started at .5 mg xanax now at around 4 mg

[annnonnymous]

I started taking .5 mg of xanax a day to stop my anxiety and stress it worked good at first. But now i am taking anywhere between 2~4 mg daily and dont feel much effect from it. I am running out and scared i may withdraw..? (this has been for around 2 months)

 

[TheEndoftheLine]

Were you prescribed the medication? if so you should speak to your doctor about this...

Benzo withdrawal (be it xanax, klonopin, valium etc...) is very dangerous and could lead seizure and death.

 

[annnonnyous]

Not prescribed went to see a doc and they gave me klonopin, but i feel really jittery

 

[neversickanymore]

Here is some great information

Benzo Information

BENZODIAZEPINES: HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO WITHDRAW (aka The Ashton Manual)
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Wiki

 

[gocards27]

Klonopin will keep you from the unbelievable hell that Xanax withdrawal is. I went from .5mg a day to roughly 2mg a day in just a 6-7 week period and stopped cold turkey and it was beyond hell. It made opiate withdrawals seem like a mild case of the flu.

I was lucky enough to not have any seizures. But it took two weeks before my anxiety dropped anywhere near what it was before.

The best advice I can give you is to stick with the Klonopins never take another xanax until you ween yourself off the klonopins and get completely back to normal.

I know it's normally considered bad advice to say you can go back.

But many people taking xanax used it for anxiety which for whatever the cause can be crippling.


After months of being totally sober from xanax I have a script and use it sparingly to say the least because I know the hell that will come from everyday use.

But when you suffer from panic attacks it's certainly nice to have in back up.

Good luck.