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Your Taper journey conversation roadmap

This roadmap is intended to provide you with education around potential pathways for coming off medication. It is NOT a replacement for a real plan created with your mental health advisor or doctor. However, it gives you the basis and opening to have a real conversation around coming off medication you no longer wish to be on.

First, a safety check

Right now, are you experiencing any of these?

Leave blank if none apply. If any do, we'll point you to support straight away.

About you

What are you being treated for?

Other medicines or supplements you takeSeparate with commas, e.g. omeprazole, St John's Wort.

Pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive?

Have you ever had a seizure?

Do you have (or have you had) alcohol dependence?

Anything big going on in life right now?

Timing matters — it's often wiser to start when life is steadier.

Do you have a prescriber?

A trusted person to lean on?

Easy pharmacy access?

Medication 1

Which medication?Total daily dose (mg)

Check your box or prescription — add up all doses taken in a day.

What do you take it for?

What form do you take?

Capsules are hard to split — this affects how small steps can be.

How often do you take it?

Do you get symptoms between doses or after a missed dose?

Dizziness, 'brain zaps', irritability or flu-like feelings within hours or a day or two.

How long have you taken it?

How long since you felt recovered?

How many past episodes have you had?

Have you tried to stop before?

How did past reductions or stopping go?

Did you relapse after stopping before?

Answer every question above to continue.