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elaine75058
elaine75058

hi im on 0.75 mg xanax. 0.25 mg 3 times a day. ive been on it for about 3 weeks now. how can i taper off. any answers apprecited.

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  • patty818
    patty818 elaine75058

    Posted

    Hi

    I was on .25 xanax twice a day for a month, it helped but i wanted off of it.  I didn't want to become dependent on it.  I have always taken it but only when I needed it and I would get 90 pills and keep them for 3 years.  But when i had to take it daily, nope that didn't sit well with me.  

    I tapered off in about 2 weeks,  I started with cutting out 1 pill every other day then down to 1 every other day then 1/2 of one every couple of days.  I would talk to your doc about how to taper so you don't have any side effects.  Most likely it won't be hard since you've only been on for 3 weeks.  I think the only thing I had for the first 3 days where head zaps occationally.  Good luck and talk to your doc.

     

    • elaine75058
      elaine75058 patty818

      Posted

      u mean take 2 a day then after a week or 2 cut it down to 1 then a half ?
    • elaine75058
      elaine75058 patty818

      Posted

      since yesterday i cut 1 down to 2. how long should i stay on 2 before i cut down to 1 ? sorry for asking so many questions
  • cia42277
    cia42277 elaine75058

    Posted

    I agree with Patti.....TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR. Three weeks should be really easy, but do check with Doc.
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