[PSA] tapering is not what most of this community thinks it is
tapering is not what most of this community thinks it is, and I say this having got it wrong myself for long enough to be annoyed about it. Nothing on this board is a taper schedule, and no member can write one for another. What can be shared is what people watched and what they observed. There is very little…
Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation, with appetite typically returning before weight changes. That is a description of the pharmacology of a chronic condition.
Yes — have the conversation before rather than after. That is the one piece of process advice this board can give.
Small fix — you have described interval stretching and called it a taper. The exposure profiles differ.
Disagree with the framing. Regain is the documented outcome after discontinuation; calling it a personal failure is both wrong and corrosive.
decide what you are watching for before you stop
decide what you are watching for before you stop
Agreed — and the exposure lag means the first fortnight tells you almost nothing.
decide what you are watching for before you stop
injection_site_iris is right that regain is a documented outcome rather than a character verdict.