Didn't Go Into Medical Detox Yesterday...Tapering & Seeking Alternatives

[Trayanne]

I hope all of you are doing well!

I didn't make it into the in-patient medical detox yesterday for the Xanax. I have prayed and prayed about it...called different dr's, called my dr. and came to the conclusion that I will continue to taper & find the help I need. I don't want anymore medications...I'm so afraid that my 1 kidney will be damaged in detox. I have tapered down 2mgs. over the last 2 weeks and am doing pretty well.

I have an appt. with my dr. today and am going to let him know the severity of the Xanax addiction and see what he recommends. I told him before but he said to take an anti-depressant to help with the taper....didn't work!

I have also got the numbers to a couple Addiction Specialists, Therapists & Physciatrists and a support group. I have to have a plan going into my dr. today (he's always ready to write a new perscription) and I'm letting him know I NEED HIS HELP or I will get it elsewhere....no pills. The migraines, insomnia & heart palpitations are terrible.

I have been reading The Mood Cure at the advise of Stephanie and it really makes a lot sense to me.

Thank you all for the support!  Stay strong and don't lose focus of your goals.....

XOXO
Tracy

[NautyOne]

2mg from 5 is good.  how do you feel?  are you pretty stable at that dose.  If your gonna taper trust me ....i now understand why so many choose not to do it.  It is a long drawn out process that consumes every hour of the day.  A true commitment day after day after day and can really be difficult.  You must do what you feel is right for you, but if you cant do it.......I hope you reconsider.  Good luck & God Bless.........

Nauty...................

[Trayanne]

It may be a mistake but..... I'm down to 2mgs. of Xanax a day the perscription is for 5mg.  

I don't believe I chickened out at all. The facility suggested I see my primary care dr. prior to coming in for a lipid panel.... it made me start thinking about the possibilities of damaging my remaining kidney.  They also told me that I WOULD BE given other narcotics and go home on other meds. Not something I was wanting. I also realized that I really hadn't given myself a chance at tapering. I really didn't have a lot of knowledge on any of this until I came to this forum and found that there are other options out there. I've seen a physciatrist once, never a therapist and felt that maybe I should at least try that first.

An in-patient detox I would hope would be my last alternative..not my first.  Just not something I wanted to do before trying to taper myself and seek the help of a dr. who knows what they are talking about.....

I definitely will reconsider if I'm unable to taper. I saw a female physcologist today and she said that an in-patient detox is not suitable at this time. Maybe that's a line of s**t but it did give me hope.

Tracy

[FLaddict]

I have a book that has some suggested amino acids for getting off of benzo's I will look it up and get back to you later on...


XOXO

[NautyOne]

to me it sounds like you just made a huge mistake.  They would not treat you with your kidney issues if they felt it was life threatening to your health.  Sounds to me like you just plain chickened out........I totally understand, but I think you made a mistake.  Please reconsider and go.......your issue is HUGE

Nauty................

[bettie1976]

oops. didnt see that you were talking about benzos! sorry! haha DONT take the VALIUM!

[bettie1976]

Thomas Recipe:

1. Valium (or another benzodiazepine such as Klonopin, Librium, Ativan or Xanax). Of these, Valium and Klonopin are best suited for tapering since they come in tablet form. Librium is also an excellent detox benzo, but comes in capsules, making it hard to taper the dose. Ativan or Xanax should only be used if you can't get one of the others.
2. Imodium (over the counter, any drug or grocery store).
3. L-Tyrosine (500 mg caps) from the health food store.
4. Strong wide-spectrum mineral supplement with at least 100% RDA of Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper and Magnesium.
5. Vitamin B6 caps.
6. Access to hot baths or a Jacuzzi (or hot showers if that's all that's available).