Posted by Alara on March 14, 2003, at 3:47:34
In reply to Re: Going mad: Nordette, Cipramil, Xanax, pot, booze » Alara, posted by jay on March 13, 2003, at 17:03:27
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> Ohh man..the anti-benzo attitude of doctors once again has likely caused some of your problem. If the Xanax was working great, they should have stuck with it.
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> OK...try to hold on as strong as you can, and get to either your or another pdoc to either restart Xanax, or go onto another longer acting benzo like clonazepam. And if for some reason you have to get off any benzo again, tell doc you want to do it slowly.
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> Best wishes to you,
> JayThanks, Jay. The Xanax was really helping. I wasn't abusing it and (combined with Cipramil) was the only reason that I was able to function and work and get a resonable night's sleep. Now that I'm coming off it I'm sinking into a depression fast. My head feels as though it's about to explode and I feel sick to the stomach from worrying about work. I am having uncontrollable crying spells and getting through the day with a feeling of unreality that I haven't experienced in years.
Xanax was the only reason I was ever able to cut down on drinking. Surely most doctors would prefer that their patients take 0.75mg of Xanax a day than have them drink themselves to their graves!
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