weaning off xanax

I am weaning off xanax. I have been on .37mg of xanax a pill and a half. I am down to take a quarter pill 3 times a day. It wasn't till I got this far did I feel major body symtoms (symptoms). I get tightness in chest, chills, head pressure, tingling in arms like their on fire. The pharmist tols me It's more psycological because weaning from the amount I started with shouldn't cause withdrals. I have taken this drug for a year and a half. I reduce my doses every 10 days. Do you think my body could have withdrawls from this small of dose? I do have a sensitive body to drugs. Is this psycological or withdrawls? It really feels like it's from the drug.

[xanweaner]

I just sent you a post under a different question....but I'd like to share that some experts feel that you should wean down slower. I think you're doing it too quickly - I do not wean down any faster than every 14 days. And I cut it back, dose by dose.
For example, I picked my evening dose first - I cut it in 1/2 (am now taking 1/2 of .25 so it's only .125) and stabilized at that level for 14 days.

And, yes, I know about the tingling, etc. It sucks!! Google everything that you can on xanax withdrawal and xanax dosage reduction - it will be an eye-opener.

The most important thing I'll leave you with - listen to YOUR body. Don't rush it - I'm currently at 4 weeks on 1 dosage reduction and I'm still not ready to wean down again until I get stronger...
Everyone knows that this is one hell of a tough drug to get off of but YOU CAN DO IT!
Hang in there...

[xanweaner]

Also, you asked if it was physical or psychological - remember why you went onto xanax in the first place. I'm betting it was for psychological reasons - correct? So, of course, your withdrawal will have a psychological component as well......drug withdrawal is not only about physical symptoms -

[tlcha]

Hi,
You  replied to my post on xanax weaning and how tough this is. Mean drug. I started at a whole pill in the morning .25mg and then in the afternoon I would take another half of the .25mg and I wean every 10 days. When I first started weaning I went from a whole pill and another half  of pill  to  a whole pill and a quarter pill then I went to a whole pill.25 mg a day and so on. I only knock a quarter pill off at a time. Hard to go any smaller than that. I didn't have so much trouble til I went to a quarter pill 3 times a day.
Which is 3 quarters of a pill of .25mg. How much did you start with? why are you trying to get off? Do you still struggle with anxiety? I have a friend I made online thats also having trouble getting off. Shes going a little sloer than me. Shes been on a way higher dose than me.  Thanks for emailing me.

[xanweaner]

Hopefully, you received my email.
If anyone wants more specific info., just post it here - I'm happy to pass along my weaning experience on xanax....