Why Use a Tapering Calculator?
Antidepressants should not be discontinued immediately. To minimize the risk of withdrawal symptoms or relapse, they should be gradually tapered over a period determined by the physician. Each patient’s unique situation, including their specific drug, dosage, and treatment duration, requires a tailored tapering schedule. This calculator effortlessly creates such personalized tapering schedules.
Key Benefits:
- Automated daily dosage schedule creation.
- Offers hyperbolic, exponential and linear tapering methods.
- Projects reuptake inhibition effect throughout tapering.
- Supports split dosage forms for more precise tapering.
- Considers drug specifics like half-life and Michaelis constant.
- Easy medication schedule printout.