Fear Of Xanax Cutting Off.

**(FIRST OF ALL I'M USING ALL CAPS,NO SCREAMING,YELLING AS THEY SAY)**.I'VE BEEN ON XANAX 2 MG SINCE 2003, BEFORE THAT, I WAS ON THE .05 (HALF) MG. THE DR.THAT PRESCRIBED THE 2 MG'S HAS TO STOP WRITING BECAUSE HE ISN'T A PAIN DR. & HE HAS ALSO GAVE ME PAIN MEDS SINCE 2003 & ALONG WITH 2 PAIN MEDICATIONS & XANAX I'VE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. ( KNOCK WOOD) MARCH OF THIS YEAR 2016 HE STARTS CUTTING MY XANAX TO 1MG.,ALONG WITH CUTTING MY PAIN MEDS BECAUSE JUNE 2016 HE CANT WRITE ANYMORE OF ANYTHING. THEN HALF MG.MY LAST VISIT WAS JUNE 2016. HIS PATIENTS ARE REFFERRED TO ANOTHER DR.& I HOPE THEY CONTINUE MY XANAX. I CAN'T JUST STOP THOSE BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE MOOD DISORDERS & I'M ON DISABILITY BECAUSE OF MOOD DISORDERS. SEVERE PANIC ATTACKS, TREMORS IN LEFT HAND IF I'VE NOT TAKEN ANY XANAX.SO WOULD IT BE SAFE FOR DR'S TO STOP MY NERVE MEDS ALL AT ONCE? IF ANYONE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF BEING TAKEN OFF XANAX AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH NO ISSUES PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU.

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Just the opposite, your fear is 100% legitimate on getting cut off. Its a horrible drug that works well.

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Hello, Rusty! How are you?

Eddy is correct, there are risks to abruptly stopping this medication, including the risk of seizures, according to the FDA. You may also experience other withdrawal effects, such as rebound anxiety and depression.

However, this does not mean they have to prescribe it for you. That is entirely up to the doctor.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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