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Barto · 08-19-2007, 12:30 PM

It appears your meds are doctor prescribed. Do you mind me asking why you feel you need to quit them? Did your doctor say you should get off? I’m curious because it has been suggested to me that I may have to stay on mine for a while, possibly even the rest of my life. I’ll know more as I resume tapering. If your reasons are personal, I understand. Or, if you prefer, you can PM me.

BTW, my plan is to taper by about .125 mg every week or so once I am off caffeine for about two weeks. Getting off and staying off the caffeine, continuing to exercise, continuing to work the steps, etc. are the tools I believe will allow me to make an intelligent decision, along with my doctor’s guidance of course.

Again, the one bit of medical advice I can give you is to talk to your doctor before you implement any taper plan. Going too fast, even off of a prescribed and relatively low dose, can be ugly. Going off doesn’t have to be ugly, but it sure can be.

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Barto Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Righthere, Rightnow Posts: 1,497	Hey Invisible, It appears your meds are doctor prescribed. Do you mind me asking why you feel you need to quit them? Did your doctor say you should get off? I’m curious because it has been suggested to me that I may have to stay on mine for a while, possibly even the rest of my life. I’ll know more as I resume tapering. If your reasons are personal, I understand. Or, if you prefer, you can PM me. BTW, my plan is to taper by about .125 mg every week or so once I am off caffeine for about two weeks. Getting off and staying off the caffeine, continuing to exercise, continuing to work the steps, etc. are the tools I believe will allow me to make an intelligent decision, along with my doctor’s guidance of course. Again, the one bit of medical advice I can give you is to talk to your doctor before you implement any taper plan. Going too fast, even off of a prescribed and relatively low dose, can be ugly. Going off doesn’t have to be ugly, but it sure can be. Last edited by Barto; 08-19-2007 at 12:46 PM.