how can i get off xanax ?

[rickman2]

I take xanax and want to get off of it, the side effects are worse
than the drug, is there a drug i can take to help me get off of it?
i take it for anxiety?
should i see a phychiatrist to get something to get me off of it?
thanks much
rich

[MrGreen]

A bit of help from a doctor would be a good idea. He might be able to use other forms of medication to reduce the withdrawls. But other than that it is a slow going process were you break your tablets down smaller and smaller and smaller. Over a period of two or more months. Your body has to adapt to lesser dose each time. The slower you do it the lesser the withdrawls. Just search xanax here on the forum and you will find lots of posts about them. Bound to be one telling you exactly how to come off them. The full time table.

[markv]

There are plenty of alternatives to Xanax. Do not get off cold turkey... Always split your dose in two for a week and repeat to prevent serious withdraws.