Posted by Christ_empowered on April 26, 2016, at 17:42:25
In reply to Re: Please Help Me Talk To My Psychiatrist About Xanax, posted by CindyL on April 26, 2016, at 16:48:04
hi. This...happens. Not always this extreme, but...yeah. I've had docs do quickie tapers off of Klonopin, no concern for the side effects.
I think you bruised his ego when you talked about a taper. Shrinks are like that, especially male shrinks. Personally, I think if you can...you should find another doctor. This is dangerous stuff he's talking about. 8mgs/xanax per day is close to the max (10mgs) and well over the dosage most people take. Considering how long you've been on xanax, I think you may need a sloooooooow taper, maybe off an equivalent dose of Valium (that's a good method). I've read that some docs use phenobarbital, but I don't know anything about that.
Can you get a different doctor? This guy sounds too self-important to be of any good to you. Happens. Family doc, maybe? Xanax is about equal to Klonopin, so what he's talking about is...dangerous.
Shrinks do stuff like this. I had one shrink get red faced and angry when I mentioned, in passing, some withdrawal effects I'd had from a quickie taper off Klonopin. I mean, he cut the appointment short and everything. Crazy. I think we're supposed to completely ignorant and just take whatever they want us to is how many of them want things to work. Ugh.
I dunno if you're interested, but...I take high dose niacinamide for my anxiety. 3 grams, time release, per day. I couple mine with a b-100, lots of vitamin c, and other stuff (the b-100 and the vitamin c are the important add ons). Niacinamide does some things that benzos do, but without the side effects and withdrawal syndrome. I've read that it can help some people as they taper off benzos because it works on some of the same receptors as Rx sedatives.
Hope things work out for you.
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