Posted by Quintal on November 15, 2006, at 10:58:53
In reply to To Come off Solian...Upping Xanax to 3mg per day, posted by Pluto on November 14, 2006, at 0:20:15
> Hi
>
> Here is what I take now:
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> Prozac 40 mg at night
> Solian (amisulpride) 50mg in the morning
> Xanax 1mg in the morning, half a tablet at night.
> Ambien 10mg PRN
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> Out of these four, I found it very hard to stop Solian which is working in a unique way. It calms and activates me at the same time. I have been on it for years, but I don't know when and how to stop it. Tried many times but even a cut in dosage turns me in an axiety state.
> If I could up the Xanax dosage, chances are there to come off solian. But upping Xanax to 3mg daily is really scarring me especially after reading conflicting reports on its addictive nature.
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> Any Comments?
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> Cheers
> PLSHi Pluto,
I decided to respond to your post because I have long term experience with amisulpride and benzos, although my benzo of choice was Klonopin. I am confused why you wish to withdraw from Solian and replace it with Xanax as benzos are much more controversial and problematic in many ways. That's not a criticism, just my own viewpoint based on years of experience with these drugs.
If you have an open minded pdoc this may not be a problem for you, but if you ever have to change pdocs for some reason you could run into trouble if you are unfortunate enough to be forced to work with a pdoc that takes an anti-benzo stance as happened to me. My last pdoc forced me to withdraw from 4mg Klonopin abruptly and has since discharged me and I can no longer get access to my beloved amisulpride as ordinary GPs are not allowed to prescribe it here in the UK.
I've tried nearly all the benzos on the market (and a few that are not approved) over a period of five years Pluto, and I found they are all addictive in varying degrees, although I tried to deny this to myself many times. There is very little doubt about the addictive nature of benzos now though I personally think people who get good results from them should not let their addictive nature deter them if nothing else works.
Having been through benzo addiction and withdrawal many times I empathise with the perspective of all of the people posting on this topic and wish you all success in your search for well-being.
Pluto, if Solian is working well for you my advice would be to stick with it and avoid any potential problems that benzos may cause.
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