Can you wean off Xanax? .05mg per day for 15 years

[AreWeThereYet]

I want to quit taking Xanax, I only take it at night for sleep but I lost my health insurance and need to quit taking it. I don't think it works so well for sleep anyway. I have starting taking melatonin and am staring on L Theanine for sleep. Anyone quit on there own?

[AreWeThereYet]

Thanks, I have thought about tapering by cutting it in half and taking melatonin or other sleep aids. I hope I can do it! I read xanax has a short half life and that is why it is hard to stop.

Has anyone on this post stopped by tapering instead of taking other drugs in the place of xanax?

[avisg]

yes after taking it for 15 years even at small amounts its going to have to be tapered.Have your doctor help you come up with a taper to come off . The good thing is you stayed a low amount. Let us know how u are

[vicki595]

Hi~  You need to taper off of xanax for a while especially since you've taken it for so long long.  Ask your doctor for a taper plan. We really can't give you one on the forum. But,it's not a large dose and wouldn't be hard to just start cutting back.  You can break the .5 in half and take that for awhile then break it in half a gain. It could be done over weeks.

Vicki

[LeaAnn807]

You should tell your doc who prescribes it that you want to stop, so he can get you on a taper.  You are not on a high dose, but the 15 years is a lot of time, so you will need medical supervision in my opinion!

Good luck! : )