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Day 6-30mg

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laura45992
laura45992

Hi all. I posted a few days ago about being bumped up to 30mg. From the few people on here that have bumped up to 30mg, it seems their side effects lasted less time and werent as severe. My side effects have been worse than when I started 20mg. More anxiety, panic, more tired, and more nausea than before. Does this sounds like 30 is too much for me, or is it typical that a higer dose can cause worse symptoms than the lower ones. I have a call into my dr, but wanted to hear what others have experienced. I am taking 1.5mg of Xanax a day to try and combat the anxiety, but it doesnt really seem to be helping. Any help appreciated. I feel like Im crawling out of my skin.

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  • Grounded
    Grounded laura45992

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    My doctor wants me to increase to 30 mg as well but have been worried about going through the start ups again but he said since I've been on them for a total of 22 weeks now that I've pretty much hit a plateau so it's time to try it. I asked about side effects again and he said that they are not irreversible and that if they are too much we would just reduce or switch to another so he said unless I'm happy with how I feel that I need to give it a try, I suppose he is right.

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 Grounded

      Posted

      i tend to disagree with your doctor, ive been on a reduced dose for 10 months and still not settled, they know nothing!

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Grounded

      Posted

      i also disagreed with your doctor.took me 32 months to recover.

    • lois95799
      lois95799

      Posted

      i meant 32weeks .sorry for mis spelling.best regards

    • Grounded
      Grounded lois95799

      Posted

      Did you still feel pretty bad up until then though, or was there plenty of good days at that point? Just curious how to really notice the change.

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Grounded

      Posted

      never had a good whole day .always was hours or minutes even seconds.at eight months i started seen good weeks with an occasional blip.

  • laura45992
    laura45992

    Posted

    The dr called back after i called to let them know my side effects were worse and they suggested splitting the dose. Anyone ever try that? Opinions?

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