I'm back for questions on different detox methods

[flyforfish]

From any one that remembers my last post after a few days I caved pawned some stuff because I was sick like really sick,  sickest I have ever been detoxing. So I used yesterday and of course within hours all symptoms had disappeared. I need to be able to do this without looking like I'm a walker from the walking dead. So I know the traditional way is to slowly drop dosage by mg. I've noticed I don't really ever start getting sick until the middle of day 2. Has anybody ever tapered by the time between dosing rather than actually cutting the dose? Say I don't get sick until the second day,  how about waiting 3 and taking a full dose then waiting 4 and so on. I know it's probably mostly the addict in me that wants to do it this way but for what pills cost around here.  I can't imagine spending that only to feel slightly less ****** instead of awesome. So has anybody done this or is it just begging to relapse again. I figure it's what casual users who don't become addicts do.  Take a dose and get high don't mess with it for awhile and so on.  Realistic yes?  No?

[Merri123]

No do not increase the xanax. It will just make it harder. Stick to the taper plans. No cheating. You're doing good. Stay focus and keep busy.

[jifmoc]

Krissy wrote:

"Don't you think you'll have a better chance of fixing things after fixing yourself?"

Oh, wow, so true!!!

[flyforfish]

Dually noted, good points to all. Well goodnight everybody gotta try and sleep tonight I managed to only take 3 pills today feeling a little ruff but not to shabby word is I'll probably be pulling a 48 hour shift getting my OT tomorrow so I hope I'm not scheduled to drive the engine because 3,2 days in a row ain't gonna cut it

[Krissy_123]

I did say jump,and I'm going to have to stick with it. After talking to you,you have the serious addict mind. Do you think you can have them pills sitting in front of you and take your little dose for the day and then say no more?if you can you're way stronger than me and probably a lot of addicts on here! I'm not sure about axanax? Never took it before,but I've read on here other ppl have to help with withdrawl...and other ppl trying to detox off of it. I feel for you man,I know how hard it is. The withdrawl is what kept me using for so long. You have to realize it won't kill you though,I know it feels like it at first but you CAN do this. I'm not going to say it's like the flu because to me it wasn't. Or maybe it was the flu times 100000. But the days will get better,I promise. I've gone back and read a lot of your old posts and to me it doesn't sound like your wife will be supportive in this and I'm so sorry for that. But you can't let that stop you from doing this. Don't you think you'll have a better chance of fixing things after fixing yourself? If you keep hiding it and lying or pawning your stuff it will get so so much worse. Then there's the chance she won't forgive you. For ppl it's hard for them to understand what we go through. They just don't get it. It's really unfortunate,because with her being in the med field and seeing them daily,you think she would realize this is a disease. But you need to stop worrying what everyone else thinks and just fix yourself. You're only a couple years younger than me,it doesn't take long for the drugs to suck our lives up,then what? We only get one turn at this,then game over. xox

[jifmoc]

Fly, you wrote you don't notice them when you take em but do notice when you don't. That sounds like dependence at least. I wouldn't increase it. That's just another thing your gonna need to get off and you won't wanna make it harder. I guess you want to increase it because you are afraid of not sleeping? Again, you will have some discomfort, but it will pass!!!!

Come on, dude...do this!!! We're all in your corner:)

[flyforfish]

Would it be a particularly bad move to try and get my pdoc to increase my xanax dose while I kick?  I take xanax xr so it's more like Valium or klonopin. I take 1mg a day, and I don't abuse them at all. The effect has worn off pretty much they used to help me sleep, now I don't notice them when I take them, but I definitely notice when I don't. So I don't think I really have a problem with them