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Major anxiety all night ! Anyone ever been on xsnax daily for years ?

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Posted 2/10/2014 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hey all ,
I was just wondering if anyone has taken xanax for years as Im on my 3rd year of going from to 0.25mg per day to 0.75mg per day. It gives me even more anxiety when I think of having to take them but its catch 22 bc the attacks are so bad if ii dont take them. Please help with some advice or experience . Its 6am and ive had a rough night with my mind thinking and thinking , couldnt sleep. Some people tell me if I need them then ii shouldnt worry or feel guilt but then others are saying dony get dependent or addicted ! :( im so stressed bc ii dont take them to get high i just want to live an anxiety free life ! and im afraid if ik take xanax every (0.25 3x a day) something will happen to me physically but im also afraid if i dont :'(
Posted 2/10/2014 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hey I just replied to the post you repolied to me on, I take xanax as needed for about 6 months or so. I was on 1mg and could take 4 a day if needed I have been weened down to .5 and now .25 on my own. I, If really needed could take up to 4mg a day, I'm not doctor and dont know if the situation is the same for you, .25 3x a day will not make you high I can tell you that I have done that many in a day before I wouldnt worry about that. Mr Psycologist said that the problem with xanax is for people who take 4-5mg a day evertyday that might become addicted.... if you do the math 3x.25 would be less than 1mg I hope this helps you some!let me know if you need anything else!

**Kyle
Posted 2/10/2014 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
I was on Xanax for a number of years and at one point was up to 6mg a day, which is very high! Back then, it seems that it wasn't as "taboo" as it's becoming among some doctors now. I never did become addicted. I actually weaned myself off of it after I started realizing that I didn't need it so much. The AD I was on (Zoloft) was actually doing well enough taking care of my anxiety eventually, so that was a blessing. You are very fortunate that you have a doctor that is open-minded and helps you. Your dose is quite small overall and it is patients such as yourself that are extremely unlikely to ever get addicted!
I wish that the clinic i go to would let their docs and NPs prescribe it, but they made a blanket-rule of NO BENZOS for anyone! That is a very foolish rule. Like my last shrink that worked there admitted to me (he's since left...all the good ones eventually do!) that he considered it just as bad to deny benzos to everyone as it would be to prescribe them to everyone! He disagreed with their rules. I've seen some of the best docs leave b/c of being hand-tied like that, but us low-income folks have nowhere else here in town to go for mental services, so we're stuck. So anyway, don't you fret over taking that xanax! it sounds like your doctor has it well in-hand in your case and you are being very sensible about it! Take your xanax in peace and have some peace of mind now, okay? ;)
janet
Posted 2/10/2014 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
As with some other meds, sadly there will always be people who are unable to distinguish between someone being reliant or dependent upon a medication,....the same medication that they've read about other people abusing.

Responsibly using is not the same as abusing or addicted.

This is one of the reasons I am quite selective in who I share information with regarding what meds I take. Some people feel if "they" don't need any medications to function, then no one else should either.

At least here, we realize how everyone is different, with different needs and tolerances, and here you will find support, and not the admonishing we can sometimes get from outside sources.

It's a tightrope sometimes, to be sure.



M.
Posted 2/10/2014 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
thank you all this sure has helped and gives me peace of mind !!! wish you all well !!
Posted 2/11/2014 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
I've been on a low dose of Klonopin for almost five years now, and my psychiatrist says it's quite common to be on daily doses of these kinds of meds (rather than just taking them as needed).

Unfortunately, Xanax in particular has received a lot of negative media attention as of late, but you and your doctor should work to find the dose that creates the optimal anxiety-free environment for you. If that means taking Xanax 3x/day, then that's what works for you.
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