Military veteran Marcus Capone spent seven years on antidepressants and talk therapy with no relief from depression. He eventually tried psychedelic-assisted therapy at a retreat outside the US as a last resort, marking his shift from conventional psychiatric care.
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About seven years.
At a retreat outside the United States.
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You know, I spent many years on active duty and many combat deployments. And when I came home, unfortunately, you know, the system failed me. Fleet, you know, I was. I was a good soldier. I listened to my doctor, I listened to my psychiatrist, my psychologists. Too many to name, but I was prescribed antidepressants and I was engaged in talk therapy for many years. And at about the seven year mark of a host of antidepressants and too many doctors and therapists that I can think of, you know, it kind of came to a tipping point. And at that point, I think you'll try anything to get better. And over the years, I was really just getting worse and worse. The SSRIs or the antidepressants really weren't working for me. They don't work for close to half of the population, but we're still giving them to individuals that are struggling with, quote, treatment resistant issues. And so for me, it was a leap of faith. I got introduced the psychedelic assisted therapy outside the US at a retreat that had been operating for a long time.