Posted by bassman on April 22, 2006, at 19:12:11
In reply to Re: Xanax XR tolerance problem, posted by ddog on April 22, 2006, at 18:18:57
Like I wrote before, as much as I think Xanax is an excellent drug for anxiety/panic, the XR just seemed like a different drug-maybe you need those spikes in serum concentration for it to work well (?), I don't know. The point is, I'm not surprised you're having trouble with the XR and I'll bet if you took the equivalent amount of Xanax in immediate release, you'd feel oodles better. Nothing theoretical here, just my personal experience.
I didn't cross over to Klonopin, although that is what I'd do now. I tapered off Xanax onto nothing-and then started Klonopin some months later. The main symptom of withdrawal for me was anxiety-none of the others you list. I'll bet if you switched over to Klonopin by taking, say, 2 mg XR + 1 mg Klonopin until you felt you were at equilibrium, then 1 mg XR + 2 mg Klonopin, etc. you'd experience much less anxiety. Maybe getting some Klonopin in you instead of the Xanax would calm you down.
I can't take more than 0.75 mg of Klonopin without getting depressed, but I have a 110 lb friend that takes 6 mg/day and is fine.
I really, really think the problem lies with XR and you're going to feel better going either to immediate release or Klonopin-and there are a lot of advantages to going to Klonopin if it doesn't depress you, e.g., you can forget to take Klonopin and take it 10 hours later without the mini-withdrawal you'd experience with Xanax (actually, after 10 hours, it would be more than mini).Looking forward to your post that you're doing lots better!
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