Posted by ace on April 19, 2010, at 9:06:27
In reply to withdrawal from zanax, posted by jagger01 on April 18, 2010, at 21:15:30
> I have been taking 4mg zanax per day for 8yrs. My psch. says it may be causing my memory loss.
It may or may not. If it is, maybe this is a price worth paying?
What is the withdrawal experience like?
There is NO withdrawal if one tapers very slowly.
In your case, I would go from 3.5 to 3, then 2.5 to 2, then 1.75 to 1.5, then 1.25 to 1, then o.75 to 0.5, then 0.5 to 0.25, then 0.25 to 0.125mgGo VERY slowly....I would taper off over a period minimum 6 months
How do you survive anxiety attacks without it?That's a very good qstn! I went to 120mg Nardil, and that helped me completely go off Xanax after 4 or so years on it. There was NO withdrawal, but I went very slow- 7 months taper. I then lowered Nardil and had to go back on Xanax!
I am yet to see any convincing evidence that and psychotherapy works better than Xanax.
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