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Just started Xanax...anyone have experiences to share?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 28, 2023 | Replies (177)Comment receiving replies
I suspect that taking the Xanax at bedtime helped me sleep better which gave me needed relief without thinking about it, and then my days went pretty well for coping with the stress.
So I was not at all anxiety ridden most of the time and thus less dependent on medication for coping well enough to do all my work needed during the ten year period. Perhaps that made it easier to drop the medication when I realized my troubles were about over. I am 87 now after 16 years of healing from my past, and have no need for dealing with stress and anxiety. I was married 50 years and have five wonderful, successful children and five grandchildren who are grown and forming families, so I am grateful for my bright future even though it may be short. Dorisena
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Hi Dorisena, I think you're right, it did the job when you needed it and the fact you didn't increase or use it to cope with things allowed you a perfect dismount. I imagine for many people this is what doctors hope is that people don't use them as tic tacs and create a problem.
When they don't work for any reason people will increase the dose, that's the issue with it.
I have come off of 3 mg before down to 1 mg day now without a issue. I don't think it's one of the most addictive drugs in itself. The drugs interactions with CBD may distort the doses by its activation through the liver, THC also becomes THCA which is ten times stronger leaving the liver. So key to getting off the Xanax merry go round may be lowering dose slowly of both. Alcohol increases this toxicity to the third degree. So much for my occasional glass of wine. Happy Holidays