Xanax .25 Mg At Bedtime

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I've been taking one .25 Xanax 3-4 times a week at bed time due to a staggered work schedule. This is going on 6 months now,it helps tremendously with sleep but I'm a bit concerned about how safe this is.Is such a small dose over many months anything I should worry about? Doc prescribed it to use on a limited 'as needed' basis. TIA for answers/opinions.

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No there is no real problem but keep this in mind. When I first started with the exact dose due to a minor skin cancer surgery I was given a 10 day supply. Now 30 years later I get about 200 times that supply in any given month. While I don't take that much, the first Doctor told me years ago you will eventually become dependent to Xanax. He was right!

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So you still take it on a regular basis? Thirty years is a long time,have you ever tried to discontinue? If so,how did it go?

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Not well Paul. Switched to Ativan as I read they were Liz Taylor's favorite Benzo. Didn't take them as I still had a spare supply of Xanax. Then I just stopped, sick of it all. within two weeks I presented myself to the E.R. in near Death condition. The E.R. doctor was amazed. Spent a week in the Hospital getting restored and yes I still take them today.

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How often and how much do you take these days? And why did you start up again after the week in the hospital?

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2 to 3 mg a day. The E.R. is not a Detox program. I knew what brought me there as it was a slow painful 2 week daily withdrawal process, similar to a storm. I had no idea this could even happen as Xanax can be a dangerous medicine. I told the Doctor why I felt I was there. After most of my medications were restored my vital signs returned. I almost died by being my own MD. Xanax can be poison, all Benzo's are dangerous.

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