Posted by onlymeisee on November 23, 2000, at 21:38:49
I have been on xanax for 2 years, the doctor has me on 10 mg which I realize is high but I do not take this much, I usually take 2 to 3 mg a day for severe panic attacks. I was hoping someone could tell me how to get off of these things and what are the side effects? I have heard the withdrawls are bad, can someone tell me exactly how bad please. I cannot go to a rehab due to reasons I will not get into but I cannot. I also fear if I do get off of the xanax I will not be able to control the panic. I hate a drug controlling my life like this does, I fear all the time of running out of them, I fear my doctor retiring and I know not alot of doctors around here will even give xanax, I live in a area where very few doctors like to medicate. Please someone that has went thru the withdrawls tell me what it was like and how long did it take to get off of the med. I can already tell little symptoms if I go without a dose for 12 hours or so, but only little ones like becomming real nervous and tighting of the chest. I do not want to be dependent for life and even if I could get off the xanax's but then only take one when I had a panic attack maybe that would be better, shoot I don't know, the only thing I do know is I hate the fact I even have panic attacks and I hate I have a physical and mental dependence on something and I would love to get off of it. Thank You.
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