Xanax Addiction and Withdrawal Please Help.?
Question by zack: Xanax addiction and withdrawal please help.?
i have been on xanax consistently for 3 years and total of 5 years i noticed a pattern and decided to come off my xanax i have been on .5mg 2 times daily for 3 years and in past month went up to 1.5mg a day so 3 times daily. im asking therapist and counselor for help but they say i have 10 pills left to quit this doesnt make sense to me.. im 29 male and so far experiencing muscle weakness. loss of appetite and concentration. restless. shaky and a bit on edge im easily angered and irritated what do i do?
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Answer by Rosalie
Go to the hospital.
Answer by Joy
It’s great that you took the decision yourself to come of this addictive medication. Well done to you! I did wonder though what you were taking it for in the first place, is anything you feel now the return of the original symptoms instead of a withdrawal from them?
So you have .5mg pills and you take 3 a day but you were on 2 a day until recently. I’d suggest you go right back to the 2 x .5 a day you were on for 3 years. You possibly won’t notice that too much. If it is your decision to stop these by weaning off them I’m not clear where the idea of 10 pills left came from? 10 pills will only last 5 days if you take 2 a day and you need time to adjust to the 2 a day then slowly try to step down to 1 a day for a while. This is not an easy withdrawal at all after all these years you need to take this very very slowly. After the 5 days I think you should see how you got on with 2 a day first before any more reductions.
I’d have suggested the withdrawal was staggered over a few weeks myself! maybe 1.5 pills a day for a week at least, then reduce to 1 a day, then half a day. If you get into a lot of trouble at any stage step back up at least a quarter (if you can manage to cut them with a pill splitter).
You are going to have to discuss this with the doctor soon to avoid any sudden withdrawals in 5 days time.
Good luck, you are doing the right thing.
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