: I am 24 and recently (with the
: support of my bf) decided to get
: off antidepressants after nearly
: 15 years of dependency. I started
: seeing a psychiatrist and a
: therapist 2months ago, but don't
: feel I've made the headway I had
: hoped. I stumbled across
: "Potatoes not Prozac"
: and read the intro and was not
: only amazed that I wasn't crazy
: for feeling the way I do but was
: more optimistic that I could be
: successful. I love reading the
: success stories and l look forward
: to becoming part of this
: community!

Hi Kim,

Wonderful to see you. Sounds like a great plan.
Here is what I usually suggest about going off ADs. Do the steps
here with us. Do them slowly, one at a time, and let your brain heal.
When you are on step seven and settled, we can guide you in developing a
taper off the ADs which will be pretty painless.

Also, there is a website called www.theroadback.org that has a lot of
excellent advise about working with your doc in the process.

You might also want to read the *getting started material* found behind the link on the left of our home page.

Warmly,

kathleen