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From Paxil to a Fake Bipolar Diagnosis: Michael's Story

From Paxil to a Fake Bipolar Diagnosis: Michael's Story

Update: 2025-03-26
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Michael Coughlin was an entrepreneur with no history of bipolar disorder—until he took an antidepressant.


 


In this eye-opening interview, Michael shares how a doctor prescribed him Paxil for situational anxiety, triggering a terrifying spiral of adverse effects. Instead of recognizing the drug reaction, the mental health system labeled him bipolar and placed him on heavy antipsychotic medication.

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From Paxil to a Fake Bipolar Diagnosis: Michael's Story

From Paxil to a Fake Bipolar Diagnosis: Michael's Story

Josef Witt-Doerring