Posted by onlymeisee on November 29, 2000, at 7:17:08
In reply to xanax withdrawls, 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.
Here is another reason I want off meds. I go to my doctor yesterday afternoon.He also has me on Zoloft and Seriquil which I do not take because it make my panic worse. The doctor does not know I do not take it, so as far as he knows my body is as addicted to them meds (over 2 years now) as to the xanax. Well he could not see me till late. Never pulled my chart. Then he said well I'll have the secretary call with the next appointment, everyone else had went home, this was 8 pm. I said ok, but I need my meds, which it is time, and if I had not stored some xanax back I would be out. He said well call tommorow and the secretary will call it in. Well I call and they are closed today! Now if I did not have any meds stored back I would be hurting, just like if I took the other meds, I would be in even worse shape! Xanax does help me alot, but I am so addicted to it and as you can see I never know when I won't be able to get more. There are only 2 other pdocs around here, and they dont like to medicate which would not help my withdrawls, I'd just be out of luck. I am starting to think though I will never be able t get off of them! By 2pm my heart is racing, that is if I can force myself to go to 2pm. That is the latest I can make it, I then don't need another one till around 6pm. That usually will get me by, but I don't sleep unless I take another. So I'm down to this level. Which equals 2mg.(some days It will be a little more) but I cannot get under the 2mg. If I do my heart feels like it will bust out. What can I do?
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