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- 3y
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 3y
No need to go off it cold Turkey. You can taper it down over months or even years. No shame in continuing to use it for as long as you need to. In all this kind of thing, do what’s best for you. Getting off meds can be a good thing, no need to take a medication you don’t need. I have seen too many people hurry to get off meds because of stigma or other frankly bad reasons, only to end up at rock bottom. So take it as slooooooooooooow as you need to. 😀
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- 3y
Hey, oh my goodness congrats on coming this far in your recovery! You can always try tapering down and see what happens — you’ll never know unless you try and you can always go back up and work with your psychiatrist ❤️
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- 22w
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