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I had a major anxiety attack which increased my blood pressure. I started taking xanax .25 twice a day. I feel more anxiety once the effects taper off. I want to stop. please help.
I had a major anxiety attack which increased my blood pressure. I started taking xanax .25 twice a day. I feel more anxiety once the effects taper off. I want to stop. please help.
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they had me on 1 mg of xanax 5 times a day for 6 months. oh that was bad. just cut them in half and take them when you NEED to really bad.
This is a very low dose of a very short-acting tranquilizer. One strategy would be to take half a tablet 4 times a day and then eliminate one dose every 3 or 4 days, probably eliminating the earlier ones first. Probably easier would be to switch to a longer acting tranquilizer such as diazepam (Valium) or chlordiazepoxide (Librium) at the lowest possible dose at bedtime (that would be 2 mg for diazepam) for several days and then half a dose at bedtime for another few days.
If you have a lot of problems with panic or anxiety attacks you might want to talk to your doctor about taking an SSRI-type antidepressant chronically. Starting on an SSRI can temporarily make things worse so that if you choose to go this route you should 1) start with the lowest possible dose and increase it about once a week until you get to the average dose, and 2) continue to take Xanax (alprazolam) or one of the other high-potency tranquilizers, such as Ativan (lorazepam) or Klonopin (clonazepam) while the dosage is being increased.
Another option if this is a chronic problem would be to find a cognitive-behavioral therapist. CBT has been shown to work well for many types of anxiety problems over the course of about 6-12 sessions. However, a good CBT therapist can be hard to find.
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You’re on a very low dose for a very short period of time. The prescribing information for Xanax advises not to decrease the dosage by more than 0.5mg every 3 days. Therefore you are very unlikely to suffer serious withdrawal symptoms, such as seizures, if you just quit cold turkey. It’s still not a good idea, though. You should talk to your doctor for the best advice, but if you choose not to, I would take 0.125mg (half a tablet) twice a day ceasing the night before you have a day off so that you can just rest the following day. The tablets should be scored so you can easily halve them.
To be honest, I think you’re having so much trouble getting off of it because you only take it twice a day. I think most people take Xanax at least 3 times a day, which is every 8 hours. (The two people above even mention taking it 4 and 5 times a day.) It is a very short acting benzodiazapine and I think after 8 hours (or less) your body begins getting “hungry” for it which is all the anxiety you’re experiencing. Most people who take Xanax regularly do not have anxiety like that. Ask your doctor for his/her opinion. Sometimes doctor’s will write a prescription for something random when in reality it’s to be taken on an “as needed” basis. I am taking Xanax three times a day for vertigo, but most people taking it for anxiety just take it once when they have a panic attack rather than continuing to take it. Some doctors do use it to control anxiety, but it’s rare to find anyone taking it under those circumstances who is happy with it.
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