You weren't supposed to be on this medication forever.
Here's what safe psychiatric deprescribing actually looks like — and how to find a clinician who knows how to do it.
Search for a Provider →What is deprescribing?
Deprescribing is the supervised, evidence-based process of safely reducing or stopping a medication. For psychiatric medications, it's a clinical specialty in its own right — not just "quitting." Done right, it minimizes withdrawal and maximizes long-term success.
Done wrong — the way most clinicians were taught — it causes withdrawal in 50–80% of long-term users. And gets them blamed for symptoms that are actually pharmacological, not psychological.
Two ways to come off a psych med.
Why the curve matters.
When you cut a medication dose in half, you don't reduce the brain effect by half. The dose-response curve is hyperbolic — not linear. The first cuts barely change anything; the last 10% of the dose is where most of the receptor activity is happening.
What it means to be a Certified Deprescriber.
The hyperbolic protocol above is what good deprescribing looks like in practice. Certified Deprescribers have completed a clinical training program in that protocol and passed an exam to prove they can apply it.
Clinical training
A 12-hour curriculum covering benzodiazepine, SSRI, antipsychotic, and z-drug tapering. Built around The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines — the international standard for safer medication discontinuation.
Evidence-based methods
Hyperbolic dose-curve tapering, compounded micro-doses at the low end, and weekly check-in protocols. Not the "25% every two weeks" approach — the gentler, longer arc that respects the curve you just saw.
Renewed every 24 months
Certification isn't permanent. Providers re-take the certification exam every 2 years to keep pace with new tapering research, drug-specific protocols, and updated clinical guidelines.
"After 11 years on a benzodiazepine, I'd been told for years that 'a slow taper' meant cutting 25% every two weeks. Finding a clinician who actually understood hyperbolic tapering changed everything."
Three steps to find the right clinician.
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Enter your ZIP code. See Certified Deprescribers in your area or available via telehealth — filtered by medication specialty, insurance, and availability.
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