A Face of Prozac: One Womans Journey Through Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Really, Really Bad PMS.

by Jennifer A. Carle

The freshman fifteen launched a lifetime battle with mental wellness. For Jennifer A. Carle, weight gain in college was unacceptable. The pressure from her peers and parents led her to abuse laxatives... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606046160
• ISBN13: 9781606046166
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Must-Read for All Women

A Face of Prozac is a real account of Carle's young adult life. As a college freshman, she was pressured into being thin by peers and family members. What resulted was a battle with Bulimia that would follow her into motherhood. Carle shows us the mind and perspective of a Bulimic so vividly that one can't help but nod in agreement about how much body image issues affect women (and men!). Jen's salvation comes in the form of a little pill call Prozac. That magic little pill helps her to overcome her eating disorder and get her life back on track. However, once coming off of her prescription, her life begins to spin out of control once again, this time affecting not only herself, but her two children as well. I'm not going to spoil the ending. You will just have to read to find out what happens to her kids. Whether a college student or a new parent or an older adult, I think people of any age could love this book. It's a bit graphic at times, so I wouldn't suggest it for younger children. A Face of Prozac is a book that should definitely be in your bookshelf. One way or another, it's going to inspire you.

Rachel Hale, Author of "Fiddlesticks & Cornpaste with Pirates and Pistachios!"

While I am fortunate enough to not have to struggle to the extent of this brave woman baring her soul to tell a tale with (and of) hope to help other women in situations similair to her own, I confess to some extent, I could totally relate to her story! Beginning at the dreaded "freshmen fifteen" and ending with a hope for a better tomorrow and an I'm okay today, this is a book that I think ANY woman could identify with!

FABULOUS, FUNNY, HONEST~

I LOVED this book! It was a smart, fabulous journey of a person that figured things out for herself, and never gave up even when times were really, really rough. A mental-wellness success-story brutally honest, sad and funny at the same time, which for me equals a masterpiece. It's hard not to read this book in one sitting, the story grips you til the end~ Highly recommended!

Pwerful Read

The title and cover notes did not clearly indicate what this book would contain. The author's various problems which led her to Prozac are things that happen to many women. Most of these women do not have any idea what is going on with themselves. I urge every woman to read this book.