Posted by 49er on September 13, 2009, at 14:50:23
In reply to Re: Suggestions re: Someone Who Refuses Medications » 49er, posted by SLS on September 13, 2009, at 12:47:07
Scott,
You asked me to justify my tapering schedule and I told you the reason why. I don't understand why you're now saying I am reiterating what we agree on. If you agreed, why did you ask me:)?
Sorry if I came across as insulting. That wasn't my intention.
But when you seem bothered by something for no reason at all, that is why I asked why it was so threatening. If you had given the reason about being exposed to the dopamine antagonists in my previous post, then I would have understood your question better.
You make a good point but in my opinion, that risk is less than the one of tapering too quickly. But I am puzzled by your concern because you think most people need to be on meds anyway so why aren't you worried in that case about the exposure?
As far as calculations, I can't take credit for that as it was done by the husband of a Paxil Progress Board member. If you want a copy, I would be happy to send it to you by babble mail. Just let me know.
It really is great because you can plug in any information and figure out how long your tapering will take.
As far as when someone is ready to come off meds, I think if they have a good social support system, that is key. I would also make sure they had good coping techniques. And of course, their desires should be taken into account. I wouldn't force someone off meds who wanted to stay on them.
As far as reinstituting treatment, it might be necessary to temporarily boost the dose up a notch just to stabilize the person and then tapering could start again at some point.
When would you consider taking someone off of meds who has schizophrenia?
49er
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