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> I realize in some cases it isn't possible, but those cases are few and far between.

Really? Do you have any basis for saying this? For many people, going without meds is like going without glasses--you may be able to walk around without your glasses, but you're not functioning the way you want to.


Be careful about providing pharmaceutical advice over the internet. There may be some prescribed medications that people can safely self-ween from, but stopping psychiatric drugs should only be done with close medical guidance. There have been many documented cases of people stopping too quickly with dire results.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-challenge-...


You seem to be prescribing a medical plan based off of less than two lines of text. That seems, at best, irresponsible.




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