Re:The Anti-Addiction Pill That's Big Business For Drug Dealers
by Alex3917 on Saturday October 26, 2013 @10:50PM
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> Ten percent a day. Doctors won't tell you this because of the small chance you die--liability.
Why taper that fast? What's the rush? Most people seem to assume that if a drug has a shorter half life it means you can taper off it faster, but I've never seen any evidence (albeit I'm not an expert) that the speed at which your neural chemistry can reset itself is at all correlated with the half life of the drug.
Re:The Anti-Addiction Pill That's Big Business For Drug Dealers
by s_baby on Sunday October 27, 2013 @07:10AM
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Its not fast if you consider its 10‰ of previous dose. As you approach zero dosage reductions get smaller. Rule of thumb I've seen is 30‰ every 4 days. Close enough.
Why taper that fast? What's the rush? Most people seem to assume that if a drug has a shorter half life it means you can taper off it faster, but I've never seen any evidence (albeit I'm not an expert) that the speed at which your neural chemistry can reset itself is at all correlated with the half life of the drug.