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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Xanax
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
by pggasman, Feb 11, 2002 12:00AM
Hello,
I posted somthing yesterday i have been taking xanax for 33 days now i was takeing 1mg for a week then i started at 0.5 a day for the last few weeks a cant seem to get down to 0.25 i cut them in half the 0.5 then i end up takeing 0.25 2 times a day my ears start to ring then i get this buzzing feeling in my head am scared to stop taking them my doctor said just stop i cant is this just withdrawl or is it going to be a siezure my doctors all egnore me and send me home do i have anything to fear where do i turn to should i go to detox i need help with this and i feel i have no one to turn to they tell me i will be fine am not on alot to hert me am on xanax for stress and anxity am wores now because am scared its going to kill me to get off of it Thank you For your time
I posted somthing yesterday i have been taking xanax for 33 days now i was takeing 1mg for a week then i started at 0.5 a day for the last few weeks a cant seem to get down to 0.25 i cut them in half the 0.5 then i end up takeing 0.25 2 times a day my ears start to ring then i get this buzzing feeling in my head am scared to stop taking them my doctor said just stop i cant is this just withdrawl or is it going to be a siezure my doctors all egnore me and send me home do i have anything to fear where do i turn to should i go to detox i need help with this and i feel i have no one to turn to they tell me i will be fine am not on alot to hert me am on xanax for stress and anxity am wores now because am scared its going to kill me to get off of it Thank you For your time
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Feb 11, 2002 12:00AM
, Feb 11, 2002 12:00AM
Member Comments (1)
by Keegan, Mar 09, 2002 12:00AM
i was on xanax for two yrs. i was taking .25 of it everyday. when i got off of it i felt very dizzy. make sure to take a week off from work when getting off of it so, you will feel better. it won't kill you. take it easy and try to relax and tell your doctors to listen to you or get new doctors.
