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  • BDD Moderators: Keif’ Richards | negrogesic

Taking Xanax for the first time. How addictive is it?

Hmmmm. Interesting.
Do you believe that if someone were taking between .5-1mg every day they would ever get to the point of experiencing withdrawals, or do you believe this is too low of a daily dose to actually experience withdrawal?

For example, for the last 6 months Ive been taking between .5-1mg of xanax per day, split up into 2 doses (so I never take more then 1mg per day). If I were to stop using, do you think I would have withdrawals or is this too low of a dose? Thanks-DG

Everyone is different, to a degree. I was prescribed xanax years ago, before my addiction to opiates. I took .5mg three times a day, and took it for 4 months. When I finished the last refill I was done with it and I do not remember having any wd's from it. Of course I never got much enjoyment from it either, I simply did not like it.
 
omg so easy to get addicted. i would take about 2-3 for a first time and don't fall asleep and when you have a lil tolerance you wont fall asleep but when you first black out its amazing and thats how i got addicted hence the user name :/
 
imo its not the first time that gets you hoooked on benzos. it's more like "arrg trying my shoe is stressful" "well cleaning my room would be better if i was feeling better" also the rebound anxiety that gets controlled with more benzos is a danger.

YMMV
 
Benzodiazepines upon initial(ish) exposure really tend to have a low psychological abuse rate.
After a period of over a year, you'll be highly addicted, IME(O)
 
bloody beautiful drugs xanax and all benzos, i would call them heroin style addictiveness cos u enjoy so much ull want it so much in the future, not that ive tryed heroin, ive just drank sum poppy tea tho :P
personal opinion, benzos are such an amazing drug, sad about the side effects
 
For me tolerance builds realativley fast So addiction is quitehard cos eventually you would be spending loads on Xanax .

....So I only use it one a week to keep tolerance low .<~ which is not addiction
 
never underestimate the pure hell that is serious benzo withdrawal.

no, you won't get addicted after using it once, you'll probably barely feel it, and it may just make you tired. it becomes a problem in the long term, especially if you have anxiety, it becomes too easy to lean on and when you run out, watch out! just don't do it daily, I think they're an acquired taste personally, and that they're really only pleasurable if you're stressed out or anxious or coming down off some sort of upper.
 
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