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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 10, 2002 12:00AM
Hello
I have been taking xanax for 32 days now my doctor said to stop i take 0.5 aday he said i should have no pobloms i have been cutting it i half and going 0.25 2 times a day am scared of somthing going wrong like a seicuer or something every one tells me my dose is not strong if i dont take it my ears ring and i get this funny ringing in my ears is it all in my head i go to the ER and they send me home what should i do i do not want to take any cems to make me better i was never this bad all i worry is the xanax going to hert me Thank You
I have been taking xanax for 32 days now my doctor said to stop i take 0.5 aday he said i should have no pobloms i have been cutting it i half and going 0.25 2 times a day am scared of somthing going wrong like a seicuer or something every one tells me my dose is not strong if i dont take it my ears ring and i get this funny ringing in my ears is it all in my head i go to the ER and they send me home what should i do i do not want to take any cems to make me better i was never this bad all i worry is the xanax going to hert me Thank You
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Feb 11, 2002 12:00AM
, Feb 11, 2002 12:00AM
If you want to go off of xanax, you can do it two ways. One is to slowly taper off...cut your daily dose in half, stay on it for 4 days, cut it in half for 4 days, once more and stop.
The other way is to ask your doctor to prescribe klonopin, which is longer acting, and then just go off the xanax. The klonopin will cover.
The other way is to ask your doctor to prescribe klonopin, which is longer acting, and then just go off the xanax. The klonopin will cover.
