How much of a factor does weight play in benzo dosing (xanax)?

[dan0125]

I'm 290 pounds 5'11 so I'm pretty flabby lol. I got a hold of six .5mg Xanax pills. I read most of the past posts on Xanax, but nobody really mentions if weight is a big factor. I'm figuring I'll take 2 pills to start off with which would be 1mg. Will I be wasting my time, do you think I need to a slightly higher dose? I don't have much tolerance to benzos, in fact it's been about 6 months since I've taken any benzos the last one being 30mg of Valium which didn't really do much for me.
[This message has been edited by dan0125 (edited 17 September 2001).]
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[PhreeX]

Weight does play a role, but if you tok 30mg of Valium and hardly noticed the effects, I would say definitly go for a solid 2mg to start with..
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[Sugarfoot]

when l first took Zanax....l just took half a tablet. only takes like 20mins to feel effects. I don't know...l'm like 75kg and medium height...average...so, l don't know about dosage. Anyways, like just feel really relaxed

 

[dan0125]

Thanks for the info. I'll probably swallow 1.5mg around 6:30 tomorrow night after work, then after an hour if I feel like it I'll snort another .5 I guess I'll keep a few beers on hand just in case as well. Hopefully I'll be awake by 10am the next morning to get ready for work!
[This message has been edited by dan0125 (edited 17 September 2001).]