Posted by CLS on August 24, 2002, at 2:29:38
In reply to Re: To...Addiction vs. Medical dependence » Squiggles, posted by alan on August 22, 2002, at 20:43:50
This is very enlighteniong since tonight I went through pure h*ll. I have been on Xanax for several years and also different antidepressents, antipsychotics. I just started taking Geodon, which works great but the side effects of anxieties is bothersome. I didn't realize how addictied Xanax can be until I decided today to only take 1 pill and switch to Seroquel to help calm me down. The withdrawl symptoms was so great I almost callled 911. My husband asked me what meds I was taking and then quickly did research on the Internet, while I was moaning on the couch. Once he realized that I was going through withdrawl symptoms he quickly got my Xanax and had me take 1 1/2 pills. And after another 45 minutes of agony I finaly felt normal (so to speak). So I learned a leason tonight 1) Xanax is very addicting and 2) I need to work with my pdoc to slowly reduce it and take something less addicting for my nervousness.
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