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How much should I taper?

Hello, I am currently taking Xanax. I started taking 3/.5 mg a day. I have tapered now down to 2 and 1/4 pills a day. This has been done over a weeks period. The withdrawels have not been TOO bad except for the throat tightness and chest tightness. I am 28 years old and have been taking these for almost a year. I am also taking 20mg Paxil. How much should I taper weekly or should I say how much can I safely taper. I have read about seizures with this drug. Thankyou.
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Rex - your posts are fine - you have nothing to regret. We all have differences of opinions sometime....fugetaboutit....smile.
I'm out of sorts myself today; it's a ***** how just one little pill can mess with your mind. I think cutting down from 6 to 5 hydros has been harder than anything. (...I'm such a wimpy-ass)... :)    Gonna take a hot-hot bath and go to bed.  Would love to have a shot or two of JD (but thankfully, there's none in the house).  Seems like if there's no liquor in the house, it really doesn't bother me, but if I'm running out of hydros - I feel panicked...what does that say about me?  I know -
D-R-U-G-G-I-E!!!!   :)  I'm trying Rex, I really am.  Peace/Love - Lisabet
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I sure hope everyone who has helped me looks past today and comes back tomorrow.

Like BodyMechanic pointed out, what do you really expect to get when you mix up a bunch of addicts, all in various stages of detox.

Like my dad used to say about me "you look spring loaded in the ticked off position".

Keep posting yourself...

Rex
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Man you ain't lying. **** I was loving life there for awhile. Oh well I guess it goes with the territory. Like I said before, Everyone just keep posting!

Teeitup!
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Hey T,

This was not an "A" day on the old forum, huh? :-)

I should have taken today off and saved everyone a lot of grief.

Glad your here...

Rex
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Sorry your offended, it's what Cajun's call themselves. Anyone from Louisiana or Southeast Texas is proud to be called that. It just a slang term used for the French heritage of Cajun's. I don't know what you thought it was! You ask anyone with the surname Boudreaux, Thibodeaux, Benoit etc. and they will tell you that's what they are!
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To the person who used the word coon-ass I believe this is a racist statement, I am offended please watch what you say Thanks
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