Posted by Beckett on October 3, 2014, at 19:05:46
In reply to Re: When withdrawal is the hardest part » herpills, posted by gadchik on October 3, 2014, at 15:37:24
Herpills and gadchick, I am impressed you're tapering on your own! Congratulations on your strength and determination.
Many times I tried to taper from Xanax on my own with no success. I could get down to .5mg, but at that dose I was symptomatic. Once an horrible doctor insisted I do a three week crossover to Valium. I had panic breakthroughs through the Valium--I don't think she prescribed a sufficient dose to begin with. After three weeks she cut me off, and I had panic attacks and physical symptoms like an uncontrollable stutter, and I don't stutter. I showed up at a psych's office, and I was in such a state, he put me back on Xanax and increased my dose even. Long story short, I went into a psych ward and cross-tapered with phenobarbital. For a few months after withdrawing, I had random panic attack. It was awful!
I feel much better now. My anxiety level, I feel, is back to pre-Xanax. I believe benzodiazepines created refractory anxiety. I wish had been told when initially prescribed Xanax.
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