Posted by GreyCow on February 3, 2004, at 19:53:32
I have been taking Xanax about 1 1/2 years (due to panic attacks in public presentations of large audiences).
I think I have abused the medication by taking it when I just wanted to feel calm (kind of like taking a warm bath and relaxing).
The problem is that as a result, my tolerance has gone from where I could take 2mg to get through a public presentation, to where I now am up to 8mg. Needless to say, this is a huge jump.
I didn't want to freak out my psychiatrist over this huge jump in tolerance, so I told him my tolerance only went up to 4mg. I asked him if it was possible to lower my tolerance back down to 2mg and he said yes. He said that the tolerance to xanax can be "reset".
So the question I forgot to ask him is how long should I stop taking xanax in order for my tolerance to drop back down to 2mg. Should I stop taking it for 3 months, 6 months, 1 year? Does anyone know or have any idea about lowering one's tolerance to Xanax?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
poster:GreyCow
thread:309057
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