Posted by SammyJar on April 26, 2010, at 19:20:37
I was wondering if you can become physically addicted to regular release Xanax when taking it only once daily. I usually take around 1mg. in the afternoon and that's it. The only times I've heard of people getting addicted to it is when they are taking it 2 or 3 times a day, or are taking the Xanax XR. I've also heard of people who take it only at bedtime and then have trouble getting off of it because they can't sleep without it.
But I almost never take more than 1mg. once a day and occasionally skip days. Lately I've noticed I feel a little strange and anxious on the days I've skipped, but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with Xanax withdrawal or not(I have had sinus pressure lately that has always made me feel weird). It seems to me that the way I take it I wouldn't have any Xanax in my system more often than not, and therefor wouldn't become addicted. I have been on and off of Xanax for many years, and the only time I every had any trouble getting off of it was when I was taking .05 three times a day.I also was wondering if anyone else feels a crash from Xanax(probably from taking it once daily). I feel better in every way when I first take it, but then after a few hours I become very tired and irritable. It's hard not to fall asleep, but if I don't it will pass after awhile. I don't feel drowsy at all when I first take it, but it's like once it's out of my system I crash. It's actually very similar to how it is when I drink a few beers. I get in a better mood and more alert, but when it starts to leave my system I get extremely tired for a period of time. Could the Xanax be working in the same way? I also seem to have memory problems similar to when drinking even on low doses of .05 or 1mg. of Xanax. Everything seems a little more vague when I look back on things that happened earlier in the day when the Xanax was in my system.
Xanax works great for me, but I don't want to become addicted to it, and I hate the crash and the memory problems. When I get tired a few hours after taking it nothing helps me wake up either, not caffeine or the Wellbutrin I use to be on. Not even another Xanax seems to help. Any advice or comments will be appreciated.
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