• Tags: Health, Drugs, Medications, Addiction, Recovery

    Addiction & Recovery

    • Xanax & Ativan, 20 to 30mg a day
    • Have you known or heard of anyone taking this much? It's my brother, he's a recovering alcohlic, 25 years or so. He's ready to start his slowwwww detox, but wants to do it at home. He's been building up to this amount over 16 yrs. He is very functional which amazes me. Has hi...
    • Xanax & Klonopin
    • Hello,My name is Dave Im a 44 y/o married male living in Illinois. My intro posts can ramble on pretty long so I will start with the condensed version first. I have been taking 4mg of Xanax XR and Xanax was not working for me like it did before. Actually it seems to do nothing but keep away with...
    • xanax & UAs
    • Ok. My b/f was on methadone to help with his heroin addiction, when his parole officer MADE him detox from it. Now he is on catapres, and xanax. My question is this. How long does xanax stay in your system? He took some on Sunday night (don't know how much) and he isn't going to do any...
    • xanax cold turkey- 8 mgs a day!
    • Hi, I'm sorry, I know there is quite a few threads on Xanax but I am really nervous. Next Monday I have to go into the hospital for a Long term EEG and stop all meds I take which is some Hydro (not enough for physical withdrawal) but I take 4 - 2 mg. Xanax a day! I have just been diagnose...
    • Xanax Comedown Symptoms...info please?
    • I had a hysterectomy in Dec and the Doc prescribed Ativan for sleep disturbences...after several weeks of that he changed it to Xanax .5 nightly for less hangover effect.Ever since then about 3-5 AM every single morning I get this dizzy feeling in my head and then an acidy feeling on my tounge f...
    • Xanax Compared To Klonipin
    • Hello,I have a question that some may have answer to.A person who was addicted to xanax says his doctor is prescribing Klonipin because their symptoms that they orginally were prescribed xananx for is back. I am curious, as I personally have been 58 days cold turkey clean. This scares me for the...
    • Xanax detox one year ago
    • I've been reading these boards for one year and they have helped me immensely. I have no one to discuss my problem with other than my psychiatrist and then I don't tell him everything -- like I've been using xanax again for the last couple of months. My problem is the original o...
    • Xanax for detox of OCs & Hydrocodone?
    • New to this board.Detoxing for OC's and hydrocodone....Doctor gave me Xanax. Immoduim and Xanax is all I have. Day 1...struggling...Having to work (office job) Any suggestions on any other prducts to use and if Xanax works? I know I need to be careful not to get stuck on these things......
    • Xanax horror
    • Just wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice on taking Xanax, I took it for about a week and by the end of the week was taking more than I was prescribed due to the fact I felt it wore of very quickly. That is a very lethal substance. Even if you did not have an addictive bone in your body...
    • Xanax- Im at my final cut/taper - dont know when to try & stop completely? scared!
    • I've done it - I've tapered down from 2 pills per day, all the way down to 1/4 of a pill per day. WOW!!! YAY!!! It's taken almost 2 months, and it has not been fun.. but I did it.I've allowed anywhere from 7 - 14 days between step-downs. Today is day 7 on this final dose...
    • xanax long term user & tapering
    • Well I made it 2 wks cut down to .25 then dropped to .125 and none yesterday, not good! My doctor sd I can do it in 2 wks! I am so pssd off! can't sleep and today I feel like a psycho, so I had to pop a .25 back to get somewhat normal. Called my doctor and she is studying about this and cal...
    • xanax question
    • if a person were to take xanax .5 milligrams, say 3x a week, for a year, could they just stop cold turkey? i know that its important to taper off benzo's like xanax, but since this seems like a relativley small amount i thought that maybe they could just be stopped? thanks for any help....
    • xanax question
    • Hi, I was wondering if there was something that could help me to get off xanxax. I've tried tapering down and that has worked but is still pretty hard. Is there anything I can take to help me get off. I don't want to trade one addiction for another, and tapering seems to be working. I...
    • Xanax taper
    • I have not been here in a long time, although I am now down to 1/5mg per day from 6. It is a long hard road. I would like to thank all of you for your support especially reachout and zizolizard. Sometimes it is so hard because you are feeling blue and in my case the little blue 1mg tablet hel...
    • Xanax Taper, Reflections, Thankfulness
    • Hello EveryoneI am having a very, very calm day and have spent it in such an emotionally peaceful place. I had a long, restful nap... not hard sleeping, just calm and peacful sleeping. It felt so restoring.I have spent a lot of time since waking up rereading old posts from some inspirational me...
    • Xanax tapering
    • Hi - any thoughts on whether tapering works with Xanax, I am afraid I just dont have the self control that is required for this. The therapist wants me to do this and not introduce something like valium to help with the taper. I have 3 small children 8, 6 and 4yo autistic son, so dont need to...
    • Xanax Tapering
    • I am currently taking 1.5mg of xanax per day, does anyone know if reducing it by .25mg per week will cause problems? Please let me know, as I am ready to start today. I also have a medication that was prescribed to me, I think it is called Atenlol which is supposed to help with seizures by low...
    • xanax vs alcohol problems
    • Im bipolar and an alcoholic and I take xanax to help with the anxiety that comes with bipolar disorder. i recently was interviewed for a treatment program for alcohol and dual diagnosis programs. Their one requirement that I couldnt agree on was the no xanax rule. Xanax is not a party drug for...
    • Xanax vs Valium
    • hi, I posted below regarding my prescription for Xanax, I am wondering if I would be better of temporarily with valium? I find the Xanax wears off quickly and find myself needing more to retain my feeling of calmness. Does valium work for a longer period of time?, therefore needing less medica...
    • xanax w/d update:
    • Sorry all for my "strange" posts prior...just read some over and realize how "out of it" I've been! One week today, NO XANAX, only had to take dalmane on a couple nights, used melatonin and tea in between. My taper started March 7 and the 3rd wk was HELL! Not sleeping great yet, and bowel i...
    • Xanax Weaning
    • Was taking approx. 5 mgs a day for months. This week on Tuesday I started taking 3 mgs, because I would run out before my prescription could be refilled. Tuesday I felt like I had the flu. Yesterday I felt fine. Today I woke up early & my stomach was bothering me, I felt really anxious & I have...
    • xanax withdrawal
    • I have made 2 posts to the other xanax thread but cannot see my posts!To repeat.As per the Ashton Manual:Crossover from xanax to valium..5 mg xanax = 10 mg valium2 mg xanax = 40 mg valiumThen taper off at the rate of 10% per week or fortnight.Very manageable tape...
    • Xanax Withdrawal
    • First, I would like to communicate with someone who is going thru Xanax withdrawals.I was taking 4 mg.da of Xanax for just over a year. I wanted off and my Dr. is helping me. I also take Neurontin to prevent seizures. He's tapering me at .5 mg.wk, mixing some XR with the regular. The w...
    • Xanax Withdrawal
    • Hi Everyone - I originally had posted to get some advice on Xanax addiction out of fear that my boyfriend was addicted and I appreciate all of the advice. I am very concerned right now and so I am calling on yall again. My boyfriend is in jail sitting out some warrants and was pretty heavy on...
    • xanax withdrawal
    • Has anyone here ever experienced success in the detox of xanax....no tapering.....Thanks...
    • Xanax Withdrawal Story
    • Dear everyone who was interested in my life story. It is already posted as a reply. I was the one who was having trouble withdrawing from xanax. Several of you asked me for my story. I made it to work today and I am very tired now after posting my life story and it isn't showing. I wil...
    • xanax withdrawal STORY
    • This is from the girl who just posted her life story for all of you who asked. I am the one taking the 250mg methadone and had started taking xanax for sleep. I didn't read all the rules before posting and I apologize to whomever sponsors this board. I am a health professional (I assume)...
    • xanax withdrawal, is dalmane ok vs valium
    • Calling the pysh dr today, asking: if she will put me on the dalmane I am use to taking ,low dose for the withdrawl vs valium. They are both benzo's and longer lasting, does it make any difference? I know dalmane worked for me, and never needed to take xanax the next day. So this short term...
    • xanax withdrawal... sucks
    • had i known anything about xanax withdrawal before taking this medication i never would have taken it. i have a feeling the withdrawal period is going to be longer than the amount of time i spent on this drug.i was prescribed xanax at the end of august because i was having several panic attacks...
    • Xanax withdrawal?
    • I began taking prescribed Xanax about 10 days ago for extreme anxiety over a health problem...waiting for test results. I got very good results on my scans and thought I'd just take the pills through the weekend then stop. I forgot to take my 3rd pill Saturday night (.25 mg) and woke up t...
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