Seroquel, Latuda, Ativan, Celexa, Lexapro, Paxil, Pristiq, Prozac, Remeron, Trazodone, Trintellix, Viibryd, Wellbutrin, Strattera, to name a few are now easier to taper off of than ever before.
In 1999, James Harper began The Road Back with lofty goals. In April 2026, those goals became a reality with the publication of Physicians’ Psychotropic Medication Withdrawal Guide. The Road Back has had a very high success rate over the decades, but his breakthroughs have now reached the pinnacle.
Withdrawal from all psychotropic medications is now easier and faster than he ever imagined but being able to reverse drug induced psychosis in a short amount of time is unheard of. Until now. Psychosis caused by marijuana, meth, ecstasy and other drugs can now be eliminated.
Our suggestion – Read through some or all of Physicians’ Psychotropic Medication Withdrawal Guide below, get the workbook on Amazon and start your own road back to the new you. For a quick read on the steps you need to take, read Chapter 2.
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“Here’s an essential handbook on how to safely and more easily wean yourself (under medical supervision) off the heavily over-prescribed psychotropic medications. I have used the program with my patients, and it works!” Hyla Cass M.D. Author of Supplement Your Prescription
Physicians’ Psychotropic Medication Withdrawal Guide
Introduction by James Harper
AFTER TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS of research, assisting tens of thousands of people to get off their psychotropic medication, this book is the final and closing chapter of the development of Physicians’ Psychotropic Medication Withdrawal Guide. read more
Chapter 1 – The Road Back Basics
THE ROAD BACK Program is a very specific, heavily researched, proven program. This program is designed to help people get off all types of psychotropic medications while reducing to almost zero the crippling side effects often associated with coming off the medication. With the recent advancements of this program, many people are now using the principles of this program for their general health, even if they have never used drugs or medications. The basics of the body are the same whether medication withdrawal is your goal or not and the same successes are available. read more …
Chapter 2 – The Four Simple Steps
Do not “self-medicate” (adjust the medication dosage without consulting your prescribing physician).
Do not think you are somehow “different” regarding your medications and think you can cut your medications by 50%, or skip days of the medication, etc.
Keep it simple; follow the program.
If you are doing well and seeing results, do not change anything. Just stay on the program.
Remember that The Road Back Program is a systematic process. read more …
Chapter 3 – Nutritional’s Used on The Road Back Program
In 1999, we were assisting individuals off their medication without using nutritional supplements by having people gradually reduce the dosage. We came up with a slow tapering process, wherein the drug was only tapered further when a person felt they could handle the withdrawal side effects caused by the previous taper of the medication. Roughly 50% of the people could taper off their medication using a gradual taper, but the 50% that successfully got off of their medication still suffered extreme withdrawal side effects. The F.D.A. and the drug companies now recommend what we were doing in 1999, with a gradual reduction. read more …
Chapter 4 – Drug Side Effects
This book addresses drugs of all types. The drugs we are dealing with are usually classified as psychotropic – having ability or quality of altering emotions, perceptions, behaviors, and bodily functions – especially true of certain drugs. This chapter lists many possible side effects experienced from either taking these drugs, or when trying to withdraw from them. read more …
Chapter 5 – Things To Be Aware Of
THERE ARE SEVERAL medical situations you need to be aware of before you start this program. First let me repeat, check with your doctor before starting this program. Medically and physically, do this for your health and safety as you travel through this process. read more …
Chapter 6 – General Pre-Taper and Taper Instructions
DESPITE APPARENT REDUNDANCY, what I am about to say cannot be said too many times, so bear with me.
As you start your road back, I want your journey to be as successful and as smooth as possible. Therefore, I repeat: you cannot simply quit your prescription medications cold turkey. read more …
Chapter 7 – Daily Journal read more …
Chapter 8 – Graph Your Success
A GRAPH FOR each symptom you are rating each day can greatly help track your progress and allow you to look back at how far you have come.
See an example below of how to fill in the graph. The next page is a blank graph for you to copy or recreate on your own. read more …
Chapter 9 – Starting the Supplements, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3
Never take the supplements within 1 hour of the medication. If you take a medication at 8am, take the Maca at 7am or 9am.
We break down starting the supplements into phases.
Phase One
If you are already in withdrawal, you should go back up to the last dosage of the medication you were feeling stable at, as you also start phase 1. read more …
Chapter 10 – Reducing Medication
Benzodiazepines by no more than 5 percent.
Antidepressants, antipsychotics and ADHD medication by no more than 10 percent.
In an ideal world, these are the percentages to reduce the medications.
Antidepressants and antipsychotics should be reduced slower for the last two or three reductions. Instead of a 10 percent reduction, slow it down to a 5 percent reduction.
Again, this is in an ideal world and for an ideal taper. read more …
Chapter 11 – Already in Withdrawal
If you started reading this book from the beginning, this information will not be new to you.
If you are currently tapering a medication, having withdrawal side effects, you need to go back to the last dosage of the medication where you felt stable.
If current side effects are mild or moderate enough, you can remain where you are currently at. read more …
Chapter 12 – Drug Induced Psychosis
Over the years and at the end of the last chapter of this book, I use the phrase – There is Hope. There is a Solution.
The year 2026 has brought hope to many, regarding drug induced psychosis. Until now, no one has offered hope or a solution for this. I will be the first to admit I either stumbled into this or God led me. I really do not care which it was, it just was! read more …
Chapter 13 – Once Off Medication
After you are off the medication, I suggest you continue with the supplements for at least 30 more days.
If you had to go up to Phase 2 with the supplements, after you took the last dosage of the medication, you can drop back to the amounts used in Phase 1. read more …
Chapter 14 – The Science
The Road Back and the developement of the program.
- There are basic common denominators of psychotropic drug side effects.
- How our individual DNA affects drug metabolism.
- The effect of psychotropic medication within the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and immune system.
- How psychotropic medication affects the JNK gene.
- How psychotropics affect the CB1 and CB2 receptors. read more …
Extra Graphs
Write the symptoms you are tracking on the top of the graph.
To the right of Date, found on the bottom of the graph, write the date.
Rate the symptoms you are tracking and place an X in the box for that date.
After you have more than 1 X on the graph, draw a line from one X to the next and continue doing this each day. This will begin to show you the trend you are on. Ideally, you will see the line going lower towards number 1. read more