I had been using xanax recreationally here and there (snorting it), not really realizing how much I was taking over a period of time. Then one day, I was in the shower, my nose kept dripping, so I blew my nose. I blew my nose till there was nothing left to blow. As I was washing my self, I began to realize that I had trouble breathing, my chest got tight, my head felt like it was going to explode, I was out of breath, and anxious. I tried the best I could to finish my shower, but I had to cut it short. ( I take looong showers) When I got out, I was still feeling this way. I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I was FREAKING out. My boyfriend, watching me do this, suggested that I take a xanax, and I did. And almost immediately I felt better. Normal again. Ever since then, I’ve been using xanax. Now I fear that if I don’t have it in my system, I would feel that way again. I realize this is a problem, and now I’m going to try and ween my self off of it. But I don’t even know where to start…
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Xanex is a very dangerous drug and so very difficult for doctors to understand how hard it is to get off. I have been taking it for 4 yrs and am so disappointed of how dependant I’ve been on it… I need something to take me off of it safely without withdraws, seizers, etc…
I started taking xanax last August (.25 mg) when I absolutely needed it. I probably took about 10 total in a four month period of time. When I was home during my winter break from school my anxiety suddently got worse. My doctor at home prescribed me another bottle of .25mgs and off I went to start my second semester of my junior year.
My anxiety had never been worse, I started popping 2 or 3 a day and immediatley knew I needed to meet with the school psychiatrist. ( I go to school 500 miles away from home so I can’t keep the same doctor) My new psychiatrist upped my dosage to 5mg and advised me to take them three times a day. Life pieced itself back together again. I was your average college student: Drinking on the weekends, popping adderall once in awhile to get through a paper, and using xanax to deal with all the other stresses. I usually stuck with the 1.5 dosage per day. But sometimes I would push 2mg or only take 1mg.
My school doctor never explained to me what a benzo was, and I thought I found my miracle drug. As my second semester came to an end (about a week ago) I didn't bother to meet with my shrink at school cause I figured once I was home (with the rents) why would I need xanax?I was off it for 24 hours and literally went nuts. I have never felt more out of my element. I immediatley called my old doctor, didn’t even mention I was seeing a psychiatrist at school and she refilled my .25mg perscription. In the last 2 days I’ve taken about 1.5mg total. But I feel like shit. As it is I’m a hypochondriac and seizering is one of my worse fears. I’m meeting with my doctor (the home one) tomorrow. But my fear is if I tell her the truth she’ll take me off them cold turkey and maybe switch me to something else.
I can’t afford to feel like this. I am starting an internship next week that I absolutley need for my career path. I know my health is more important but if I don’t do this internship I will never forgive myself.
I use to go 24 hours without xanax at school and it would not even cross my mind. Now that I’ve read so much about benzo withdrawal part of me thinks I’m freaking myself out. What should I tell my doctor? Is it possible to still function going through the withdrawal? Was my dosage high enough to actually cause me to seizure? Please if anyone has words of support or advice I could really use it right now.
im tired of relying on stupid xanax to relieve my pressure and anxiety its just the easy way out. i went cold turkey from 8 mg to 0 and did it for 7 days and them were the worse days of my life i was literally going nuts..my sensual perception was so sensitive i heard people 5 houses down and everything was much more sensitive when i touched it.. i couldnt sleep i couldnt eat and my head felt like it was gonna explode i had so much pressure.. i am a bodybuilder to so im in great shape and eat healthy but im just addicted to the way these make me feel.. ive been on them for a year and im tryin to stop but i cant its like i try but cant ill go crazy and start punching things and fight whoevers around me and just not care about anybody..
I’ve decided to reduce my dose, in as small an increment as possible, every month or so. The smallest I can cut my pills is fourths, so I’ll stop taking a fourth of a pill every month.
Last week I went from 0.875 mg to 0.8125 mg per day. It wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t awful either. It’s such a tiny step, but it’s progress, so I’m posting it (:
this is a great site for those looking to withdraw from benzos. I’m currently on almost 1mg of Xanax a day and I imagine it’ll take me about six months to withdraw completely. I tried it before, but I went too fast and had horrible rebound anxiety and other symptoms. this time I’m taking my time!
Well, it helps me sleep better, and there’s nothing I’m afraid of more than a night of tossing and turning wishing I were asleep. I feel like a hypocrite clicking on the link that says that I WANT to get off xanax. On the one hand, I love it….it’s a guarantee that I’ll sleep well all night. On the other hand, I wish that I could sleep better like in the good old days. Grief and sudden loss takes quite a toll on people’s sleep patterns.
