Please be careful with this one, I was always instructed to allow the doctor to monitor progress and do the "wing off" but once I tried to do it myself. I assume due to the medication types, my blood pressure soared to the sky! For me, it was a lesson learned, now I try to watch my diet and weight, take my meds as prescribed and keep my doctor posted per my progress. Because my goal is to have my meds eventually reduced and hopefully one day only one pill to none! I get it, a lot depends on my lifestyle choices. But, I do crave doctors who believe in me getting better rather than doing me up for life.