressant" it just makes sense that it would help some people. In psychopharmacology you also have the reality that these drugs DO have an effect on the mind that people can perceive so Dr. McFillin has talked in other podcasts that this likely enhances the placebo effect because people can feel it doing something. To me I think his message should not shame but empower people. Your belief in that medication was enough to get you through your struggle, how powerful your mind is!

@ruthannguenther8353

10 күн бұрын

I’m not a doctor and I’ve definitely heard people say antidepressants work, but could it be the placebo effect? Is it even a possibility? Would anything you prescribe help just as much? This is an important question considering drugs have side effects.

Thank you Mam. This is good.

Awesome episode!

This is so good!

God's blessings from Bay City Michigan

Great podcast!🙏🏼❤️

This man is awesome.

So good and learned so much. I had several people in my life come to mind when listening. My question is how do you share this kind of information with someone who is struggling with depression? I want to help them and give them this information but don’t want to make them feel invalid or that I think they are a fake.

I love what this guy is saying, it is true

Can you link what book on gratitude he read here?

I had this, I have no idea what would have happened had I not gotten in with my Dr asap.

I was on an ssri when i was pregnant with my first due to some life circumstances. My doctor told me to keep taking them because my symptoms would be worse than being off of them. I did end up weaning off of them but it haunts me. I wish i would've just come off of them as soon as i knew i was pregnant.

What is the name of the book on gratitude he read in the airport?

This was such a great episode!! Jesus brings us to a REVOLUTION!! To change our way of thinking! God is merciful and loving! He walks with us through the pain. Put your trust in him! Thank you Allie! God bless you Dr. McFillin. ❤️✝️🙌

i don't disagree with Dr McFillin overall but, having experienced severe depression i know there is a very physical aspect of it - disruption of circadian rhythm, lethargy, etc - i found the only way out (other than prayer, which is very important) was to imitate normalcy by getting exercise, going to bed and getting up early, choosing to 'think positive' etc - over time the depression lifted (fortunately i was only on Zoloft for a couple of weeks and when i found it interfered with my ability to remember what i read, my psychiatrist told me to stop taking it)

@debiethredge3020

18 күн бұрын

Did he deny that, tho?

@luthasunspell8365

12 күн бұрын

I think Dr. McFillin said the *cause* is not physical, but he never said depression does not cause physical symptoms. He just said it’s not a chemical imbalance causing the depression.

Does this dr have information or help with severe mood disorders? Manic episodes?

@OUpsychChick

14 күн бұрын

Check out his Podcast, Radically Genuine. He has several episodes on Bi-Polar and guests that speak on that.

I had really bad PP anxiety in 2018. All my OBGYN did was push Zoloft on me. I kept asking if there were supplements that I could take. I left and sat in the car and cried.

Psychology versus sociology versus anthropology. There are people who are specialists who can do a reductio ad absurdum and totalize away the other two parts when they describe the human condition. Psychology is self-definition against all other persons. Sociology is defining oneself based upon other's deciding how to behave around you. Anthropology is about most people that have been ever alive are currently dead. Anthropology wins and tends to rest most cases, thinking that most things of psychology and sociology as some kind of tired old repeat of something that has already been described fully before it happened. When individuals are unable to think about feeling alone until they view the gravity of anthropology, do they really collect the parts of their mind together and unite toward their own constructive purpose?

Great show but the audio was a smidge scratchy but kept going on/off as he spoke or didn’t. The pausing of ambient noise was distracting.

I don’t understand why they prescribe antidepressants for post Pat. It’s clearly a hormonal imbalance. They need support, sleep, nutrition

Very interesting episode. So much to think about. I do think people are overly medicated but I can see the need for them in some cases. As far a postpartum.. new Moms need lots of support and loving care. Sometimes they just need to cry and shouldn’t be shamed. We so need to rally around them! ❤

I went to “christian therapy” the lady told me I was insane for deciding to homeschool with anxiety and I should re-enrolled my kids to school… I was heart broken and gave me more anxiety and tons of insecurities

@OUpsychChick

14 күн бұрын

Dr. McFillin recently did an episode talking about the harms of Psychotherapy.

There is a new IV med that they are starting to treat postpartum depression with. It’s about a 2 wk course I believe, and the price is INSANE. Apparently it ends pp depression/ceases the need for continued medication use, but it’s given through IV and is a very, very expensive drug