Posted by LibbyH on February 25, 2003, at 22:14:52
I'm taking meds for major depression & ADD. Doc says I will be on some kind of AD meds the rest of my life probably.
My husband has Bipolar II (dysphoric type) and Panic Disorder. He's been takin Xanax for panic disorder for about three months now. When he started, he was taking a couple of milligrams a day as needed. Now he takes as many as 10-20 milligrams a day. This has me really worried. His speech is slurred. He has no memory, concentration, or motivation. I questionedf him about the number of pills he is taking & he showed me a web site that said up to 10 tabs a day for panic disorder, but that just seems like a LOT of pills to me & he's already so doped up that he barely even functions anymore.
He gets very angry at the mention of giving up Xanax. I figure he is probably addicted. I've heard horror stories of people on Xanax inadvertently overdosing & dying! Can anyone tell me if 10-20 mg/day is a therapeutic dose for a 200 pound man with Bipolar II/dysphoric type & panic disorder? Also, I feel this is something I should bring up with his doc, but when I do, I'm afraid the doc will put him in the hospital & I'll have to be the bad guy.
Thanks,
L.
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