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From: Sebastian on 5 Aug 2008 00:46 Scribo "John" (2008-08-04 20:39): > Great to hear that Cipralex works fine for you! But how come you still > have to take some Xanax as well? Is the Xanax needed in combination with > Cipralex to combat your anxiety? No, I could probably stop taking Xanax altoghether, it's probably just a psychological dependece now. I plan to in time to stop taking Xanax, but I'm not sure that will work. My doctor thinks that I should stop altogether, but he says he will not force me, I can have 1.5 mg/day as long as a see fit. > Ok. So how does one know when to stop increasing the dose? I mean, if > you would increase your dose to 3 mg/day now you would probably feel > better for awhile, but then after some time that additional benefit > would fade away, right? I tried taking 1 mg Xanax (not Depot), and it had absolutely no effect on me. > Also, what would happen if you would go down to > e.g. 0.5 mg/day now? Do you think you'd initially feel worse, but then > after some time you would feel just as you do on 1.5 mg/day now? Yes, and see above. S.
From: ~tanya on 9 Aug 2008 12:12 On Aug 3, 11:09�pm, Sebastian <n...(a)none.com> wrote: > It is generally believed that it is almost impossible to lower your > Xanax (alprazolam) dose by yourself, and I found that to be true, the > tapering was done in a hospital. > > I went from about 10 mg Xanax/day to 1.5 mg Xanax Depot/day, it was > hell. But I am glad now that I am free from the dependence. I am now on > Cipralex (escitalopram) and Remeron (mirtazapin), and it is much better > than Xanax. > > Is there anyone else that have done something similar?
From: frybread on 10 Aug 2008 12:24 On Aug 3, 10:09 pm, Sebastian <n...(a)none.com> wrote: > It is generally believed that it is almost impossible to lower your > Xanax (alprazolam) dose by yourself, and I found that to be true, the > tapering was done in a hospital. > > I went from about 10 mg Xanax/day to 1.5 mg Xanax Depot/day, it was > hell. But I am glad now that I am free from the dependence. I am now on > Cipralex (escitalopram) and Remeron (mirtazapin), and it is much better > than Xanax. > > Is there anyone else that have done something similar? When I was taking Xanax in 2003 I had to ween myself off it due to withdrawal symptoms (mainly rebound anxiety). I have Xanax now but I rarely take it anymore.
From: Carl on 15 Aug 2008 00:38 When do you plan on getting off the last 1.5MGS of Xanax or do you plan on staying on this? Carl "Sebastian" <none(a)none.com> wrote in message news:zWQlk.1398$U5.780(a)newsb.telia.net... > Scribo "John" (2008-08-04 20:39): > > > Great to hear that Cipralex works fine for you! But how come you still > > have to take some Xanax as well? Is the Xanax needed in combination with > > Cipralex to combat your anxiety? > > No, I could probably stop taking Xanax altoghether, it's probably just a > psychological dependece now. I plan to in time to stop taking Xanax, but > I'm not sure that will work. My doctor thinks that I should stop > altogether, but he says he will not force me, I can have 1.5 mg/day as > long as a see fit. > > > Ok. So how does one know when to stop increasing the dose? I mean, if > > you would increase your dose to 3 mg/day now you would probably feel > > better for awhile, but then after some time that additional benefit > > would fade away, right? > > I tried taking 1 mg Xanax (not Depot), and it had absolutely no effect > on me. > > > Also, what would happen if you would go down to > > e.g. 0.5 mg/day now? Do you think you'd initially feel worse, but then > > after some time you would feel just as you do on 1.5 mg/day now? > > Yes, and see above. > > S.
From: Sebastian on 24 Aug 2008 03:28
Scribo "Carl" (2008-08-15 06:38): > When do you plan on getting off the last 1.5MGS of Xanax or do you plan on > staying on this? I am planning to lower the dose very slowly, take away 0.5 mg per month or so. I have started to remove the midday dose every other day. Seems to be working S. |