Free patient guides

The conversations most patients never get to have.

I wrote these because the informed consent conversation I give every new patient shouldn’t only reach the people who find me. Both are free, both are fully cited, and both are for anyone — anywhere.

If you haven’t started one

What I Wish Everyone Knew Before Starting an Antidepressant

The informed consent conversation most patients never receive — what these medications do, what they don’t, and what to ask before you fill the prescription.

Why the “chemical imbalance” story isn’t supported by the evidence
The side effects that get left out — blunting, PSSD, mania, the Black Box
What the FDA trial data actually shows
The questions I wish every patient asked

Get the starting guide

If you’re already taking one

What I Wish Everyone Knew Before Stopping an Antidepressant

The conversation about dependence, withdrawal and effective tapering that most patients never receive. Eleven chapters.

Why withdrawal gets mistaken for relapse — and how to tell them apart
Why the last few milligrams are the hardest
Liquids, compounding, and how to actually get small doses
When withdrawal persists, and when to get help immediately

Get the stopping guide

Please read both with the same caution.

These are education and informed consent, not medical advice, and reading them does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Do not start, stop, taper, or change any medication on your own. They exist to help you have a better conversation with a prescriber — not to replace one.

If you want to talk it through

The consultation is free.

Fifteen minutes, no cost, no obligation — for anyone in Kentucky or Colorado.

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