Need help with SSRI medication
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My mother has been on a plethora of anti-psycotic and anti anxiety medication for, probably 20 years. She wants to get off of them, because after so long it has obviously not done her good. I was wondering if anybody had personal experience they could share with me?
Don't stop them.
What you do is cut the dosage by 25% (take 75%) for a week or 2. (if no bad symptoms persist)
Then you cut it to 50% (take 50%) for a week or 2 (if no bad symptoms persist)
Then you cut it to 75% (take 25%) for a week or 2 (if no bad symptoms persist)
Then you cut it even more, you could cut it to 12.5% and 6% for a week or 2, or you could possibly cut it out (if no bad symptoms persist)
But you should definately check with a doctor. However this is what i would do if it were me (with no doctor). I have tapered off of medication this way before (to prove psychiatrists were fools). If tapering it down is too much, go back to the last level you were at and try it again in 2 weeks.
I was with you until the "check with a doctor" part... Find a based holistic practitioner first, not a big pharma shill.
no worries, i was just adding that because i'm not officially a doctor.. i'm sort of just my own doctor from time to time.