Posted by jealibeanz on March 26, 2007, at 19:19:38
In reply to Re: just say what you need » jealibeanz, posted by Honore on March 26, 2007, at 18:33:32
> At several points, you wrote things similar to this:
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> "I was thinking about possible solutions to my medication problems. I wonder if anyone ever takes both Xanax XR and Xanax daily. Although I don't feel like Xanax XR does anything for me, it probably does. Maybe I could take 1-2 mg Xanax XR daily plus 2-3mg Xanax daily. That way, I have a stable baseline, with the addition of a medication that I believe helps with my anixety."
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> You also said that although the xanax 4/day helped, you were up and down, and often had more anxiety than could be entirely dealt with, even if you dosed it at 4/8 times a day.
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> So you have expressed a desire for more than 4 mg/day.
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> I'm saying this out of concern for you, not criticism. I"m sure there are reasons why you trust xanax and not other meds. But I still am concerned. I hope it works out for you and you can get the medications you need, that are stable and help you to accomplish the things you want to do.
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> HonoreYeah, that was what I wrote in a different thread. I knew what I meant, but it probably wasn't clear to readers.
I was just suggesting the possibility of combining both XR and IR. I'm not sure if it's a good idea for me or anyone else, merely a thought.
My doses that I wrote were all supposed to total no more than 4 mg, taking both medications into consideration. (1. Xanax XR 1 mg + Xanax IR 3mg or 2. Xanax XR 2mg + Xanax IR 2mg) I didn't clearly write that out before, plus I had in mind the IR dose would be written as a maximum of either 2 mg or 3 mg, but with the idea that I'd take less if possible.
Does this makes sense? I hope so.
Did I write somewhere that I dosed the Xanax 8 times a day? If I ever wrote that I spaced my medication out that way, I certainly don't remember actually doing so! I know at one point I had my 1 mg tabs all cut in half when I was trying to take less than the 4 mg/day. So, yes, I've taken it more than 4 times a day at some point, but that would have been me trying to find the level I needed in small increments, and trying to keep it as low as I could. Haha, I don't know, maybe it's the old age and my memory is going...
Yeah, my anxiety does go up and down, based on medication changes and life stressors. When I was on 4 mg a day consistently, if felt that it helped. I never want to go above the dosing, whether or not I'm feeling anxious, because I do want to avoid having my body get used to a large dose of medication.
I'm not writing any of this out of defense. I'm trying to explain the situation a little more. There may be some confusion on both sides. I don't know. Or maybe my brain is fried from studying A+P all weekend!
I appreciate the concern. I do have reasons for not trying other meds, unfortunately, because I wish I could just take an SSRI or SNRI without feeling lifeless and numb, plus rid my anxiety. It just doesn't seem to be the logical choice.
If this were only my opinion, I'd say it's skewed, since it's difficult to be objective when assessing your own situation, but I would pretty much have to beg my PA or doctor to give me an SSRI right now. Even then, it would come with an, "OK, but it's your choice and we warned you. You probably won't be happy with it, just like the other times."
Does this clarify things?
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