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We want to hear your story

Post-exposure syndromes don't get attention because they don't have a voice. We're changing that. PEF exists to platform the people living these conditions because the louder we are, the more we can move. Amplifying patient voices isn't a side project, it's central to everything we do. When you share your story, it reaches researchers who need patient-reported data to make the case for funding. It reaches journalists looking for the human reality behind a condition that medicine has spent years ignoring. It reaches the person who was prescribed the same drug last month, is now searching for answers at 2am, and finds your words before they find nothing. That's how awareness becomes pressure. That's how pressure becomes change.

We believe that when people living with post-exposure syndromes speak, it moves things. Not eventually, but right now. Regulatory bodies are paying attention, and the science is starting to catch up. What's been missing is critical mass. Only now

Daryl’s Story

In 2024, Daryl was brave to come forward to talk about his 13 years with persistent physical symptoms following a trial with an antidepressant. He details the medical gaslighting and lack of guidance given to him at the onset of his illness. Please take a look below.

Note: Lauren and Daryl did not send their story via PEF

Lauren’s Story

Recently, 23-year-old Lauren Friedman testified about her experience with abrupt-onset PSSD following a trial on Zoloft. Her testimony has received hundreds of thousands of views on multiple platforms, and may be regarded as the first viral post regarding any iatrogenic post-exposure condition. Please take a look below.

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