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When Not To Taper: Signs of Stress-System Overwhelm
- Valsa Madhava, MD
- Feb 4
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 17
Week 9 of the Withdrawal Biology series.
Sleep collapse, escalating autonomic flares, sensory overload, or severe reactivity signal that the stress system is destabilized.
In these states, holding the taper allows physiologic stabilization to re-emerge before additional change is introduced.
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