Posted by jono_in_adelaide on August 29, 2011, at 18:48:36
So, I've been taking 1.5mg of Xanax a day for 9 days now, down from 2mg a day (I reduced from 3mg a day to 2mg a day a month or so ago)
Considering I have halved my intake in a month, I feel like it has been quite easy. Going to stay on 1.5mg for another few days (2 weeks in total) then go down to 1mg a day (0.5mg am and pm)
I think after that, I might switch to Valium for the final phase of withdrawl.... any thoughts?
NB - I plan to keep Xanax on hand long term, so I can take one on days when I feel especialy anxious, or feel a looming panic attack, but have decided I dont want to be a slave to it, taking it every 8 hours. On a daily bases, I'll lrt the antidepressants and risperidone keep my anxiety dowb (atleast thats the plan.... if I start getting bad anxiety again, I might have to go back on regular Xanax, but I think the ease of this withdrawl has proved to me that I wasnt addited to it)
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