Antidepressants Stole My Wife & Marriage with LA's Comedy Cop, Cliff Yates

The spark didn’t just fade—it was blunted. On this episode of The Gaslit Truth Podcast, Cliff Yates, a 35-year LA County Sheriff veteran and stand-up comic, shares how SSRIs can silently reshape intimacy, memory, judgment, and the stories couples tell. From a cruise turned into isolation to affection replaced by aggression, Cliff traces these shifts alongside medication changes and withdrawal challenges.

We explore the clinical and social traps—mania misdiagnosed as bipolar, emotional numbing that blocks grief, and a culture that treats pain as pathology while ignoring side effects that fracture connection. Cliff offers insight on staying grounded through documentation, routines, humor, and creative outlets, while we provide guidance on deprescribing, slow tapers, and protecting partners’ health, dignity, and voice.