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What Half-Life Tells You About Tapering Off Sleep Meds
Episode 4851
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
Description
Ever stared at a prescription bottle and wondered what's actually happening inside your body? This episode breaks down the math of pharmacokinetics — steady state, half-life, and the surprising reason short-acting sleep medications are actually harder to taper off than long-acting ones. Using the bathtub analogy, we explain why drugs don't pile up forever, how loading doses and tapers are mirror images, and why the last step of a taper is always the hardest.
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