Originally Posted by
August252015 
My short answer to your question is yes; Antabuse was the first short term rx support tool.
Others, we've adjusted doses (Paxil) or stopped (also Paxil- within 2 wks it was clear I needed to go back on it). Two sleep meds (seroquel and trazadone) from nightly to as needed. And so on.
Bit longer yet succinct answer: we are all different, and only good drs can help us best assess any and all, how long and so on.
Me, too, on all counts.
I took Antabuse for 15 - 16 months - perhaps the longest user in history, but I wanted everything I could get, including copious amounts of going to meetings and working the 12 steps, to get sober.
I tried to taper off of some of my AD's back last year, including Paxil, but to no avail.
I'll be on my meds for life, which is okay with me because they manage the brain chemistry imbalances that I have.
If I have a problem that taking a pill will fix, it's no problem at all.