hi welcome to the forum .....I dont know your whole story but I hope you tapered the xanex and that stuff s u c k s going off ....I came off 4mg over about a yr taper and it still was ruff if you just go off your gaba receptors are going to go nutz for a wile you could be in for symptoms for over a month .....I know you want off eveything but I would wait till your done with 1 b/4 you start the other your going to have your brain chemesty a mess here what ever you decide we will support you im just trying to give you sound advise benzo are a bi t ch to kick now your throwing nacotic withdrawals in to....your a brave soul
good luck and God bless......Gnarly
Well, all i can say is I do now how you feel. I'm now at 44 days clean from oxycodone..and I did a short taper with them..tomorrow I have an appt to see Dr about tapering the xanax. Because of the dual dependance and maybe my health problems have drawn out the w/d process for me..I don't know for sure but anxiety is still a major factor, so just want you to know that many of us understand.
I don't know if you tapered and if so, how long a taper on the xanax? I was informed that though wth opiates there is no need for tapering that with xanax there is a possibility for seizures. I hope and pray that you will be feeling better real soon. My story is somewhat similiar..in the sense that I did get meds for legit reasons initially and then became dependant and stayed within the script, not looking for it elsewhere. I say this humbly, only but for the Grace of God.
Keep us posted, ok?
btw: Good for you, taking control of your life...as i've heard said here before "This is a marathon not a 100 yard dash."..or something to that effect. Your wife, I imagine is scared for you, for your marriage, and doesn't know how to cope, what to do. How could anyone if they have never experienced it, right? I could never have understood unless I'd been there. That's why this forum is so helpful. Everyone has been there in some way or other. Maybe if you showed your message (this forum) to your wife and the responses?, she may very well want to become more knowledgable and then maybe be a supportive spouse. I believe that would make this fight for your life a little easier. Just a thought.
Thanks for the kind words.
I took 1mg Xanax XR nightly for a little less than a month. About the middle of week 2 I began to notice some serious changes in me like bouts of bad depression that came out of the blue and lasted several hours. I called the doc and she said not to worry and suggested I increase to 1.5mgs nightly but I just did not feel comfortable with that. About the middle of week 4 I was a mess so. Could not get out of bed, severe brain fog, no energy, urination problems, gained 15lbs and extreme depression. I knew xanax was the reason so I quit cold turkey not knowing exactly how potent this particular med was. Other than Ativan that was given to me while in the hospital...I've never taken a benzo on a regular basis like this...I sure wish I had researched this med before ever taking that first tab.
Quitting xanax cold turkey certainly was the wrong thing to do but now I'm so far into detox I'm just not willing to go back and undo all this hard work. And yes...adding in a narcotic withdrawal has been nothing short of "HELL" but I had a decision to make.
Over the past 10 days I've learned a lot about GABA, how xanax changes the chemistry in your mind and how difficult xanax is to come off of. I wish I had done this research prior to taking that first pill. Anyway....tomorrow is another day and I know I still have some work to do but I'm committed to this.
I'm just SHOCKED at how a small does of xanax can do so much damage is such a short amount of time. I've felt bad for so long that I'm actually getting used to it.
Still givin it the finger!