The Antidepressant Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, and "Addiction"

Bought the book for a friend and they said they really appreciated it and in time it helped them come off Prozac. I checked out the book before passing it on, and the writer says that Anti-depressants can help some people in certain situations but are given out far too readily, considering the potential problems and risks involved. He also states that the potential difficulties with getting off these pills are often not made clear before the 'patient' starts taking them. People trying to stop using antidepressants (and it does list and explain the different types inside) often have a hard time in the process, and feel that they are not ready / unable to cope without taking them, whereas the author suggests very convincingly that the person cutting down is suffering from withdrawal symptoms from the drug itself and not the depression returning.The book recommends a gradual, controlled reduction of the drug (tapering), and explains a lot of important things to be aware of, both before and during reducing 'treatment', with hopefully getting to the point where they are not needed. The author states that many doctors are not aware of some problems and risks of SSRI drugs, but this was written back in 2006, so hopefully this has improved. Recommended for people taking antidepressants and wanting to get off them, people thinking about taking these sort of drugs, and also family / friends concerned about someone else in these situations. Like i said - these types of drugs may well help some people (depending on the situation), but have perhaps been subscribed to many people who will be worse off taking them, or find it hard to stop using them.

I found this book the most helpful of all in understanding and helping me with the daily difficulty of Seroxat withdrawal. He explains lucidly the whole situation - the origin of the drug, the developing history of awareness of the problems with it, and into the withdrawal symptoms and how to live with them. I found the chart of symptoms in the book so helpful I gave copies to friends and family to inform them what I was going through, and also a copy to my doctor for possible use with other patients. It is a handy reference guide all the time.For anyone coming off this particular drug, and other modern antidepressants which can behave similarly in withdrawal, I recommend this book.

This is a really good book. If you want to come off your pills, this provides a great deal of help and good advice. It might be useful as a present for your doctor who probably knows nothing about the pills he prescribes or their withdrawal symptoms! It also explains why the medical profession is so ignorant about these things - it's basically due to the dastardly actions of the drugs companies who profit by your doctors ignoranceI don't agree with another reviewer who thought it was mainly about Paxil - the same rules apply to the other drugs and the book does tell you about the different half livesHighly recommended

This book has to be read and used as a reference. I got my daughter off her anti depressants after 14 years without too much trouble. It caters for all types of tablet and person.

This book helped enormously to put my fears to rest re tapering from my AD. Lots of useful info, however I would go slower with taper than 25% drops, 10% every 3-4 weeks is best, just saying ...

Based on the great reviews, I ordered this book to gain an insight and understanding of the matter the book proposes to offer. To sum it up, he tells you to reduce gradually if you need to. That's it. Hopefully by reading my review you can save yourself the time and money in ordering this.

Absolutely brilliant book everything I needed to know!!

very good