I am real surprised to hear of Medicaid working like this. I'ld love to know what is their justification. I don't know the answer to your question about when the withdrawal stops. I have experienced withdrawal with other meds (voluntarily in my case) and I know it can be awful.

Ask the doctor and the pharmacist for explanation of why this would be happening. Maybe there is some way you can appeal the decision . . . maybe with a note from your doctor. Or maybe you can get a subsidy from the manufacturer with your doctor's help. I've gotten that on meds in the past. Manufacturers are actually eager to see their products used and don't want low income to be an impediment.

By the way, in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom is the single worst place in the house to keep any medicine. (The steam from the shower, heat . . . very bad for meds.) A drawer in the bedroom is where I keep all my meds. Meds will usually last well after the expiration date on the bottle, if kept away from humidity and extremes of temperature. Somethings break down faster than others. Sniff an aspirin bottle right after you take the cap off and you can smell the decomposition. For that reason, I only buy aspirin in small quantities.

Ten years is a long time to be on a med, only to have it yanked. I would be extremely upset. This is so unfair. There has got to be a way around this.