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by skyhatch1 3762 days ago
Unfortunately, you cannot cite clinical trials as the sole means to determine individual patient relapse potential.

Many doctors, especially psychiatrists, use clinically-proven if-then-else type criteria tools created by professional psychiatrist bodies.

As your therapy progresses, depending on how you score with the criteria, the doctor will opt to:

- Taper down and cease medication

- Reduce medication dose and supplement with behavioral therapy

- Stay on the current dose

- Increase dose if your symptoms worsen

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