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tolerance to 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.
tolerance to xanax
by khepri, Apr 09, 2002 12:00AM
i have been taking xanax (0.5 mg) 4 times a day for about 3 years to treat panic attacks and debilitating anxiety. i take the xanax exactly as prescribed, but i have been noticing increasing amounts of anxiety in between doses and that i wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat with my heart pounding and shortness of breath. i am nervous that my psychiatrist will think that i am abusing the drug when i tell her that it is not working as well as it did. my question is: is tolerance inevitable when taking this drug as i was prescribed it?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 10, 2002 12:00AM
, Apr 10, 2002 12:00AM
Please read these articles and educate yourself on what is REALLY going on - do not let anyone tell you that YOU are the problem - it is the DRUGS:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiscloseTheTruth/messagesearch?query=benzo
Learn the truth. Then disclose it.