Posted by gilbert on February 23, 2002, at 13:03:49
In reply to Re: Is Addiction to Xanex harmful? to joy, posted by mdertinger on February 23, 2002, at 9:41:46
People are making huge generalizations over your ability to use xanax without becoming dependent or vice versa. For every person who has done well on the same dose for years there are an equal number of persons who become tolerant increase dosages and go through bad withdrawal even following a sane tirtration schedule. An earlier post said they new someone who took xanax for years than stopped "no big deal".......Wow I don't know anyone who was on any benzo for years where stopping was not a huge life changing event and difficult...unless of course you never exceeded a .25 per day dose. Even heart medicines like beta blockers must be stopped slowly and cause withdrawal. SSRI's as we now know cause some withdrawal. Look anything you have to ingest that your body is not used to finds ways to either get used to it or build around it with tolerance....specifically benzos and ssri's. This is why tolerance and poop out occur. Then to shock your body after a number of years of ingesting these meds and to think life will be a bowl of cherries and you can restart any time you like is pure speculation. Proceed with caution with all meds and your own experince will probably differ from some one else. I can tell you I love xanax think it is a wonder drug but......in the long term it screws up your sleep it does not enhance it and it is very very hard to get off of. If you find you need more and more or that you wake at 4a.m. and need one to go back to sleep than run like hell from the drug and try to find a new solution. If that is not possible than accept large doses of xanax as a long term solution....my pdoc was not in favor of that solution, I tended to agreee with him because my sleep patterns are whacked now due to xanax worse than prior.
Good Luck,
Gil
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