Medical Disclaimer

Not Medical Advice

Windows & Waves is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency support.

The information, data, tools, and analytics provided through Windows & Waves are for informational, educational, self-reflection, and self-tracking purposes only. They are not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice.

This includes, but is not limited to, symptom tracking, medication logging, tapering tools, withdrawal symptom information, user-submitted symptom reports, report counts, medication search content, data visualizations, analytics, and educational content related to medications or withdrawal.

You should always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making any decisions regarding medications, tapering, discontinuation, treatment, or changes to your health regimen. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information provided by the Service.

Reported Symptoms Are Not Confirmed Causation

Symptom counts shown in Windows & Waves may reflect user-submitted reports, self-tracked logs, or curated educational information. These reports do not prove that a medication, medication class, taper, missed dose, dose reduction, reinstatement, discontinuation, or withdrawal process caused a specific symptom.

Public report counts should not be interpreted as confirmed cases, incidence rates, prevalence rates, medical risk estimates, or proof that any individual will experience a particular symptom.

User-submitted reports may be incomplete, inaccurate, subjective, duplicated, affected by other health factors, or influenced by circumstances outside the Service’s knowledge. Windows & Waves does not independently verify the medical accuracy, completeness, or causation of user-submitted reports.

Withdrawal Symptoms A–Z Tool

The Withdrawal Symptoms A–Z tool is for education, self-reflection, and tracking support only. It does not diagnose withdrawal, determine causation, predict medical risk, recommend treatment, or replace professional medical advice.

Symptom pages, medication class pages, medication pages, report counts, related symptom lists, and analytics are intended to help users explore and organize information. They should not be used to make medical decisions without guidance from a qualified healthcare provider.

Windows & Waves is not an official adverse event reporting system, pharmacovigilance database, poison control service, medical regulator, healthcare provider, or emergency response service.

Medication and Tapering Information

The Service may include general information about medications, including mechanisms of action, half-life, medication classes, withdrawal-related content, and tapering concepts. This information is provided for general educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as medical guidance, individualized advice, or treatment recommendations.

The tapering tools and any related calculations are intended for informational use only and do not constitute medical advice. Individual responses to medications, dose changes, and tapering schedules can vary significantly.

Any decisions regarding starting, stopping, reducing, increasing, tapering, reinstating, or changing medications should be made in consultation with a qualified healthcare provider.

Data, Analytics, and Generated Outputs

Windows & Waves does not verify the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of user-entered data, user-submitted reports, educational content, analytics, charts, summaries, or generated outputs. Any reliance you place on information or analytics provided by the Service is strictly at your own risk.

Analytics and visualizations are based on information entered by users or made available through the Service. They may be incomplete, delayed, inaccurate, or affected by missing data, reporting errors, technical issues, or changes to the Service.

Emergencies

Windows & Waves is not monitored for emergencies. Do not use the Service, symptom reports, journals, logs, contact forms, or feedback features to request urgent medical help.

If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.

Your Responsibility

By using Windows & Waves, you acknowledge that the Service is intended for informational, educational, self-reflection, and self-tracking purposes only. You are responsible for any decisions you make regarding your health, medications, or treatment.

Windows & Waves is not responsible for outcomes related to your use of the Service, your interpretation of information shown in the Service, or decisions made based on user-submitted reports, report counts, educational materials, analytics, or tracking tools.