Posted by WhatToDoNext on July 26, 2008, at 13:54:19
Hi, I'm new here, but see lots of valuable information on this site. Hope someone can help me out here.
I've been on FA Xanax for years and only took it as needed, thus I wasn't addicted at all and didn't have any tolerance issues. I can't SSRI's or the like as I can't tolerate the side effects.
Had a bad year last year, including Separation, Loss of a Sibling, Loss of a close Uncle, and some other stuff.
MD put me on Klonopin 1mg twice / day and it worked well for a while, but I found myself using more of the fast acting Xanax. MD said this was o.k.
After a while, the FA Xanax wasn't working well and had to take more to get the same effect, so MD put me on Xanax XR 1mg twice / day along with the Klonopin 1mg twice / day and the FA Xanax as needed. Three months have passed and something just isn't right. I'm worse off now than I was to begin with. I had to stop working for a while as my anxiety has gotten so bad.
I stopped the Xanax XR cold turkey per my psychiatrist and increased the Klonopin from 1mg twice / day to 2mg twice / day. I'm trying not to use the FA Xanax, but still taking 0.5mg as needed.
My goal is to get comfortable and than wean off. My Doc. doesn't seem to be too smart putting me on all these benzos from what I now read.
Any suggestions on how to get off this stuff would be great. How do I get myself calm and relaxed ? I figured if I go up on the Klonopin enough, I should chill out with the anxiety symptoms and from there I can gradually wean down. I honestly believe the Benzos are causing my anxiety now either due to tolerance or dosage adjustments.
Thanks in advavance,
Steve.......
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