Hi!! Needed some advice on short term use of Xanax ... Paws or withdrawal

[Missris1983]

Hello , I've been browsing these forums for a while now in hopes of finding an answer to my questions regarding Xanax withdrawal . Right now , I am 2.5 months off a Xanax usage of about 5 months . For the first 3 months I used it sparingly and then at month 4 and 5 everyday . Month 5 I actually tapered . I was by month 4 I was up to 1.5 mg a day . I have had horrible withdrawal symptoms here are my symptoms :

Pins and needles feeling
Vertigo
Eye twitching
Muscle jerked
Chest pain
Irregular heart beats
Tacchardyia
Shortness of breath
Expertise intolerance
Insomnia
Fatigue

I mean I basically have had every single kind of w/d symptoms . And I'm still experiencing it eve. Now !! I read that if a person was on Xanax less than 6 months then it should only take about a month to recover . Am I expediting protracted withdrawal ? And if so how long will this last ? Has anyone else experienced this ? It's horrible .... The heart problems have gotten worse since I hit this third month and the breathing problems . I've been to the doctor they say all is fine just want more advice

 

[Chris Hayward]

Sorry to hear Alprazolam is giving you such a hard time! I was on 8mg/day for over 15 years, then I was cut cold and my Doctor brought me off with Diazapam starting at 100mg/day and then tapering for about 6 months. Surprisingly it was quite painless!