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Benzos Is this benzos W/D?? Very concerned.

Sertürner

Sertürner

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I take 3mg alpraz daily. Today I skipped my midday xanax dose and noticed my whole body shuddering and twitching. I felt very uncomfortable and could not tell if I could control the muscle spasms or not. It freaked my fiance out really bad. She said it kind of looked like I had Tourette syndrome? Is this benzos wd?
 
You are overthinking it. The half life for IR alprazolam is 4-6 hrs. Since the half life is short, you may have experienced some temporary withdrawal symptoms.

3 mg is a solid daily dose. Missing 1mg can make you feel rough, but you can get through it.

I wouldn?t panic (no pun intended).

Take as perscribed and withdrawal will be minimal. Abuse will just make it worse.

You?ll be fine!
 
Exactly what I was thinking. I also quit kratom today (had about a teaspoon of powdered leaf. My usual dose is 1-2 tablespoons a day). I started having muscle spasms and thought the worst for but. Once I took my 9pm dose and had a few drinks (I drink 3-9 drinks a night as well) the symptoms have subsided. I still am a little restless but much better than before.
 
How long have you been taking 3mg? That is a strong dose and if taken for a long period (>6 months) it's likely you'd experience withdrawals. I wouldn't skip a dose again without first talking to your doctor.
 
I have been taking it for 6 months exactly actually. I definitely started panicking when I started twitching all over. I don't want to repeat that experience while at work again. Thank you guys for giving me some insight.
 
One thing I have noticed is that ever since that episode, my left lower eyelid has been spasming 24/7 and my left hand is still shaking/spasming. I have been taking my correct doses ever since the missed dose.
 
Extreme stress can cause those problems, even if you take Xanax.

I've had 2 massively stressful times in my life. Both times I developed a twitch of my left eye and it lasted for several months until I worked my way through the stress. Benzos can help anxiety but extreme anxiety (death of spouse, loss of child, loss of job, etc) doesn't always respond to a benzo or you may need something else added to your regime or changed.
 
Mr.Deeds, I?ll assume you have a good relationship with your doctor. Explain the situation. You may be able to have a second benzodiazepine with longer duration as a PRN back up.

3 mg/day is a therapeutically decent amount to take.

In your case, I would look into a rescue med of sorts. That was the benzo recommendation.

Almost forgot. The Kratom probably exasperated the panic you felt.
 
I take the Xanax for an irritable bowel syndrome that hasn't seemed to respond t9 other meds. I do not believe increasing my dose will help. And I have not seen any therapeutic effects from klonopin or librium. The kratom definitely exacerbated symptoms though. I'm on day 3 and feeling much better already besides the muscle spasms.
 
You might want to consider easing off the 3-9 drinks per night after things stabilize as EtOH adds a synergistic effect to the Alprazolam and goes about it in a "dirty" fashion as compared to say another sedative or even the kratom.

Def don't add anything else to the mix as 9 drinks and even 2mg of Alpraz can be unpredictable, not to mention the possible rebound anxiety the next morning.

Hope you're feeling better.
 
When I stopped using benzos I found myself drinking more and more, so be careful you don't replace one habit for another.
 
It's strange, I hear people post about how benzos curb cravings for booze. But it has absolutely no effect on my cravings. I still want to drink just as much, if not more sometimes.
 
benzos make me wanna drink and vice versa. whatever you were/are expierencing is likely not benzo withdrawal. it takes longer than a few hours abstinence to go into significant withdrawal.
 
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