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<blockquote data-quote="Marco N Cognito" data-source="post: 84220" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>This is an excellent forum and resource for those tapering any psych meds, especially benzos: <a href="http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1024-why-taper-by-10-of-my-dosage/" target="_blank">http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1024-why-taper-by-10-of-my-dosage/</a></p><p></p><p>Basically, to avoid most withdrawal side effects and for harm reduction, the slower the taper, the better. This is a marathon, not a race. Too many try to cut faster or with larger than 10% cuts (as ill-advised by their provider) and will experience PAWS which orthodox medicine fails to recognize: <a href="http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/6104-post-acute-withdrawal-syndrome-paws-also-occurs-from-psychiatric-drugs/?hl=paws" target="_blank">http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/6104-post-acute-withdrawal-syndrome-paws-also-occurs-from-psychiatric-drugs/?hl=paws</a></p><p></p><p>I would err on the side of caution and cut no more than 10% total within a 30-day time frame. You will need to keep track of your cuts and use a very accurate lab-quality scale or do a liquid taper. Unless you are on a short half-life benzo like Xanax, there is really no need to do a crossover to valium (which just invites another drug to have to taper all over again) if you just taper in smaller increments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marco N Cognito, post: 84220, member: 13"] This is an excellent forum and resource for those tapering any psych meds, especially benzos: [url]http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1024-why-taper-by-10-of-my-dosage/[/url] Basically, to avoid most withdrawal side effects and for harm reduction, the slower the taper, the better. This is a marathon, not a race. Too many try to cut faster or with larger than 10% cuts (as ill-advised by their provider) and will experience PAWS which orthodox medicine fails to recognize: [url]http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/6104-post-acute-withdrawal-syndrome-paws-also-occurs-from-psychiatric-drugs/?hl=paws[/url] I would err on the side of caution and cut no more than 10% total within a 30-day time frame. You will need to keep track of your cuts and use a very accurate lab-quality scale or do a liquid taper. Unless you are on a short half-life benzo like Xanax, there is really no need to do a crossover to valium (which just invites another drug to have to taper all over again) if you just taper in smaller increments. [/QUOTE]
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