Posted by FLMALE on June 2, 2000, at 18:48:26
In reply to Re: Xanax Withdrawal » FLMALE, posted by JudithC on June 2, 2000, at 17:36:14
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> Flmale,I am confused by your/someone's/whomever's post so help me out here,please: are YOU the one asking for help about the Xanax withdrawal or are you trying to help someone???? I understand some of the context of this post,but only some....
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> If you need to talk with a person who has withdrawn from a benzo then I will be more than happy to discuss this with you. I have been off of Ativan since the summer of 1997;however,I am suffering from "protracted benzo withdrawal" and with this in mind,if I may share anything such as difficulties in withdrawing or relaying info about other websites which are totally benzodiazepine directed then I will be glad to help you.
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> JudithCHi, JudithC, and thanks for responding. I am not certain which of the postings I responded to, but it was included at the beginning of mine. The posting was in reference to someone attempting to decrease Xanax dosage and was having difficulties. Since I have reviewed many websites and have found that this one contains the more related and understanding comments, I decided to post my entire situation from the date that it started back in 1987 (that was when the symptons of the CFIDS started, but I had no idea what it was until 1995 when I had gathered much research and visited the first physician who started me on the Xanax (0.25 mg/3 day)). I know the references to CFIDS and separate references to tremors (unrelated to anxiety) seem a bit confusing but there WAS one piece of information that I neglected to post. When I was in high school I contracted some form of encephalitis and upon exiting a coma, experienced severe tremors and shaking in my neck, hands, arms, practically all over. After several months, the tremors subsided completely and I never had trouble with them again until 1995 (eight years after I began having MOST of the symptoms associated with CFIDS) and visited a neurologist, as even at that time I was aware that the tremors did not necessarily go hand-in-hand with any anxiety that I might experience. Thus, it's a two-fold problem. My reference to both problems was to also relate my encounter with the withdrawal from Klonopin (administered by the neurologist for tremors but not diagnosed by him due to anxiety) and subsequently being placed on Xanax once I began to feel so weak and exhausted, continuing in a highly-stressful job. I have since realized that the tremors are something I can live with, as they do not occur that often. However, the problem with the Xanax continues to remain. My current physician has continued to prescribe it and that is my primary conern at this point (the stronger feelings of withdrawal or jitteriness as if I've built up a tolerance to the dosage, even after it was raised to 0.50 mg/3 day approximately a year ago). In short, I was relating to the posting that I, too have been attempting (without any success) at times to slowly decrease the Xanax but always ended up raising it back to the prescribed dosage. Also, I was trying to provide some information in relation to the "natural/herbal" method that I attempted but seemed to have a rebound effect (Tahitian Noni Juice). Thanks in advance for any additional information that you can provide.
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