Posted by Abby Cunningham on January 8, 2008, at 7:43:04
I have been taking xanax (a cruel drug for anxiety for any longer than a week) for over 20 years. I did cut down 2 years ago from 3mg to 1.5mg with great difficulty, lots of w/d sx's, using the valium (ashton) taper with my pdoc's help.
Now I feel as though it has changed my brain chemistry forever and I may never get off them as I wake up with extreme depression/fear/anxiety every morning ever since I cut the 3mg. down.
I desperately want to come off alprazolam. I feel it is a destructive drug. Too many people become tolerant and go through hell either upping the dose or suffering w/d.
I recently bought niacinamide, taurine, gaba, and magnesium hoping I can cut down the natural way. Is there ANY psych drug that is NOT addicting (causing dependence) that might help???? I know some use the anticonvulsants but I hate to go to another brain altering drug. I would really appreciate some help with this.
I tried to get in on the Valdoxan study at UMass but the rules are no psych drugs at all or taper off (yeah, get off xanax in a couple weeks - not possible), and no psychotherapy.
My diagnosis is Major depression with GAD. Meds are the hated alprazolam 1.75mg and wellbutrin sr 100mg./day. Thanks in advance. Abby
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