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When Not To Taper: Signs of Stress-System Overwhelm
Feb 4
1 min read
Updated: Oct 7
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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