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MaybeHad2Much2fast

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Hi There! any Help would be appreciated. Mods please move this if it is in the wrong forum.

So heres the deal ive been on about a 3 week bender with Xanax and I would really like to have a gental landing versus a crash for getting off this shit (air plane reference). Part of the problem is I really have no idea how to tell whether or not I’m addicted or not, But I’m pretty sure I am. And I think you’ll agree when I get to the details.
I also forgot to mention I had a benzo problem about 7 months ago as well I don’t know how that effects
this but I thought I would let you know I used anywhere from .25-2mg a day for about three months. The way i ended that was hell

• Week 1: Sunday night I received 4 mg xan and 300 mg tram and took them all that night
• Monday-Sunday 6 more mg were consumed I can’t remember the exact but I took 10mg in 7 days. No opiates
• Week 2: I felt pretty funky I went through minor withdrawal due to not tapering down, and made it until Friday till I decided to get high again.
• Fri 2mg +30mg Hydrocodone; sun 3mg; Mon Percocet 15mg + 20 mg hydrocodone; Tuesday .75 mg xan; Thursday 3 mg xan 8 (50)mg tram; fri 4.75 mg xan. 8(50)mg trams; sat 4mg xan, 8 tram; sun 3mg xan, 7(50) mg tram.
• Week3 Mon 5 mg xan 8(50)mg tram. 5/500 Perc.

So I just threw in the other drugs into show how they affect my tolerance trams make me really speedy so I use Xanax to counteract
the speediness it’s a pretty kickass buzz actually lol. But im over the getting high part of my life im just looking to get my feet back on the ground healthily.
I have access to plenty of Xanax I’m just looking for someone with experience to guide me Through a Healthy Taper,
I would like to not have to worry about High blood pressure seizures ect…. Thankyou for your time.
 
I'd be happy to help you with this, but I need some clarification.

You said you've been using for 3 weeks now right? Or did you mean in these past 3 weeks you've been using more than usual? I didn't know what you meant by a bender.

Also, we will need to know what your dosing pattern has been. How much were you taking daily during week 1, week 2, and week 3?
Do you have access to any other benzodiazepines?

It is ridiculously difficult to taper with xanax, kind of comparable to a heroin user trying to get clean by using less and less heroin. It just (usually) doesn't work. If you have access to something longer acting like diazepam, temazepam, or clonazepam, you would have a much easier time.

I'd like to help you get off benzodiazepines, hopefully for good this time :)
 
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Thank you so much for helping
1. by bender i just started using again. so for the past three weeks i have been using xanax and opiates and opioid s but im only concerned about the Xanax addiction.
2.week 1 i used 4 mg of xanax that night then 6 more milligrams throughout the week all i can specificly remember is on friday i did 2mg and sunday 3 so mon-thurs i only did 1mg
week 2 i went mon-thurs with no consumption then the rest is stated in my orginal post. today is tuesday (week 3) and have taken 2mg so far i might take another 1mg notsure though.
3.not i dont have access to anyother benzos sadly but i do have 18+ mg of xanax at hand and flexirel.
Thankyou :)

And also i would like to add when i used xanax today i heavly felt the 2mg is this a good sign that im not THAT addicted lol?
 
Alright, we won't need the Flexeril. Split up the dosing as best you can, when I tell you to take x amount, try to take it in divided dosing, since xanax is short acting this means in the morning and the evening.



If you have enough xanax, you should stay on each dose decrease for 4 days (normally it would be longer if you were severely dependent, You would need dose reduction like every 2 weeks or more).
So 4 days on 2mg
4 days on 1.5mg
4 days on 1mg
4 days on 0.75mg
4 days on 0.5mg
4 days on 0.25mg
4 days on 0.125mg

If you don't have access to more xanax, tomorrow drop to: 2mg. (1mg AM, 1mg PM)
Thursday 4/26: 1.5mg
Friday 4/27: 1.5mg
Saturday 4/28: 1mg
Sunday 4/29: 1mg
Monday 4/30: 1mg
Next Tuesday 5/1: 0.75mg
Wednesday 5/2: 0.75mg
Thursday 5/3: 0.5mg
Friday 5/4: 0.5mg
Saturday 5/5 cinco de mayo: 0.25mg
Sunday 5/6: 0.25mg
Monday 5/7: 0.125mg
Tuesday 5/8: 0.125mg
Wednesday 5/9: 0.125mg
Thursday 5/10/2012, stop dosing

This is a fairly rapid detox and you can alter it if you want to make it longer, but if you've only been using for a short amount of time you could probably get away with a shorter taper.
How does that sound?
By following either of these tapers you will minimize the risk of seizures and other serious complications, but psychological discomfort may be experienced, even in long drawn out tapers. So expect a little discomfort.

Can you have a doctor help you with a taper? Are you prescribed the xanax?
 
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Might be worth mentioning, have you got accurate .001mg scales, MaybeHad2Much2fast?
 
He won't need a scale if he's using alprazolam tablets, they can be easily divided with a pill cutter. With the 2mg bars, they are scored into four sections so you can break off 0.5mg pieces.
 
Well that's bloody convenient. I wish all pills had divisible scores on them.
 
Oh wow didnt expect that answer lol..... ok so i had no idea that it was going to be such a drawn out process.... wouldnt drawing it out for such a long time make the me even more dependant? i have only been using this stuff for a short while, but i guess i have been using very heavy doses lately.i have access to alot of xanax which taper method would be best?
And also no on the Doctor this was all recreational. and also i have used 3 mg today i will start on 2mg tomorrow and evenly split it up throughout the day.

And no albion i dont have a .001 scale. I have the blue 1mg tabs.
Edit. I think im going to go with the second taper plan and make it a little bit shorter it seems a little drawn out for my situation....?
 
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tricomb said:
I'd be happy to help you with this, but I need some clarification.

You said you've been using for 3 weeks now right? Or did you mean in these past 3 weeks you've been using more than usual? I didn't know what you meant by a bender.

Also, we will need to know what your dosing pattern has been. How much were you taking daily during week 1, week 2, and week 3?
Do you have access to any other benzodiazepines?

It is ridiculously difficult to taper with xanax, kind of comparable to a heroin user trying to get clean by using less and less heroin. It just (usually) doesn't work. If you have access to something longer acting like diazepam, temazepam, or clonazepam, you would have a much easier time.

I'd like to help you get off benzodiazepines, hopefully for good this time :)
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Not to derail but isn't temazepam considered a short acting benzo like lorazepam?
 
tricomb said:
Feel free to make it shorter as you see fit. As long as you dont stop too abrubtly.
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Dont take that the wrong way i wasn't trying to give you lip lol i really appreciate the information you have provided. i just think if i prolong the detox process too long i will end up dragging the whole thing out longer than it has to be.
 
Yeah I thought about that too, but honestly the best thing you can do is a slow taper. If you think it's too much, another option would be to lower all the dosages I told you by 0.25mg
 
Also a huge detail i forgot to mention is i snorted 90% of what i consumed so the bioavailability is cut nearly in half any where from 66-33% so taking 2mg orally would F me up i think ill give it a try tomorrow.
 
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