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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Xanax withdrawal
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Xanax withdrawal
by Chuck333, Nov 07, 2005 12:00AM
I have been taking xanax for about 3 weeks then I started reading about how addictive this can be. I started taking 1mg once a day at night to help me sleep. The last 3 days I have been taking .5 mg and last night I took .25 . I don't know if I have been on this long enough to have withdrawal symptons but am not taking any chances . So I am tryin to ween myself off. Does anyone here have any advice
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Nov 07, 2005 12:00AM
, Nov 07, 2005 12:00AM
You probably won't have any problems if you stay on that lowest dose for about another week and then stop, but if you want to make absolutely sure, add another week with that dose every other day, then stop.
