Posted by partlycloudy on November 17, 2004, at 4:39:03
In reply to Xanax Addiction, posted by tankgirl on November 17, 2004, at 2:29:56
tankgirl, it must have taken a lot to post your experience here. It's a brave thing you do in posting here. Does your p-doc know about your addiction? I know this sounds like a stupid question, but when I became up front with my health care providers about my alcoholism, it changed their approach to treating my depression, anxiety, and panic. They are very supportive and keep close tabs on my meds, and I'm completely scared witless about becoming addicted to any other substance.
I'm on a low dose of Xanax, .5mg a day. I went up briefly during the hurricane season down here to up to 2mg a day, and I was barely able to function. My panic was still bubbling beneath the surface all day long. I can see how easy it would be to take up to 6mg a day, with no problem. I tapered down from 2mg back down to .5mg. Do you think you could try a taper from 6 to 5mg, in say a month? I would have been a puddle of jelly if I'd tried to go down all of a sudden.
Have you ever tried to go an NA meeting?
tankgirl, I wish you all the best in getting this particular monkey off your back. We are all here to support you. I think there is someone on the main medication board with experience with this too, but the posting name escapes me.
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