Getting of the Xanax....yikes! Hi all!
Thanks to all those who responded about getting off the Xanax. I won't lie...I was a mess. The detox was something else. It was a different hell than the narcotics. The auditory hallucinations were enough to drive me up a wall. I read some websites about what to expect, and they said very few people could get through it without medical help. I got down on my knees constantly and prayed that God would do for me what I couldn't do for myself. After nine days (only missing one day of work), I started to feel a little bit okay. My head was buzzing, my ears were ringing, and I felt insane.
Just when I was ready to go to ER, I would hold out and pray some more. I felt like I was being mentally tortured. My husband and kids were very supportive and left me alone. Every voice I heard was just one more voice in my head. After day 10, I got through the whole day without the detox symptoms. I kept going to meetings and just remained very quiet. I was able to get down to a half a milligram per day. Then one night, I got home from a meeting and fell asleep without my Xanax. I woke up so excited! I tried it the next night and the night after, and here I am 11 days later, and I haven't taken Xanax at all! I have a whole script of the Xanax bars, and I haven't touched ONE! I am so grateful...I can't even describe it. I have been on benzos for way too long...Ativan, Klonipin, Valium, and finally Xanax. My doctor had me on a maintenance dose of 8 mil. per day. I also have four months off the narcotics! The only thing I take now is Cymbalta.
It CAN be done. I don't recommend doing it the way I did, but it just goes to show you with God, all things are possible. I give Him all the glory because He knows I could not have done it alone!
Joanie
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