Chuck Taylor Says:
What Happens When You Withdrawl From Xanax (Page 4) (Top voted first)
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denyse Says:
My friend has been taking xanax for the past two months he's been taking the 2Mg bars he would eat about 10 bars a day because of his anxiety he stoped taking them for couple of weeks and now he is not remebering anything he has been passing out and saying he had a conversation with somebody and never even talked to that person. like we'll be sitting in a room and he will think the phone is ringing but it isnt. and he said he had a conversation with me one day and i never even talked to him that day. I'm trying to find out if this could be from the xanax because its making me very worried.
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That's the dumbest thing I've heard...u have a dosage the doctor gives u for the MONTH!!! Y u should run out? is ur own addiction. So all in other sh***y addicts is controdicting of urself...if u don't have advice for the guy then get off his case and comments
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Eddy Says:
Wow, schedule 8 Poison in your Country, incredible!
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blessed is best Says:
You tell them i been on this med for 8 long yrs now & i went from 4aday to 1aday over the yrs but at times i need an xtra one but that's not often so my doctor is happy when i go and tell her i still have some left over she's like that's great but we r working on trying too get me completely off cause I've been on them so long & it's addictive which I'm worried about now so I'm gonna try a half of one a day and see if it helps me get off them cause yes some ppl take them for the wrong reasons unlike us whom have been getting them from Our family Doc for a reason & some time now
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Georgia Says:
No need for all this back and forth nonsense, name calling, and judgmental, negative comments. ~ Xanex alters your brain chemistry. It takes months to fully recover from taking it, even after being properly detoxed or titrated. He is experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. He needs to go back on it and properly titrate off of it or get into a detox program. The end.
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Smeedy Says:
Wow I found myself to believe I was the only one who had to suffer through the xenax cold turkey nightmare until I read yours. I was up to 20 mg a day for two years I decided enough was enough quit cold turkey. I went into severe seizures had gone to hospital ten times in one month but dr never knew I was kicking and I didn't mention it either. I almost died and was scared for my life. I spent two months in isolation in my house and never felt so s***ty in my life. I've been 3 years clean and will never forget that nightmare thanks for your story and letting me know I wasn't the only one
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Jane Says:
So you are saying if you really need it and your on 2 mg 3times a day how long are saying you can stay on it
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michellelc23 Says:
I was taking 10 mg of xanax a day for about a year and quit cold turkey. Had 2 seizures and went through horrible withdrawal for 4months. I'm 5'4" and weigh about 120 lbs. It was by far the hardest thing I ever had to do. I felt like the devil was sitting right next to me.
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jonezy Says:
Why are you running out? If you're not an addict, why are you running out? I was prescribed them for crazy anxiety issues. But i wasn't responsible. Which, if you're running out, neither are you. Don't blame anyone but yourself.
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jonezy Says:
Anne. If you were taking. TWICE your normal dose, having a prescription makes you no different from a person without a script. YOU ran out because you took them all way too early. Be mad. But at yourself.
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TGDOvadc Says:
Look, Xanax is a very addictive medication. For many patients with Panic Disorder or extreme GAD it can be extremely effective. It can even allow patients to functions in jobs, as parents, or other normal activities that they may not be able to be successful with without the drug. It is now known that withdrawal from benzeopines can be very difficult and a long process. You can get off Xanax but NEVER go cold turkey. Slowly reduce the dosage under the care of a certified M.D. or D. O. The effects of withdrawal can be moderated and the brain can be adjust to missing drug, but it takes time and should be done under supervision. This is a quality medicine for anxiety and mild PTSD, please use it as directed and report any adverse side effects to your physician.
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Tiny Says:
I feel the same way. But I do know what will happen if I don't take my xanax and it scares the hell out of me.
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post trumatic stress Says:
Your wrong,I kept running out early and am very careful with my medications, I found several reasons why I was running out, first my pharmacy was shorting me two every time I filled, after counting them out right in front of them...I was told, oh it was a mistake...sure it was.The secomd problem was people stealing them, I never would have suspected the person doing it, had known them for years and my housekeeper was the only person who had access to my medicine cabinet, a sweet, church going xanax stealing lady.So please do not tell me the only reason anyone could be short is their own abuse, that's BS. And no matter how addicting they are, I am a much better calmer person with them than without.Its a medication that does work, yes its also addictive and now Drs are afraid to write itbut let them live one day of my life amd see how fast they would get on it.My advise, Trust no one, and count right there at your pharmacy.
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EDDY Says:
I used to count my Xanax (not right at the counter?) and now I can't count that high as I have thousands.
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heather Says:
um so why is it all these people are drug addicts? i take them the same 3 x daily i have severe anxiety disorders and came to this page cause i am off my meds cold turkey because i missed my dr appointment.but it does seem like you may be in denial, you are prescribed a certain amount and yes there are days where i would have to take an extra but i still made sure i had enough to make it to my refill. so maybe you should grow up and understand addicts come from many areas and getting hooked from being on them for a good period time, it's over , you are hooked try and stop on your own its bs very very difficult , and walk in someones shoes before automatically jumping at people
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Genie in the bottle Says:
Try clonadine and or baclofen. Both are used to help with the withdrawl symptoms. As everyone here seems to already know you should taper off any benzo slowly easier said than done right. I'm with the guy who takes them so he can hide what's really going on. See look at this smile. He's right it does that and it also takes away the fears and feelings we don't like. The problem comes in when you try to get off them you really start feeling life and all the s*** it has to offer. You have to reinvent new coping skills because you no longer have your friend you genus in the bottle that was always there for you. It takes a full scale life alteration to get off benzos. It took me a long time to realize that it was the benzo use that was causing all the problems that I was using the drug to hide from. Someone told me and I can still hear him saying " it's so easy just do the opposite of what you were doing when you were taking them". He was right I have tried it and it works. I would wake up and say ok today is opposite day. Everything I have urge to do just do the opposite. I'm was off them for a while but they always seem to creap back in without me even realizing it. My biggest problem is I screwed up my life so bad because I was always on Xanax. Poor decision making poor relationship skills tremendous losses and grief, guilt, hopelessness. That was what I had to face and it would always become too much. Too much stress to much stimuli to much pain to big of a mess to even know where to start or how to fix it. The worst part is once you quit everything starts coming at ya all at once. The s*** you used to ignore is all in a big pile staring at you. For me personally it's to much too big ill never survive because I have lost all my support systems. I always go back. I find an excuse and away I go. There goes another job, there goes another place to sleep, there goes my relationships. The list goes on and on. I have researched this a lot and I have tried to do it several times. The only way you'll ever get off Xanax if you abuse is AA. But you have to want it bad enough to walk away from everything you know and love and let the program teach you how to be a normal person again.
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brandy p Says:
I just read your post back in 2011 and I wanna ask you if your still alive... Im guessing yes. And still addicted to Xanax.... Or as you put it ( you need it ) Am I correct ? Just from reading your dime store philosophy about the drug, its very clear you yourself are an addict !! By saying that you cant make it through a weekend without xanax, and that no Dr. will help you out by giving you even just a couple. Thats called addiction ! You were addicted then.... the same way you are today ! I also know you probably take more than 3 bars a day and your RX. runs out early every month....doesnt it ? It sux always counting and trying to figure out what your gonna do.... especially if your street connection happens to be out also.. I see through your silly story...your nasty attitude and general lack of any emotion that would i.d you as being human. Your to busy trying to convince people that somehow you are different......YOU , not others, truly need this drug ! It didnt occur to you that they also had a Dr who had prescribed xanax to treat the very same anxiety that you claimed to have. I do hope you see this.... Your 3 years older now and I just know that you are much more informed on the subj of xanax....isnt that right? 4 years experience dealing with it is character building ! RITE ? You know all to well what your facing if that bottle gets lost, stolen, or the usual.... runs out. And that is exactly why you must keep taking them. I wanna tell you that I also took 6mg each day because I needed it. That statement now, sounds like a hardcore addict talking. Tell me.... Hows ur addiction doin ? I dont talk to most people this way, but I made an acception 4 you based on your response to the girl who was asking you for help and wanting to die in any way she could. The least i can do to redeem myself with you is to end with some words that i hope you never forget .Im going to be very honest also. . . . Xanax withdrawal is the front door to HELL. The pain and torment alone are so severe you want to die. But thats just the warm up ! Around the 10th day into it, you cant stand up due to the fact you have been without sleep completly, you are dangerously dehydrated but are unable to drink. your organs begin to shut down and you turn blue. the mental torture escalates and you began hallucinating for the duration.... full blown psychosis. If you live alone expect to be badly injured in the last days by your own hands. Anything and everything can happen at this stage. Its at this level of withdrawal that most people die in a horrible way. If you survive to see day 13.... Its only because you are in the hospital. The hallucinations last 4-8 more days. when high doses of Halidal arent enough.... usually after 4 hrs of receiving an inj.. The psychosis and mental torture get so bad that you spend most of the next 3 days in restraints. You lose your mind body and your soul..... You are in Hell. You are going to see the devil , hear the sound of fear, and feel pain in ways no 1 can even imagine.
Dont doubt me 4 one second..... Xanax is the most dangerous drug to withdraw from. That is a fact. I suggest you never find yourself without that bottle or bag you carry it around in everywhere you go ! Those pills always come first...dont they? Just remember.... addiction needs medical assistance to get clean. Next time u run out of your much needed drug, read this again so you will know what to expect ! I invite you to respond to me.... Lookin forward 2 it. Karma can be cruel........ Thank God U have Your Meds !! Take your medicine !!
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T Bear Says:
Some addicts have a hard time taking the first step to get help.
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T Bear Says:
they usually give barbiturates. Phenobarbital it stops the possible psychosis
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Josey Says:
I understand completely!! My Pysch tolls me no more refills!! Stop cold turkey started taking them in 1998 after slapping dr for telling Me a family member would die.. He had been my dr for yrs after she died my father died in 2000 I have been taking.50 mg 3 xs a day every day.. My dr retired I am disabled with pain anxiety panic attacks also bipolar with chronic depression. I need them to be able to be around other people.. And do daily needs of me mom and husband with M. D. Fully loaded.. What her reason was I missed an appointment. One time. I don't understand she said withdrawal over in a week no way now I am scared of what's to come severe diarrhea for three weeks. Hot cold nervous b****y out of control what to do??? Desperate for knowledge
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wendy Says:
Ive been on xanax on and off since middle school and am now 41. I started abusing it and wanted to be sober and grow up for the remainder of my adulthood. Ive tried several times and this time I am on week 4...never got past a full week before. In my experience this time I took benedryl the first week, even during the day, week two, three, and currently Im taking valerian root (life saver!) You can buy it at cvs for $5 a bottle, melatonine, vitamine B. I have to be at home & only leave the house to go to the store a few times a week. I have had or am having 90% of the withdrawal symptoms but very mild, no seizures. I apologize for the grammar errors just wanted to answer your question. To have a better chance at beating this you have to get your sleep under control because the side effects from not sleeping are hell.
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