Why Your Antidepressants Aren’t Working (And What to Do Instead) w/ Everest Goldstein

The Trusted Pharmacist

When people come into the pharmacy with mood issues like anxiety and depression, they are surprised to hear that there might be a physiological root cause.

Traditional medicine doesn’t bother to dig into that. Most people are prescribed SSRIs and told they have drug-resistant depression when they don’t work.

But what if those symptoms are actually signals from the rest of your body begging you to look deeper?

That’s where functional psychiatry comes in.

Board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and certified functional medicine provider, Everest Goldstein has built a career doing exactly that.

When it comes to mental health, Everest doesn’t see depression or anxiety as fixed “diagnoses” to medicate indefinitely; she sees them as symptoms pointing to deeper imbalances.

In this episode, Everest shares the unfiltered truth about why conventional psychiatry misses the mark and the lab tests and functional tools that actually uncover what’s wrong. She also shares the under-the-radar compounds and supplements that can completely change the trajectory of your mental health.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Beyond the chemical imbalance myth “Low serotonin” isn’t the full story. How does conventional psychiatry’s diagnostic playbook miss the root causes of depression and anxiety?

-Menopause, mood, and misdiagnosis How do hormonal shifts in perimenopause and menopause trigger anxiety, insomnia, and irritability? Do antidepressants often make things worse?

-Psychobiotics and the gut-brain axis The gut and brain might be far away from each other, but they are very connected. What probiotic strains directly influence mood, anxiety, and cognition?

-Functional compounds you’ve never heard of From methylene blue to low-dose naltrexone to lithium orotate, how do these overlooked tools reduce brain inflammation and help patients finally respond to treatment?

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Guest Bio

Everest Goldstein is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who is also certified in functional medicine. She is the founder of Everest Functional Psychiatry and Wellness, and she works to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and expand access to care through advocacy and education. Everest takes a holistic approach to healing and believes in the connection between the body and mind. Integrating lifestyle, diet, medicine, and other innovative technologies, she views each patient individually to help them take control of their health and improve their quality of life and wellbeing.

To learn more, visit https://everestpsychandwellness.com/ and follow @wellnesswitheverest on Instagram.

About Your Host

Steve Hoffart is an award-winning pharmacist, entrepreneur, speaker, and podcaster. As the visionary founder of Magnolia Pharmacy, Steve saw a need for a more personal pharmacy that could make a bigger impact. Today, Steve and his team of experts deliver on that promise, working with patients and their physicians to solve medication problems and offer personalized solutions to achieve better health and wellness. As host of The Trusted Pharmacist podcast and through his combined reach of over 700,000 on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare.

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