IMHO, this goes directly to the "am I bad enough for surgery" discussion. If you are having surgery soon, trying to make a change in your meds might make you a moving target and add to the difficulty that you'll have post-op. Kind of, 'the devil you know' instead of the devil you don't know.
Those of us who can successfully reduce their meds before surgery my help with post-op pain management and the hopeful post-op taper. In my case, I reduced my meds prior to surgery and turned myself into one giant, raw, nerve ending before my surgery. I believe that my experience was WAY more difficult because of the state that I was in due to the reduced meds.
Mark
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