Hannah2308
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I am 21 years old and have been taking either Valium (5mg 4x a day), klonopin (forgot the dose), or Xanax (0.5mg 3x a day) for the last 3 years.. My psychiatrist started me on a low dose of klonopin and lexapro 10mg when I first started seeing him. I took the medication as prescribed and I began to feel better, but still had bad physical symptoms of anxiety. He switched me to Xanax 0.5 3x a day while also taking lexapro 10 mg and propranolol 20 mg as needed for presentations at school or when I’m in social situations that make me anxious. Then, I told him I was worried about addiction to benzos and wanted to stop taking them so he switched me to Valium... but that didn’t work. So now I’m back to taking 1.5mg of Xanax a day.. the problem is is that I take all 3 pills at the same time. Sometimes I will take 1.5mg of Xanax before class or before I go to work (I work night shift). I feel like it doesn’t make me act different. Sometimes it makes me feel happier than usual, but I’m worried I’m starting to have a problem. I feel like I never really have anxiety anymore like I used to. Ever since I moved away to college I’ve been sleeping a lot, which I think is because I work 3 12 hour night shifts a week and that throws off my sleep schedule. How can I stop taking this? I have tried and I have gotten down to just taking 0.5 mg a day, but then I will have a bad day and end up taking 1.5 mg at once and then I’m back where I started. My psychiatrist just increased my lexapro to 15 mg about two weeks ago but I can’t tell if it’s helping. I want to go back to taking Xanax as needed, but I don’t like who I am when I’m constantly worried... I’m not sure if it’s the Xanax making me have no worries or if I’m starting to overcome anxiety in general. Any advice helps. Thanks.