Posted by Jost on November 17, 2006, at 23:30:10
In reply to Re: trying to get off Xanax - Day 4 and feeling bad, posted by WhyandHow on November 17, 2006, at 22:07:24
Actually, WhyandHow, blueberry's advice really is the best.
Seroquel (or zyprexa) would be extremely helpful, without the downside of possibly opening the door to taking more xanax up again.
If you can possibly drive somewhere where there's a clinic with a psychopharmacologist (pdoc)-- or even a GP who knows a little about these meds-- it really might make a big difference.
I do think a really abrupt taper is very hard to maintain-- I don't know why, but I've heard that xanax is very hard to discontinue.
So even though it might be uncomfortable and I totally can understand why you'd rather do it without having to take that step, I'd like to urge you, if at all possible, to reach out for some help here.
Really, it's not that you can't do it (stop the xanax, that is)-- but it's hard-- and you don't need to put yourself through that.
Even if the nearby hospitals aren't helpful, maybe somewhere a little further away, either a hospital or a doctor could make the appropriate medical judgment.
Jost
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