Your dose and how long you've taken it would help thousands worred about addiction. Some in the forum say they were given 4mg a day by the doctor. That's eight times what I try to survive anxiety on. More details please.
Alprazolam - you successful Xanax users, we have to know what dose you take?
- Posted:
- 1 Jan 2012 by dvnott
- Topics:
- xanax, anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, alprazolam, addiction
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4 Jan 2012
Ive been taking Xanax for over 4yrs, I take it daily but try as best I can to use it as needed. I am diagnosed with with a fairly severe social anxiety disorder, Ive been precribed as much as 6mgs per day but currently take 1-3mgs daily depending on symptoms, but always atleast 1mg. Just recently I just started taking Buspar as well, which has helped my anxiety, and Im about to switch to Paxil from Prozac since Paxil has more anxiety benefits to offer. Now Im an opiate addict, currently on Suboxone for the second time, but for what ever reason I do not abuse any benzo's purely because I dont get any euphoric feeling if I take more, only tiredness and the main reason I like opiates was for the energy they provided me. To anyone who would question the combo of sub and xanax or other benzo's, I agree that there can be an issue with someone who would get on sub and start taking a benzo when they arent tolerant to the effects of benzo's.
4 Jan 2012
I have been taking xanax since 1994 given to me a .5mg to help me get into a REM sleep cycle. It soon became apparent it was the only thing that let me sleep at all. After all these years, I now take 3mg at bedtime only to sleep. Without it I would be up forever. Altho' I suffer chrontic pain & believe it or not it helps with that too, but I refuse to take more than I am at now. I do not have anxiety for the most part. ... Mary632009
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