New to the site, love it, lots of info i need and dont need. but sooo helpful in realizing that xanax is not the answer i need, i got real bad anxiety after my father got real sick and the doc put me on anti depressants that didnt work so after a couple months i stoped them, but he also gave me xanax .25 which i took 3 times a day, now i get 1 mgs. and i only take half 2 times a day, this has been for a few months now, i want to stop. i started taking .25 in the morning and the other .25 in afternoon, but im so worried about the whole seizure thing, should i be fine or what ? i do feel the dependace and thats why i wanna wean my self, i was told that the low dose shouldnt be an issue, all info and feedback would be great.
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Benzos a few months of 1 mg xanax
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JimmyCocks
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Im sure your question is answered all over the place in these forums. search it man, you'll find it
slowpoke1967
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at that low dose i cant see a problem.....
Oxymorphone
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You won't get a seizure unless you are taking over 3-4mg a day. Just stop but prepare for the anxiety to come back and have some coping skills or another drug ready. If you feel more comfortable just taper over 3 days - .75, .50, .25, then 0mg. Just talk to your doctor about it.
SkagKush
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ya man...
your on such a low dose....you are perfect....
stopping will not be hard (physically), if mental issues occur i would hunt down your doctor and also a counselling program....
yeah i really wouldn't worry about seizures, pretty low dose and not on them very long. Ive been on and off xanax a lot and have never had a seizure from the withdrawal. It does suck tho, cold turkey i think its almost worse than being junk sick in some ways.
muvolution
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same.
As far as the anxiety, try to find a doctor in your area who does Bio-Feedback. It's like a controlled meditation while you are hooked up to stuff measuring your systolic BP, Heart rate, breathing, body temperature and salinity in your skin all of which are measures of anxiety/ panic. You can think about different things and see how it affects you physiologically so that you can coordinate your psychological and physiological states based on the statistic that are recorded during your session to see what works for you.
It's the shit. seriously.
muvolution
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Yeah, quite a bit.
I was never one for talk-therapy and I generally don't like shrinks at all, but Bio-Feedback is different.
They just let you do your thing and you can then compare when you were feeling good to when the computer readout shows your heart rate slowing, body temperature rising, and the salinity in your skin dropping (all signs that you are becoming less anxious/ letting go of your normal fight or flight reaction to panic/ anxiety).
I am prescribed benzo's, but have been able to go from 3 10mg Valium/ day to only taking them in the throes of a panic attack. (and even those become less frequent the more you practice Bio-Feedback)
You need to go to a first session to establish a "baseline" reading which for me started at a body temp (measured @ my finger, not core) of ~76 degrees and high salinity, which indicates that your body is bringing blood to the core and large muscles in preparation to either run or fight. After 3-4 sessions with daily practice of only about 15-30 minutes in between, I had my temp up to around 93 degrees and my salinity way down, as well as a normal heart rate (which is like 50-54 for me).
You can then identify what you are doing/ thinking about/ not thinking about when you are getting those good readings and start to apply it on a daily basis.
IMO, it has done more for me and everyone I know who has dealt with anxiety/ depression and tried it than any other pharmaceutical cure.
Pharmies are good and helpful and all, but I would say that the Bio-feedback accounted for 70% of my improvement.
I was never one for talk-therapy and I generally don't like shrinks at all, but Bio-Feedback is different.
They just let you do your thing and you can then compare when you were feeling good to when the computer readout shows your heart rate slowing, body temperature rising, and the salinity in your skin dropping (all signs that you are becoming less anxious/ letting go of your normal fight or flight reaction to panic/ anxiety).
I am prescribed benzo's, but have been able to go from 3 10mg Valium/ day to only taking them in the throes of a panic attack. (and even those become less frequent the more you practice Bio-Feedback)
You need to go to a first session to establish a "baseline" reading which for me started at a body temp (measured @ my finger, not core) of ~76 degrees and high salinity, which indicates that your body is bringing blood to the core and large muscles in preparation to either run or fight. After 3-4 sessions with daily practice of only about 15-30 minutes in between, I had my temp up to around 93 degrees and my salinity way down, as well as a normal heart rate (which is like 50-54 for me).
You can then identify what you are doing/ thinking about/ not thinking about when you are getting those good readings and start to apply it on a daily basis.
IMO, it has done more for me and everyone I know who has dealt with anxiety/ depression and tried it than any other pharmaceutical cure.
Pharmies are good and helpful and all, but I would say that the Bio-feedback accounted for 70% of my improvement.
lizking69420
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bro i cold turkied well was on 2mg xr twice daily but i was eating them fuckers by the bottle for like year it was stupid i know but dont worry about having a seziour
jonny11007
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You are on such a low enough dose that you should be fine.
THANKS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK, i have cut it to .25 twice a day , honestly the anxiety has been bad, but the body temmors are here , mild, but i think thats me over thinking the issue as well, muscles feel weaker, i was on xanax for about 8 months, but only a few a week, the the past few months i started taking every day 2 times cuz doc said, take them every day, he wanted me to take more but 2 times a day .5 was all i needed, i m weaning myself and next week, ill take less. again, thanks for feedback and support, i dont worry about the seizure thing anymore.