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high tolerance xanax why

I've been taking about 30 or so mg off adderal for about the past 7 months almost daily, got kind of tolerant to it wen taking it almost every day then once i quit my job i started taking it less, then my tolerance went down, but now i need it for school so I'm back to about 30 mg a day. I currently got diagnosed with ADD, moderate anxiety and depression. My dr. put me on lexipro 10mg to start out, I also got prescribed 1mg of xanax and ran out in about two weeks because I have such a high tolerance to it,and 10 mg of ambient. My dr. told me to switch off between the two for my insomnia. I found myself wanting to take the xanax everyday after my adderal was wearing off and just needed to relax which does help when i take enough. I am very fidgety all the time and can never seem to relax very tense. The next time i met with my dr. she moved my lexipro to 20 mg, and my xanax to 2mg. I don't really feel a difference in the lexipro anymore I felt it 4 days after i started taking the 10 mg and was feeling really social but now I'm not feeling it so much. So now its been a little over a week after getting my 2mg xanax prescription and now i am almost out. I don't know if that means my tolerance is just too high combined with all the meds am i taking I just need something to calm me down. I also have a lot of stress in my life in the moment and the xanax really helps i just don't know if my dr will keep prescribing it to me i am also seeing a therapist but i would just like some feed back on my situation. (also at the moment dealing with moving to a new apt, unpacking, money issues, school work to keep up one, and having to find a job) I feel i am not ready for a job yet but i have no choice i need the money so I'm hoping to get some pills that will help me in the mean time. I am also going to therapy so that should be helping as well
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Sorry about that. I see that you did increase the Lexapro to 20 mgs. You need to give it more time. Even with an increase it can time to start working. I understand that it can be very hard to have patience when you have anxiety but these meds just don't start working the second you take them. If you don't start feeling some anxiety relief in the next few weeks talk to your Dr about another med. In the mean time I recommend that you take your Xanax as prescribed because you're running out and that can cause withdrawal. You can feel sick and even more anxious.
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Like I said before, I really doubt your Dr will keep increasing your Xanax dose. It can be very addictive. You need to talk to her about other options. Are you still taking 10 mgs of Lexapro? If so, it might be time for an increase.
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yeah what would you recommend I take for when my adderal whirring off, I always feel very annoyed, antsy, can't think straight, tired, can't relax..etc...Xanax helped at high doses but i don't know if my physchologist will up  my dose, so what medications would you suggest?
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also would you suggest a better pill rather than xanax 2 mg that would be more effective and helpful to me. i just take them at night when I'm ready to relax and go to bed
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