I have taken this drug for almost 3 years. I just want off this drug where I only have to take it when I need it....any ideas? My body I am afraid has become addicted cause I get withdrawl symptoms when I dont take it...I dont want those nasty effects but then again I dont want to be dependant on a drug.
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I am taking 0.5mg of Xanax three times a day and really want off this stuff, any ideas on withdrawl,
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Benzodiazepine withdrawal can be pretty awful. They can be lethal if you're on an extremely high dosage, but 0.5mg of Xanax 3x a day isn't super huge, even if you quit cold turkey I doubt you could die at that dosage unless you're like 75 pounds soaking wet. :-P If you taper off of it gradually enough you can get by with little to no appreciable symptoms, though.
When I've had to do this I usually just go from 3x per day to 2x for 2-3 weeks, then 1x for 2-3 weeks, then half of one per day for 2-3 weeks, then half every other day for a week or so, then just stop. After that, just make sure you have a few halves around to take if you start having symptoms.
For more info on the symptoms, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal_syndrome
Posted 2 years ago # -
Go to rehab.
Posted 2 years ago #
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