Tapering

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1. Drug holidays

   By Sertralinsomnia, February 26, 2017
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   • Altostrata
   • June 13, 2020

2. About going off mirtazapine plus venlafaxine (Effexor) aka "California rocket fuel"

   By Altostrata, March 26, 2016
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   • LiferButOK
   • May 25, 2020

3. Tips for tapering off Valdoxan / agomelatine

   By erer, November 2, 2015   

   • valdoxan
   • agomelatine
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   • brassmonkey
   • April 21, 2020

4. Tapering during less than ideal circumstances

   By cathnz, February 25, 2020
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   • Altostrata
   • February 28, 2020

5. sly's method for measuring beads of the same size -- instead of counting them

   By sly, August 31, 2013
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   • FindRest
   • January 31, 2020

6. Trintellix Taper: Advice for going to liquid?

   By Pinchy, December 26, 2019   

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   • vortioxetine
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     • vortioxetine
     • tapering
     • liquid tapering
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   • Pinchy
   • December 28, 2019

7. Particle size after using a grinder

   By anytriptaline, December 16, 2019   

   • tapering
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   • Gridley
   • December 17, 2019

8. Taper more than one drug at a time? 1 2

   By Rhiannon, August 10, 2011
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   • Worthy
   • November 27, 2019

9. When is stopping a medication 'cold turkey' the safest option?

   By Emphyrio, October 29, 2019
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   • Altostrata
   • November 8, 2019

10. Ashton Manual recommendation of antidepressants

    By Barbarannamated, December 2, 2011
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    • Shashal
    • September 15, 2019

11. How does being a rapid or ultrarapid metabolizer affect tapering or withdrawal?

    By BfromNJ, February 13, 2019
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    • Bee5
    • September 9, 2019

12. Truth about expiry dates?

    By nick1990, February 26, 2019
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    • bubbles
    • August 30, 2019

13. NICE antidepressant discontinuation guidelines for UK doctors

    By Altostrata, June 15, 2012
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    • Colonial
    • August 27, 2019

14. Low-cost drugs: getting your prescription filled on a budget

    By Altostrata, June 11, 2012
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    • Frogie
    • July 2, 2019

15. Tips for tapering off buspirone (Buspar)

    By Altostrata, October 29, 2012
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    • Hannahe
    • June 19, 2019

16. Which tablets or pills may be split or crushed?

    By Altostrata, July 19, 2015
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    • ChessieCat
    • May 13, 2019

17. Tips from members: Preparing to taper

    By bubbles, February 18, 2012
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    • ShiningLight
    • April 26, 2019

18. Why Low Doses of Medications?

    By BfromNJ, March 25, 2019
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    • Vivienne
    • April 11, 2019

19. Tapering St. John's wort

    By eva, February 27, 2014
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    • Annesj
    • March 31, 2019

20. Tapering off anti-psychotics

    By primrose, August 30, 2011
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    • marconyc
    • March 12, 2019

21. Taper rates for short duration exposure (<3 weeks)

    By DoctorMussyWasHere, February 10, 2019
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    • DoctorMussyWasHere
    • February 10, 2019

22. Harvard Women's Health Watch Going off antidepressants, updated 2018

    By Altostrata, May 20, 2011
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    • Altostrata
    • January 15, 2019

23. How does length of time on a medication affect withdrawal from it? 1 2

    By Hibari, January 14, 2016   

    • withdrawal
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    • Ibnabu
    • December 9, 2018

24. 2010 American Psychiatric Association APA Practice Guideline: About discontinuation

    By Altostrata, May 22, 2011
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    • Altostrata
    • November 19, 2018

25. Are there some who can't taper off no matter how slow they go?

    By ladybug, September 24, 2011
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    • ChessieCat
    • November 3, 2018

26. Great article on tapering from Kelly Brogan, MD

    By Meimeiquest, March 12, 2015
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    • manymoretodays
    • November 2, 2018

27. Benzo-wise doctors who will assist in benzodiazepine tapering

    By Altostrata, June 15, 2012
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    • Altostrata
    • October 21, 2018

28. Tips for tapering off asenapine (Saphris)

    By Altostrata, August 9, 2015
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    • ChessieCat
    • August 20, 2018

29. Dr. Peter Breggin's 10% taper method

    By Altostrata, July 9, 2011
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    • Iatrogenesis
    • August 19, 2018

30. Drug metabolism rate affected by dose amount

    By Lloyd, June 7, 2018
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    • Altostrata
    • June 7, 2018

31. Insomnia - What antipsychotics are easiest and hardest to taper off of?

    By arwilliams, May 24, 2018
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    • Altostrata
    • June 1, 2018

32. Tips for tapering reboxetine

    By hardy86, May 29, 2018
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    • hardy86
    • May 29, 2018

33. Dealing with US Health Insurance Coverage

    By dreamingneonblack, February 11, 2017
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    • Altostrata
    • May 25, 2018

34. Antipsychotic injections -- Haloperidol, etc.

    By Zharul, December 3, 2017
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    • arwilliams
    • May 24, 2018

35. Guides to tapering off psychiatric medications 1 2

    By Altostrata, May 23, 2011
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    • bubbles
    • May 7, 2018

36. Combining tablets or capsules with liquid to taper

    By lionboy, August 10, 2011   

    • oral solution
    • tablets
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      • tablets
      • mixing
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    • Jesse12
    • April 19, 2018