i cant stand the xanax any more

[r74600]

   I just wonted to get a little in put on how to come off xanax ?
I have been on zanax for over 17 year's now and im ready to stop
taking it . I no i need to do a slow tapper as well .

     I was put on it after haveing anxiety and panic attack's
I have never have taken over 2mg a day .I was put on 1mg am
.05 at noon and .05 pm . never took more or less in 17 + years .

  Now what im trying to find out is out of all the post there is no one
that ever did a follow up on how they are after they have got off,.
I would like to no just how some people are doing after month a year.ex ???


    I no it's going to be hard and a long road .But still would like to no some one that has been
down this road and can give some input on just how they are doing now ?/
Why is it that every one that is coming off this demo . never post how they
are doing after they have been off and how long it took to feel normal
again. Or do you ??? I would like to here all of the one's that are med free
from xanax . and how they are doing and how long it took??

    I trying to come off of xanax   Do to needing more but i will
not take any more then this after reading up on how hard it is
to come off of .  I dont think 2mg a day is to much / bad
but after over 17 years on it im a little bit in a panic. I do no
im going to be med free one day and would like to no how long
it may take to tapper off the 2mg . And how long to get back
to normal ????  

[skepticalpeach]

Talk to your doctor about how to do it. That's really the best way to go about it. That being said, my DH weaned himself off Zoloft by himself. He just cut the pills in half, in quarters and then quit. Medications that affect your mood like that are hard to take because of the side effects and the fact that there is a risk of dependency. In many cases I think it is better to learn how to cope day to day. Try taking fish oil instead.

[tschock]

I hated xanax!
I took myself off of it after being on it for a year or two. I just quit cold turkey.
Was told later that it had been a bad idea to do that because something bad could have happened.
I felt sooooo good after I came off of them. No more ticks, twitches, looking like I was drunk, sounding like I was drunk.
I felt better getting off of them than I did being on them...but that was me.
Every person is different, so it's hard for anyone to say what you might go through. Sorry.

Anyway, as far as I remember it wasn't too bad coming off of them. I think I had some headaches.
Just don't go cold turkey...because they claim that it can be dangerous...it wasn't for me, but it could be for you.
Taper off slowly. Cut your dosage down slowly. Break the pills in half.
Just make sure you let a doctor know what you are doing.