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Xanax abuse recovery, withdrawal possibilities and help in general

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lessas

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so I had been prescribed 1mg of xanax a day for insomnia, but from the get go I took them sporadically and in slightly higher doses than originally intended, I have terrible anxiety and have been using it as a sort of crutch. The "treatment" started 8 months ago and at first I'd take something like 2-3mg at once in a specific day of the week, I never actually got to the point of taking it every day for more than three days during those 8 months but I have considerably increased the amount I'm taking, some weeks I do it just once, others I do it every day. I want to get clean but I've heard stories that the withdrawal is fucking awful. Considering how xanax has a short half-life and I never actually developed an everyday habit, is it advisable to quit cold turkey? Of course that'll adjust my process if necessary but I was thinking of quitting it totally and if withdrawal shows it's face I'd take an increasingly lower dose with longer and longer sober breaks. Can anyone that been through this help me out, I'm just a little scared and whatnot. Oh and if by any chance I posted this in the wrong place, I'm sorry
 
there have been times where I took it everyother day, but lately I wait somewhere between three days to a week. Thanks for the welcome by the way
 
You are in really good shape then.. as xanax has a really fast half life. So if you are able to wait a week now you will have no withdrawals at all. If people are going to take benzos it should be in the exact way you are talking as their use in this manner will not cause physical dependence. What is the cause of your anxiety? anxiety is usually a condition that responds really well to good therapy so I would look into real therapy as a real cure and not as you so wittingly distinguished with the quotes drug "therapy,"

Best of luck lessas:)
 
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