Hi, I'm Stefan

July 24, 2026

I'm here for my severe mentally handicapped son of 19. He cannot speak. I hope to get and give advise on tapering quetiapine and lorazepam here, as well as look around for what one says about qother medication when the doctor of my son comes up with new types meant for chemical fixation.

Seroquel — 75 mg — 3 years — actively tapering | Ativan — 4 mg — 3 years — holding | without clinician

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guava378Jul 24

Community AnchorAbilify · active

Welcome to the Taper Community!

- Aripiprazole / Abilify:
17-May-2026 (15mg -> 10mg)
11-July-2026 (10mg-> 7.5mg
17-Aug-2026 (7.5mg -> 5mg)
28-Sep-2026 (5mg -> 3.6mg)
10 months - actively tapering
- Procyclidine 5mg - 10 months - actively tapering
- Propranolol - 20mg - 13 months - holding
- Xanax - 0.25mg - 8 months - holding

⭐

CatinaJul 24

Community AnchorEffexor

Hi @Stefan, and welcome! Glad to have you here. Your son is fortunate to have such a caring and concerned parent. We can certainly help you with how to taper off the Seroquel and Lorazepam. When dealing with multiple drugs, it's best to taper just one at a time. You can learn about Hyperbolic tapering here: https://taper.community/education Here is some information about your son's drugs: https://taper.community/drugs/seroquel https://taper.community/drugs/ativan Are you also having a concern with your son's doctor recommending more drugs and how to deal with that? Please clarify...thank you. Let us know how our community can best assist you. We're so glad you reached out for proper tapering advice! Catina 💜

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.28 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Synthroid - 25 mcg

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