Why “Tapering” is being discussed
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and yet we still have people saying the rate of change is increasing my view is we had a leap over the last fe years and it's tapering off. this is fine, but for the IPOs
by jbs789 · Sep 1, 2026
> We're all frustration addicts. We just want to bang our heads against problems we don't yet know how to solve. I've been tapering off AI lately. I think I've realized that con…
by randusername · Aug 31, 2026
FWIW quitting any SSRI cold turkey is highly disrecommended vs gradual tapering over ~2–6 weeks but even that current guidance is probably too aggressive. Something like one ste…
by tedmiston · Aug 28, 2026
None of my doctors spoke of the withdrawal side effects. But they'd happily prescribe stuff. I was on SSRI (Sertraline) for around a year, and it absolutely demolished my libido…
by chakintosh · Aug 28, 2026
Venlafaxine has also been a godsend for me. My doctor started me on ut first and past the two weeks of rebalancing (big ideation swings and so much calling to act on it...) and…
by touisteur · Aug 28, 2026
Hey, don't lose hope. I got prescribed and took 30 mg of Citalopram for about 10 years to treat general anxiety. At some point, I wanted to stop taking it because of the emotion…
by move68k · Aug 28, 2026
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Tapering may refer to:Tapering (economics), reduction of the quantitative easing program in the US Tapering (mathematics), a type of shape transformation Tapering (medicine), reduction in medicine dose over time Opioid tapering, reduction in opioid dose over time Tapering Tapering (sports), reducing exercise in the days just before a competition Read more on Wikipedia