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on Day 22 - beginning now to drop down to only 2 doses/day -...
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Female, CA, member since Feb 2008
I joined this site to help me as I mean off of xanax. I am now in another xanax weaning phase - I now take 1 - 1/2 of .25 mg. in am/ 5 hours later - 1/4/ of .25 / 5 hours later -...
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The last phase of Xanax wean
May 03, 2008 10:00PM
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Well.....it's finally here...6 looooooong months of xanax weaning will hopefully soon be over. I just cut my 3rd dose of the day in 1/2 ...and that's tough, because it's 1/4 of .25 mg. Only a pill cutter could cut it precisely...thank god for those pill cutters...and so, tonight begins the last trek down the xanax path to my freedom!! It's freedom from watching the clock - always having to ensure that I remember to bring a pill with me when I leave the house...always counting down for the next dose so I won't start feeling the damn rebound anxiety from this crummy li'l pill...
So, my shrink said I had 2 choices: Stop taking it altogether (yikes! stop taking 3/day doses of .125 mg. - nope - didn't feel right), or cut the last dose of the day in 1/2...do that for 2 weeks, then ........stop......
Either way that I do it, I know that I'll have some psychological pain as I adjust.
I chose option 2 - and I just cut my evening dose in 1/2 and swallowed it down....wrote in my log - Wean Day 1....
I'm so glad that it's almost over, even though it's been 6 friggin' mos. of weaning....why did I drag it out so long? Was it necessary??!! Why did it take longer??!! I've done it before - gotten off of it, much faster and easier...
My situation definitely plays a big role in all of this...so I can only hope that I'll be feeling "normal" without taking it.
No problem in tapering down on Ambien - just started doing that about 4 days ago, and have weaned down from 10 mg. to 5 mg. Tonight will be my 2nd night at 5 mg. I know that I'll have to stay at 5 mg. of Ambien until I get stabilized on less xanax, but I hope that when June 1 rolls around - no more Ambien and no more Xanax!!!!!!!!!
Then, I'll attack the mirtazapine - still feeling way too much drowsiness in the morning....too much appetite out-of-control.....I want off!! If it were up to my psychiatrist, I'd be on AD's and a mood stabilizer for the rest of my life....but my neuropsychologist feels that it's not necessary.....
I can only hope and pray that my neuropsych.'s plan will be my victory!
So, my shrink said I had 2 choices: Stop taking it altogether (yikes! stop taking 3/day doses of .125 mg. - nope - didn't feel right), or cut the last dose of the day in 1/2...do that for 2 weeks, then ........stop......
Either way that I do it, I know that I'll have some psychological pain as I adjust.
I chose option 2 - and I just cut my evening dose in 1/2 and swallowed it down....wrote in my log - Wean Day 1....
I'm so glad that it's almost over, even though it's been 6 friggin' mos. of weaning....why did I drag it out so long? Was it necessary??!! Why did it take longer??!! I've done it before - gotten off of it, much faster and easier...
My situation definitely plays a big role in all of this...so I can only hope that I'll be feeling "normal" without taking it.
No problem in tapering down on Ambien - just started doing that about 4 days ago, and have weaned down from 10 mg. to 5 mg. Tonight will be my 2nd night at 5 mg. I know that I'll have to stay at 5 mg. of Ambien until I get stabilized on less xanax, but I hope that when June 1 rolls around - no more Ambien and no more Xanax!!!!!!!!!
Then, I'll attack the mirtazapine - still feeling way too much drowsiness in the morning....too much appetite out-of-control.....I want off!! If it were up to my psychiatrist, I'd be on AD's and a mood stabilizer for the rest of my life....but my neuropsychologist feels that it's not necessary.....
I can only hope and pray that my neuropsych.'s plan will be my victory!
Good for you xan. You are almost home free. I don't think I'll ever be able to go off of the xanex although that once was the plan. In the meantime, I'm just getting off of everything else (so far got off the paxil, pain pills for my neck, almost done with the trazadone, and ambien never worked for me anyway). How has your anxiety been during your weaning?
There's nothing wrong with using a mood stabelizer to get you though. I take Abilify and it has worked wonders. I don't think of it as a lifetime medication, just for the here and now. Don't discount it just to get over that hump and avoid relapse. That's the most important part of your journey, you don't want to go back to where you were. Best of luck!!!
Erin
Erin
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