A friend of Dr. Kelley Reis twisted her knee. She went to her primary care doctor in pain, crying. He handed her Prozac.

No assessment. No workup. No conversation about what was actually driving her symptoms. Just a prescription torn off a pad and handed across a desk.

In this episode, Dr. Reis makes the case that depression is not a diagnosis the way diabetes is a diagnosis. There is no test for it. There is no confirmed biological mechanism behind it. The serotonin theory — the foundational justification for every SSRI prescription written in the last thirty years — was never proven. A landmark 2022 review of the entire body of research confirmed it.

What is actually driving the symptom picture being called depression? Neuroinflammation. Mitochondrial failure. HPA exhaustion. Hormonal collapse. Gut-driven neurotransmitter impairment. Nutritional depletion. Mold. Grief. Seven clinical conditions that share a symptom checklist with depression and are almost never ruled out before the prescription is written.

And for some women, the medication permanently reduced the very receptors it was supposed to be helping. A bunch of receptors went out of business. The drug was removed. Business never fully resumed.

This is the episode that explains why.

You, Restored is hosted by Dr. Kelley Reis, founder of Liberty Natural Wellness — a fully virtual direct-care practice rooted in nervous system regulation, gut health, and hormones.

Learn more at libertynaturalwellness.com

You, Restored is hosted by Dr. Kelley Reis, Naturopathic Physician and founder of Liberty Natural Wellness — a fully virtual direct-care practice rooted in nervous system regulation, gut health, and hormones.

Learn more at libertynaturalwellness.com