TreeStumpOctopus
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subject says it all. Looking for some reading and people to talk to. Can somebody point me in the right direction?
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Looking for a Forum or online support group dedicated to withdrawing from Xanax use
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harmacologist
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http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/748027-Withdrawing-From-5-Years-of-Xanax-Use
Use that, and search in OD. There is a lot of good information there, and a few members who know a thing or two.
Good luck.
Use that, and search in OD. There is a lot of good information there, and a few members who know a thing or two.
Good luck.
herbavore
Bluelight Crew
Congratulations on your efforts to quit. As I'm sure you already know stopping benzos needs to be a gradual process. Here are a couple of good resources :
The Ashton Manual and Ageneral site on xanax and withdrawal
You can always use this forum or Sober Living to house this thread and to use it however you like--as a daily check in, to ask new questions as they arise and to get support from others. Also, harmacolgist's suggestion to check in the Other Drugs subforum is a good one. Welcome to Bluelight!
The Ashton Manual and Ageneral site on xanax and withdrawal
You can always use this forum or Sober Living to house this thread and to use it however you like--as a daily check in, to ask new questions as they arise and to get support from others. Also, harmacolgist's suggestion to check in the Other Drugs subforum is a good one. Welcome to Bluelight!
bdomihizayka
Bluelighter
benzobuddies is a great one
BUT you'll psyche yourself out reading forums about it and everyone else's horrible experiences of how they were stuck in benzo withdrawal for years and years.....
For everyone that has one of these terrible experiences, there are 1000s of people that get off the medicine with minimal discomfort when tapered right.
Xanax is the 4th most prescribed medication in America- tens of thousands of people are on it- you'll only fine a couple hundred people in the forums.
Read the Ashton manuel, do a slow taper, preferably with an equivalent dose of diazepam, and stay away from the forums!!!! Stay the fuck away....
"When it comes between the battle of imagination and reality, imagination always wins." - forget who said that
BUT you'll psyche yourself out reading forums about it and everyone else's horrible experiences of how they were stuck in benzo withdrawal for years and years.....
For everyone that has one of these terrible experiences, there are 1000s of people that get off the medicine with minimal discomfort when tapered right.
Xanax is the 4th most prescribed medication in America- tens of thousands of people are on it- you'll only fine a couple hundred people in the forums.
Read the Ashton manuel, do a slow taper, preferably with an equivalent dose of diazepam, and stay away from the forums!!!! Stay the fuck away....
"When it comes between the battle of imagination and reality, imagination always wins." - forget who said that
herbavore
Bluelight Crew
^ That is a very valid perspective but I would liken the support available in forums of addicted people to cancer support groups. For some cancer patients they are a godsend that enables them to stay positive during treatment and beyond, or even facing death, simply based on having the support and understanding of others facing the same things. For others they are the opposite; they create despair and fear. The important thing is always to listen to your own head and heart. What is good for you may be terrible for someone else and the opposite is obviously true as well.