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Old Sep 14, 2023, 07:29 AM
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Realistically you are on a lot of meds. I am too so I relate. But a few years ago, my psychiatrist and I decided to try reducing the number of meds I am on, and we successfully tapered me off one antidepressant and a benzo. Since coming off them, I've felt less sedated and have more energy so that was a bonus.

I'm a bit surprised that your Dr. wants to leave it up to you - that's pretty hands off. Can you talk to them and say you want to talk through the pros/cons of each med? If that's a no go, you might want to talk to your pharmacist about how the different meds may be affecting you - good and bad, and use that as a basis for decision making.

then my suggestion would be to only taper off one med at a time and go slow. That way you'll be able to notice and deal with any withdrawal effects or symptom worsening. This is how I did it, and my Dr. and I discovered that a 3rd med that I was also trying to reduce couldn't be safely reduced without the resumption of some really problematic symptoms and we decided that I was better off on the med.

Good luck with it.
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