Coming off your medication safely
Plain-English, science-based guides for tapering psychiatric medication — and a directory of Providers who do this for a living.
How to safely taper off Ativan
Lorazepam · between-dose withdrawal, the diazepam switch & a slow taper.
Read the guide → Withdrawal & Recovery GuideProtracted withdrawal, explained
When symptoms last months · windows & waves, reinstatement & what helps.
Read the guide → Antidepressant Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Cymbalta
Duloxetine (SNRI) · getting below 20 mg, bead counting & the slow taper.
Read the guide → Antidepressant Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Effexor
Venlafaxine (SNRI) · brain zaps, withdrawal & the slow taper.
Read the guide → Antidepressant Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Lexapro
Escitalopram (SSRI) · withdrawal & the hyperbolic taper.
Read the guide → Antidepressant Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Zoloft
Sertraline (SSRI) · withdrawal & the hyperbolic taper.
Read the guide → Benzodiazepine Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Xanax
Alprazolam · why short-acting benzos need an especially slow taper.
Read the guide → Benzodiazepine Taper GuideHow to safely taper off Klonopin
Clonazepam · withdrawal, the slow taper & finding help.
Read the guide → Find CareFind a doctor who’ll help me get off antidepressants
How to find a Provider who actually does slow tapering.
Read the guide → LearnWhat is hyperbolic tapering?
The science of why slow, percentage-based reductions work.
Read the guide → LearnIs my withdrawal a relapse?
Three simple ways to tell the difference — it changes everything.
Read the guide → LearnTaper calculators
What they can tell you — and the four things they never ask.
Read the guide → Benzodiazepine Taper GuideBenzodiazepine equivalency chart
What the conversion numbers mean — and why they’re estimates.
Read the guide → LearnWhy tapers stall near zero
The maths behind schedules that shrink forever without finishing.
Read the guide → LearnBelow the smallest tablet
Liquids, compounding and what to ask for before you’re stuck.
Read the guide → Benzodiazepine Taper GuideThe Ashton Manual
What it got right in 2002, and what two decades added.
Read the guide →Find a Provider who knows how to do this.
Search our directory of Providers trained in slow, hyperbolic tapering — by your location.
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