Benzos xanax loosing effectiveness

[redsky1718]

so i have been on benzos since 08 daily. this past year my pdoc has had me on 2mg of xanax a day 1.mg twice a day. but it's just like a short roller coaster now come up for about 2 hour s down..pop the other 1mg same. used to last 4 to 5 hours each but now just a short anxiety free 4 hours. I have an appt with my pdoc next week i am kinda nervious to his attention or how to because i love the xanax but don't want to rock the boat. I need my dosage upped flate out. but hate to do this but it's just not working for me anymore at this dose. Is there some of your insight out there or people been through this before and what happened?? tank you BL and i hope this post is ok thanx...

 

[tentram]

what about changing to a longer acting benzo that can be used sublingually for the faster onset and longer duration of effects.

diazepam and clonazepam would be two top picks, imo.

 

[Dagda Mochta]

Xanax isn't suitable for long term anxiety management IME. It doesn't last nearly long enough, you would have to take it 4 or 5 times a day to be anxiety free all day. And all those "peaks and valleys" just make the situation worse overall. Alprazolam is great for panic attacks and situational anxiety, but that's about it IMO. If you really like the Xanax you could ask for the XR time release version. Personally I would just try to get switched to a longer acting benzo. I'd go for clonazepam. IME Klonopin is very good at preventing anxiety and has very little sedation or euphoric feeling. I function very well on it, even at low doses like .5 mg 2 or 3 times a day.

 

[mrflowers00]

klonopin would be better as a twice a day dose drug xanax needs to be dosed 3 to 6 times a day depending on the person and tolerance