A follow up to the last video on my taper experience going from 40mg to 20mg of lurasidone (my antipsychotic medication). I thought I had evaded intense withdrawal symptoms, but they showed up about a week and a half later. I share more about this experience and my shifting plans for the rest of my medication taper.

Relevant videos:
'I'm almost off meds' (May 27, 2024)    • I'm almost off meds  
'What's going on with my meds?' (March 28, 2024)    • What's going on with my meds?  

Helpful resources on tapering:
'Tapering Psychiatric Medications on Keto'    • Tapering Psychiatric Medications on Keto  

'The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Zdrugs' https://www.amazon.com/dp/111982298X?...

'Functional Medicine for Antidepressant Withdrawal: An integrative and Functional Medicine approach to the treatment and prevention of antidepressant withdrawal' https://www.amazon.com/dp/1039136176?...

MEDICAL KETO RESOURCES
You can learn more about medical keto for mental illnesses on the Metabolic Mind YouTube channel (@metabolicmind) and on their website https://www.metabolicmind.org/

You can also learn more about metabolic health and mental illness from the book 'Brain Energy' by Dr. Christopher Palmer https://brainenergy.com/

You can find more about my keto coach Nicole Laurent and her work on her website:
https://www.mentalhealthketo.com/

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