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Supplements for Xanax WD? Help...

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SCfratter

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QUICK XANAX Question

Okay for some reason 2 mg bars have been flooding my area lately so I've been taking about 2-3 mg a day for about 2 weeks (with maybe 3 or 4 of those days with nothing - came in two batches). I ended up taking 4 mg (a bar in the afternoon and one at night) today just because I had a day off of work and school. The plan is to taper and start with 3 mg tomorrow and for a few days after and then to 2 mgs for 2 days and 1 mg and then cold turkey it. I have about 15 2 mg bars left and just feel like its time to take a break for a while and just want to do it as safely as possible. If I were to say, take 3 mg for the next two days then 2 mg for 3 days and then 1 mgs for a few days and then .5 mg?

As I said it's only been about 2 weeks that they've been around and I just want to take a break. Sound like a good taper? I know its short term use but will smoking some pot and just gradually reducing dose by 1 mg and then to .5mg every 2 days for the next week work? Thanks a ton.

I've tapered quickly before because its never more than a 2 or 3 week span that they are around in quantity. I usually keep a few around for the end of acid trips or coming down off of adderall. If I were to experience any w/d after the taper could I take a little xanax to alleviate it or would that just make the problem bigger. And I have no problem keeping them around without using them. I'm fairly good about taking breaks for tolerance and to get more school and work done when needed.

Thanks for the advice. Everyone here always seems to calm my mind every time.

And there were a few days in the last 2 or 3 weeks where none has been consumed and the top dose was 3 mg in a day (spread out 2 and then 1 later) except today I took 4 and plan to take 3 tomorrow.
 
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Okay I completely screwed up my first post. It should read right now. I was writing 1 mg but meant 1 bar (2mg) and when I said the highest does I have taken in these two weeks was 2 mg, it was really two bars. Sorry for the confusion. But in summary a lot of 2 mg xans have been around for last 2 weeks. I started with 2 mgs a day and then went to 3 mgs a day and just took 4 today (Just because of day off work). I am ready to taper off now and take a break. I have read that it is not really as much the dosage as it is how long you take them. So does the advice above still apply? Thanks for dealing with my mixup.
 
I've been in the exact same situation that you are in, including the dosage. I just quit cold turkey and had no problems. I felt pretty anxious, but it was bearable. I'm not saying you should do it, all I'm saying is that I've quit without tapering and suffered no consequences.
 
K sounds good I thought so. I have been in same situation before because it comes around in cycles but sometimes I get that BL paranoia reading horror stories of seizures and the likes.
 
SCfratter said:
K sounds good I thought so. I have been in same situation before because it comes around in cycles but sometimes I get that BL paranoia reading horror stories of seizures and the likes.
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Hell yea man I know what that is like. You get a hold of a lot of xanax and you end up taking way too much entirely way too quick and end up running out. I think you will be fine dude. But I'm no doctor, just an average bluelighter.
 
Okay for some reason 2 mg bars have been flooding my area lately
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<no personal attacks or I'll have to give you a spanking>
i've been in the same boat, and the taper you proposed would work fine for me. i've gone cold turkey after a month of doses comparable to yours. oh, and be safe.
 
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My only concern with cold turkey is that don't benzo w/d symptons wait to start for a few days after? I mean I usually take the xanax after work so I feel fine every day after. I'm just concerned if 2-4 mg for 2-3 weeks with a few (2-3 days off and mostly 2-3 mg) poses any serious w/d risk i.e. seizure. Can the mild stuff be dealt with by some pot and just relaxing?
 
So I've been thinking about it. I normally just keep xans on hand to come down from stims and trips and just went a little crazy for these two weeks. I want to get off of them so thats not the problem just want to do it the safe way.

If I've taken 1-4 mg a day for two weeks or so (and 4 mg only once - mostly just 2 and 3 a day) would it be safe to cold turkey it? Since I took the 4 mg today I might take 2 mg tommorow and then 1 mg the next day and then cold turkey but what is the end all be all advice on this? Sorry just want to be safe about it and you guys are the best

And I will have a couple around for the amp comedowns and trip comedowns so if I feel like shit after cold turkying should I just take .5 mg or something or will that start it over again?
 
If you do get the shakes try to take the lowest dose as possible..... such as .125mg if no relief take .5mg until ur shakes subside!!!!
 
The shakes???? I mean what kind of chance do I have of having any w/d symptoms other than trouble sleeping if I ween down to 1 mg a day over next few days??

P.S. What do you mean the shakes?
 
And all I have is the Dava Pharm bars which are green and divided into three pieces so it would be hard to break it to a really low dose....
 
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I'd say if you experience any w/d symptoms at all, your body's talking to you. Listen up.
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Yeah no shit. Thats why I'm asking advice from the more experienced how to taper or whether to cold turkey so that I don't experience any w/d. I'm not asking for preaching just some advice man.
 
you know your body

if your hurtin, and ur mind is screamin XANAX BAR...then u slipped up and caught a lil physical dependecny

you got enuf xanax to taper fine, i say quit, let us know how you are in 2-3 days, and if theres a problem, im sure I or someone else will be MORE than happy to write you a taper schedule so you are comfortable
 
K thanks guys. I've been in a pretty similar situation like this before several times and all has been fine. Just smoked some pot and rode it out. It's not like I'm out and have to cold turkey I just want to take a break and just was looking for some reassurance that I was physically safe. Pretty sure I don't have a physical dependency though there may be a little psychological which I can overcome and have before. Thanks guys. Think I'm gonna do a bar a day for the next two days then half a bar the next two days and then stop. I have no problem cold turkeying tomorrow but don't know which is safer to do. Is it really true that you don't feel the w/d for a few days after because that kinda freaks me out. I have a good access to em so if I do start feeling shitty I can take one worse case I guess but I really wanna just know which is safer to do and more effective. Taper and quit over about 4 days from a 3 mg daily dose for two weeks or just cold turkey and see how I feel in a few days.

Thanks for working with me guys. I know its a pain to answer simple stuff like this but I'll try to help in the areas I know more about (i.e. Psychedelic Forum) because this is a great resource and reassurance. Thanks!
 
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