Originally Posted by anthony

A good question was raised with me, and here is my perspective on this.

There is a right and wrong time to come off, or reduce medication. The time to do this is once you heal the majority of trauma and are more actively into the learning PTSD management skills phase.

Obviously only you as the individual will know when the time is right, regardless whether conventional or natural medication, but if you come off medication at the wrong time, the implications could be harder than they are going need to be.

When you come off medication during the PTSD management learning phase, you are going to go to shit with withdrawals if on conventional medication, which 99% of people use. If your trying to still heal the majority of your trauma whilst doing this, your really putting yourself through a harder ride than need be IMHO.

If medication is not working for you, in that you are being made worse, then that obviously changes things, but then you should also be trying various alternative medications to seek the right mix for your body. No medication will react the same with any two people. Trial and error is what medication is. It is far from exact, and the only thing that often leaves a person suffering more than they need be, is the physician scripting the medication. Laziness is often the overiding factor.

So, medicate conventionally or alternatively, heal majority of trauma first, then as your learning how to manage PTSD itself, the process of coming off your medication should be beginning. Medication is not a cure, regardless of type, and it WILL NOT react the same in your body for a long period, regardless whether it is the god sent of all feelings for you now (great that is), your body will build immunity.

That is my take on when to get yourself off medications.