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Hi JJ,

I am glad you found us. You are in the right place.

Hi all...I'm a newbie here! I was
: wondering if anyone has dealt with
: stopping anti depressants and had
: to deal with discontinuation
: issues?

+++Many, many people come here after discontinuing their meds.

: I was on effexor since about 1995,
: and have FINALLY been able to
: break free. My doctor switched me
: to prozac for a year before
: helping me stop. I have been
: medication free since march this
: year....i had gotten to a point
: where i knew i did not need this
: drug any more, and now am
: realizing my brain has no idea how
: to behave.

+++This is very insightful. And yes, it is a time for compassion and patience.

Emotions allll over the
: place, even 4 months out. I
: happened to come across this book,
: and felt like it was my story.
: Not only had the meds masked
: emotional and physical pain, it
: also masked my sugar issues.

+++Yes and this is a very typical reaction to reading the book. The good news is
that much of what you are feeling is linking to what you are and are not eating
So it is a very solvable problem.

: Have you gone through this challenge?

+++You will hear from people. But I would say 100% of the people here started in the same way.
Not necessarily with the history of the meds, but with the chaos and angst, yes.

: How long til you noticed
: improvement in emotions being more
: balanced through working with
: diet?

+++Changes happen with step one. Get breakfast steady and you will start feeling better.

I am very convinced sugar is
: very influential in having (or not
: having) stability....anything else
: that might help?

+++Actually, the sugar is less the problem that having the right food at the right time. Don't even think of going off the sugar right now.
Work on breakfast. Join the step one group.

Thanks for any tips!

+++You have already started by making this connection.

Warmly,
Kathleen