put back on ativan told to stop the xanax

[hazyworld]

Hello Im sure u are all familaar with me well the dr had me stop the xanax today and go back on ativan after a month on xanx i had been on ativan for 4 months before she stopped it So i took 1/2 mg of ativan at 9 am and felt some confusion and i made it till 2 pm proberly not long enough and i toom another 1/2 mg of ativan about one hour later my head statred hurting and cheeks kinda felt like burning and my fingers felt funny and the right side of face felt kinda numb so at 5 pm i took anotehr 1/2 mg.My original perscription fro ativan said 1 pill 3 times a day and they are 1 mg pills but i had got down to 1/2 mg 3 timed a day before being stoped and put on xanx..and i have been scared al;l day of dying from stopping the xaanx or having a seixure so i thought i might need more ativan...dr ddint tell m,e how much to go back to taking just to stop the xanx and go back to ativan..am i in any danger o fhow i took the ativan today any ideas about the numbness and burning og face cheeks and i kinda am diizzy whicj is why i had wanted off the ativan but xanax didnt make me dizzy it depresed m,e any thought woukld be great

[Jannie1]

Hello; I saw your post and since I am a long time user of 1.5 mg/day antivan I thought I would respond to you.  I have never been on Xanax but see it on this site used by a lot of people.  I have been on paxil, which was hell to get off of after one year.  To stop you Xanax and go back to antivan in my mind, might have caused these symptoms.  How are you now?  Did you settle down a bit?  3 mg of antivan a day is what your Dr. ordered, so you should have maybe followed his instructions coming off the Xaxax and then going back down on your antivan.  Antivan is a very old drug and pretty well tolerated.  It is also a  very cheap drug, and the big Pharm want you to use newer drugs that are more expensive, in my mind anyways....  I think a lot of the new meds cause a lot more side effect personally. I am addicted to antivan after 5 years and have illness which it helps take the edge off.  They want to keep putting me on newer drugs, but my therapist and myself think I am doing okay on the antivan, so why change it up.  

Don't hesitate to go back to your Dr. and see if you are still having these symptoms to see what he says about your antivan dose.

Wish you well.
Jannie1