Going Off Meds - Part 2: "You Need to Feel Needed..."

The second phase of dropping my bipolar medications was to taper off Celexa, an SSRI antidepressant. This can be problematic, but thanks to my friend Kim's timely suggestion, I spent the days of tapering thinking about something other than myself for a change, and loving it. Kim said I needed to feel needed, and for me the only answer was a cat.