xanax not helping

[hazyworld]

i was on xanx for 17 years it worked great aftet stopping it cold turkey in 07 i hVEnt been teh same...was put on both klonopin and ativan they helped some but klonopin made me more depressed and ativan was the cause of  year of dizziness..so in march dr put me back on xanax up to 6 mg a day...i dont take that much but maybe i need to ..im sure i have a tolerance after 20 years on benzos i feel so keyed up im alos on 15 mg of adderall and 30 mg prozac,,any suggestionds

[hazyworld]

and i go to specialists they are pshychrists like lydia said

[hazyworld]

we have 2 drs in my town thar are approving the medical marijuana dor depressin and anxiety imgonna check into it this oyther **** isnt working

[nursegirl6572]

No way will a doc approve and Rx medical marijuana for you. There are only a few circumstances in which that is Rxed (usually in advanced cancer cases).....for pain control and appetite stimulation.  They're not going to approve it for you for anxiety.

A PMM is a specialist.  I think you need to explore that avenue.

Also, we all told you from the beginning that the Adderall was not the best idea.  I think some of this could have been avoided if you hadn't have added the Adderall to the mix and instead try to give the prior med regimen a better chance.

[hazyworld]

yes,lydia expalained to me that a PMM is a pshychitrist...i have always been seeing a pshychitrist all this time....im getting anothe new one in june 2 since the one i got on march is loosing ihis liscense..my councler thisnks i should check out mediicinal marijuana

[nursegirl6572]

hazy...have you gotten a new doctor or researched the PMM's in your area that lydia recommended?  You've asked the exact same question about these exact meds on this forum a ton of times, each thread getting many replies.  You need to let the professionals help you with this....we've already told you that. There is very little more we can offer you as far as advice goes.

[cj29]

Benzos like xanax can lose their effectiveness over time.  Usually, short acting benzos like xanax are prescirbed short term on an as needed basis because of the short half life associated with them.  Why did you stop cold turkey?  That can put you through a bad experience and can be down right dangerous.  

[MMahon]

Yes I tend to agree with Brenndy.   It seems like you have 2 medications working against themselves.
Your doctor may very well have good reason for doing this but it may be that you just don't need as much of the adderall.  Discuss it with him before making any change on your own.

[Brenndy]

Perhaps if you were able to decrease, or better yet, discontinue the Adderall (a preparation similar to other CNS stimulants), you would require less Xanax, but still feel the desired calming effect.