Hi Debbie:

I had panic/anxiety attacks since I was a kid. It wasn't until I thought I was having a nervous breakdown and went into treatment that the food/mood connection was even suggested to me. I played around with dosage w/my med and each time felt all the anxiety come back, of course I wasn't doing the RR program and I had to go back up. My suggestion would be to hold tight on your dosage and start with step 1 and work you way up. I remember I wanted it all "now" but it really is a progression and your brain/body heals but it takes time and commitment on your part. I wish you the best in your program

Wendy in Philly

Hello, I'm not sure how this
: e-mail/community support works,
: but here goes... I suffer with
: severe anxiety and have started
: reducing my anti-depressants as I
: can no longer tolerate the
: side-effects of weight gain. My
: anxiety is becoming overwhelming
: again. I would like to hear from
: people who have found the "7
: steps of Potoatoes Not
: Prozac" to be effective for
: severe anxiety. I am fed up with
: struggling so much with constant
: feelings of anxiety and find my
: life unbearable most days. Thank
: you.