Bead-counting Surface
To make the light-colored beads stand out so they’re easier to count, some people lay down a lint-free piece of dark cloth, a black cloth potholder, or a dark T-shirt. (Some people find that fabrics that cause static can interfere with bead-counting.) Others use a piece of dark paper with a crease in it, a small tray, or other surface. Whatever surface is used should be smooth enough so that beads don’t get lodged or stuck in any nooks or crannies, but also have enough friction so that beads don’t roll around or off the edges too easily.
Instead of a dark surface, some people prefer to count beads on other kinds of surfaces, such as a paint tray, the ridge of piece of corrugated cardboard, or the ridge of a ruler.
In this section
- Step 10- Get Informed About Your Psychiatric Drug
- Step 11- Ensuring that a Drug is Relatively ‘Taper-friendly’
- Step 12- Interactions, Reactions and Sensitivities
- Step 13- Taper Rates
- Step 14- Taper Schedules
- Step 15- Taper Methods
- Step 16- Preparatory Decisions
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Step 17- Gather the Gear
- Adapter Caps
- Bead-counting Surface
- Counting Implement
- Digital Scale
- Empty Capsules
- Graduated Cylinders and Pipettes
- Jars
- Labels and Pen/marker
- Measuring Bowl or Tray
- Mortar and Pestle
- Pharmaceutical-grade Powder Filler
- Pill Bottles
- Pill Organizer
- Refrigerator and/or Cooler Bag
- Slip Tip Syringes
- Transferring Implements
- Step 18- Essential Skills
- Step 19- Setting Up a Taper Journal
- Step 20- Implementing a Taper
TWP’s Companion Guide to Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Part 2: Taper