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Taking xanax daily and need advice..

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Itsme7
Itsme7

Hi. I have been on Prozac for 3.5 years and has a prescription of xanax that I literally had for 2 years just in case I got a panic attack. Recently I've been dealing with some pretty bad anxiety and had to take some time off work. During that time, my gp put me on xanax daily. 1 mg three times a day. I am currently only taking it twice a day. Of course now I have anxiety about being on it. There are nothing but scary "you're addicted" comments everywhere and I don't even know if I'm on a high dose. Does anyone have some advice or experience to help me with? It helps me tremendously but when it's time for the next dose, I'm having rebound anxiety. 😔

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    marleen85993 Itsme7

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    Hi if you are getting rebound ànxiety between doses you have reached tolerance which means you will soon have to increase the dosage to get the same effect.My advice would be to go to your doctor and tell him you would like to taper off your benzo.Take it at your own pace and don't be rushed by anyone.It will take a long time to get off them however it is doable.

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