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What is a good tapering schedule?
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ON WHAT: Tapering of medications is dependent on the medication you are taking.
Answered 5/3/2015
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Depends upon drug: Tapering off a mediation depends upon what medication you are talking about and how long you have been on it. It is best to ask the prescribing doctor how to taper off a medication that you want to get off of.
Answered 5/3/2015
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