i want to get off xanax but i have siezures when i go without my meds. please help me someone.?
479008
You should NEVER stop taking this medication without slowly tapering off.  Cut the dose down a fourth every four days and you can slowly get off the pills.  The first four-five days after quitting are horrible and tough, but day six is a beauty and it is all gone and life is good again.  No you won't sleep during the four days after you quit - but you will catch up after the four days are over! Please taper off slowly - it is the only way!
235851
Xanax.  See a psychiatrist.  Xanax.  See a counselor.  Xanax.  Join a depression group.  Xanax.
220582
I didn't think so, but go to the site I've included below. It lists all the possible side effects. Most of them are not common or not severe. I do know that it can become addictive if you take too much for too long a time. In other words, you can become dependent on it so that it's hard to stop or so you need more and more for the same effect. But I assume your doctor is monitoring you. I take it, too, for the same reason. Have you tried asking your doctor about particular anti-depressants that help to prevent panic attacks? These include Zoloft, Welbutrin, Prozac and others. They are not addictive. I use Xanax only for the times when my nerves are edgy, and I use Zoloft for the daily control for my panic attacks.
538557
I take Xanax for panic attacks and before I get on an airplane, claustrophobia!  \nI don't drink, not my thing so I can't make a comparison for you.  \nI do know however that Xanx and alcohol are addictive.  I'd pass on both if I had the choice.
875124
I know of no OTC meds for anxiety. Xanax IS an anti-anxiety med however! If it isn't working, ask your doctor to change you to ativan or vallium.For me Vallium works wonders.Most doctors are hesitant to prescribe them for longer than a few months however due to the risk of addiction to them. Hope this helped. :)
1070642
I believe the doctor was referring to what could happen to your mental status should you discontinue the drug.  There are some situations that it would be dangerous because of what would happen without a Rx like this, if it is something your body requires to maintain a healthy life.\n\nIt might be good to check directly with the manufacturer of the pharmaceutical, and even give them a call.  They could tell you the exact instance of similar complications, if they exist.\n\nAlso, there may be a support group where someone has already gone through this, and could tell you what good results they got.
170094
I tried to stop takin my meds (Effexor) and i had bad withdrawls also .. I had to start taking mine again ..\nso maybe you should see the doc and see maybe if you can be weened off of it .. good luck
517181
if someone has scizophenia the right meds are the lesser evil ,i can if i wanted show you ,if i had something to film with what one of my neighbors is like because HIS AA GROUP said meds for that were drugs to.he screams at everything ,but he is nice to your face though.but anyway the meds are a help,going off them are not .if you have that scizophrenia,you will probably be better off on the meds .
624863
See your doctor...he will put you on a schedule to follow for coming off of the medication.  That is the safest way to do it.  If you come off too quickly, you will precipitate a depressive episode and it might be worse than any you have ever experienced.  Please do it the right way as it will be better for you.
1065186
I have severe anxiety disorder and suffer from panic attacks, I occasionaly have days that I feel like I'm a totally different person.\nI've been suffering with this for six years, I finally went to a doctor and they gave me a medication called xanax and it works great, I feel normal again, don't be afraid of addiction, because if it really is anxiety that you are suffering from it wont make you feel high like it would a person who doesn't need it. You could also give your meds to one of your parents and they can give it to you when you need it. Good luck, I hope you get better and please talk to someone about what you are going through or it may not go away.
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I ALSO TAKE THIS MEDICATION FOR THE SAME REASON, I WAS TOLD YOU CANNOT JUST STOP TAKING IT YOU COULD HAVE SEISURES, NEXT TIME YOU HAVE YOUR PRECRIPTION FILLED ASK THE PHARMISIST TO PRINT YOU OUT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF STOPPING THIS MEDICATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A DOCTOR, THAT THE BENIFITS OF TAKING THIS MEDICATION ARE BETTER THAN LIVING WITH PANIC ATTACKS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES WITH ANXIOTY!!!!
29485
Your brain has been used to being one way for so long, removing that stimulant suddenly has to be a bit of a shock.  I'd say it's reasonable to go through some emotional distress while you're mind adjusts to functioning without the "drug".  Just stick with it and you'll be ok eventually.  I'm not a doctor or anything, just speaking from personal experience and observation.
616473
I'd call the doctor that prescribed it initially.  If not by prescription, then I'd detox myself slowly, perhaps taking 75% of it daily for a few days, then 50%, then 25%, then at timely intervals.  You can beat it!  I was once addicted to Valium and alcohol and detoxed myself a lot of times.
736659
I think you are going the wrong road about this...try thinking on the lines of what can I do to help myself not needing these drugs....the Valium is a short term measure to help you cope...try to re -build your life so that you can manage happily without drugs...( I didn't know you could get liquid Valium)
511773
i have a very similar problem. and i am being serious about this. i take Valium and klonopin, there is a big change. i do not take them everyday. you will have to talk to a doctor to get them. you might as well talk to a psychiatrist who knows new types of medications available. i found out my family doctor really did not know what he was talking about. and all of that happy feelings, deep breathing stuff did nothing for me except make me angry
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hi\n you need to detoxyfy your body from all the medicaition, it could take a few weeks and you will feel a bit slugish at the begining.\nWhen i went off that medicaition i started using natural products , what i recomend to you is using a product called ULTIMATE CLEANSE from naturs secret , it is a wonderful product that helps you detoxsyfy your body from all the poisins that you have from many years. some of the problems that you had that you probebly are taking medicaition from may be beacuse you have different toxics in your body. \nyou can purchase it online or in a helth food store, I found a website where they sell it the cheapest goto:\nhttp://www.fitrx.com/fitrx/detail_page.asp?pid=182165510433200611151036&product_id=11935&i_brand=174\nor just www.fitrx.com\nread more about the product,,\ni do highly recomend it and also you can find other naturel products to help you\nGO TO NATURAL PRODUCTS AND VITAMINED STAY AWAY FROM CHEMICAL THEY WILL ONLY MAKE YOU WORSE
567663
Sounds like you mean Xanax