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When medication tapering feels like losing your safety net

I've been stable for two years and my psychiatrist wants to reduce my medication but I'm terrified to find out who I am without it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Long-term pharmaceutical stability creates dependency anxiety about one's capacity for unmedicated wellness.

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