Jordan Peterson Suffers Neurological Injury from Past Psychiatric Medications

Famed psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson is dealing with a neurological injury from psychiatric medications he took more than six years ago and has no immediate plans to return to public life.

"Dr. Peterson is at home with family and helpful companions… he is not talking about going back to work yet," his wife Tammy Peterson told the New York Post. She added that he "feels as if he’s in another realm of pain."

"His mornings are brutally painful and discouraging for him. Later, much later in the day, he sometimes feels some relief," she continued. "The damage done from psych medications from over six years ago takes patience, time and loving attention."

Peterson has a documented history of medical problems tied to benzodiazepine use. His family has highlighted the difficulties of withdrawal. Tammy Peterson said her husband "developed tardive akathisia — a chronic movement disorder characterized by intense restlessness and a compulsive need to move, a known side effect of stopping dopamine antagonist medications."

"There are many testimonials written by people who have suffered from psych medication damage," she told the Post. "The medical industry will have to face this evidence and take steps to protect the public from harm."

Tammy Peterson also said her husband suffered from sepsis while recovering from pneumonia in Switzerland.

Last month, Peterson’s daughter Mikhaila explained in a social media post that her father would take "time off of everything" due to "a psych med induced neurological injury, and has been suffering from akathisia."

Dr. Peterson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The psychologist, beloved by some but controversial to others, has stayed out of the public eye for the past year.

"He misses the opportunity to weigh in on societal issues," Tammy Peterson told the Post.