I decided to go out last night to celebrate my Win in Court...I have been wanting to get off of the Xanax anyways, so I didn't take it last night and had a couple drinks. I went to bed fine with no anxiety and slept pretty good. I woke up with a horrible headache...but my anxiety seems to be ok so far. I was taking 1/2 of the lowest dosage that is prescribed, which would only be .125 mg at night but have for a couple months. I figure the headache is normal for withdrawal, but would it hit me that quick? Does anyone know what I might expect if I completely go off the Xanax? - or should I do every other night to begin with? Other than the headache and being a little tired, I feel the best I have in a long time! - and no I don't plan to quit meds and take up drinking either! lol Please give me any advice so I have a heads-up on what to expect!
Thanks Davit. Also for explaining the half-life. :) So if I didn't take one last night...then I take one tonight and alternate every other night for a week? Or are you saying only cut out one day this week? Sorry for all the questions - I wanna make sure I do this right! Thank you again for the help!
Thank you for explaining it Davit! I understand what you are saying now. I could feel the anxiety starting a little bit today so I took my Xanax for the night and also had a couple hour nap earlier. Both seemed to help.
Thank you Samantha! I was very excited that I won in Court, because I was so discouraged thinking it would be a bad outcome. I am always trying positive thinking, but it was hard to with Court! I will definitely drink more water...I was downing the water and juice because of a urinary tract infection for about the last week. Started slacking yesterday once the test showed the infection was gone!
I am planning to start the adoption process soon, but am unsure if I will be able to because of the anxiety. I am hoping that it being due to my miscarriages, that I might be able to still adopt. It is my last hope to having children!
I also used to be in and out of the Emergency Room. I would get so frustrated because the minute they heard that I suffered from Anxiety that was it! I had and still sometimes have the extreme pain through my chest and back and my sides. I was really scared at first because I have had Open-heart surgery when I was 4, so any kind of chest pain would completely send me into panic mode. I finally started CBT through a counselor and it helped me so much. I now joined this program which has helped even more. The support is extremely great on here and the program helps you to re-train the way you think and react. I will say that I have had some symptoms that before would put me in the hospital. I am now aware that it is my anxiety and that I am not dying of some kind of disease. When the panic starts, I have to constantly tell myself that I am not going to die from this. I can't plan anything in the future when the panic strikes because I feel that I won't be there for it. I am currently trying to get off of Xanax, but I can honestly say that Xanax changed my life for the better when my panic was at its worst. I hope that you can find the support and reassurance that you need right now. It is awesome to hear from people that have been through the same thing and Survived!!!!
Thank you SO much Ashley and Ariel!!!!! I am so relieved to be out of the controlling relationship! I am moving forward and not looking back...well maybe a glance here and there! lol Overall the depression has been fine, it is the anxiety that hasn't been. I am starting college classes next term. I am nervous because I am afraid of not being focused enough, but at the same time I excited to prove to the world that I can do it!
I really liked reading your post Samantha. I am not sure if I was supposed to reply here or start a new thread in another Forum. I have found that my "quick fix" for anxiety has been Xanax. I just recently was trying to get off of it, and I found out that I am nowhere near ready to be off of it. After both of my miscarriages, I was on Effexor 75 mg once a day and it changed my life! I was on it for several years and then thought I felt fine and decided that I no longer needed it. I did great being off of it and then I went through my bad breakup and the loss of seeing and being with his 4 children, which triggered my anxiety really bad. I wanted to be back on Effexor but my insurance wouldn't pay for it and I couldn't afford to pay out of pocket. Of course I never told my family. I just told my Mom the other day that I couldn't afford it and she told me to see my Dr. and get another prescription for it since it worked so well for me. She offered to pay for the prescription for me until I can do it on my own. I don't like asking for help, but I finally realized that if the Effexor made that much of a difference in my life...then I NEED it! I am hoping to get into the Dr. tomorrow or Tuesday. I am nervous about being on meds again, but at the same time, I would rather be on Effexor long-term than on Xanax. I seemed to have what I thought was a reaction to several different antidepressants, but turns out it was triggering my anxiety. I would have tingles from head to toe and would go to E.R. and they would treat me for anxiety and the tingles would go away. At first they were treating me for an allergic reaction, but by the 3rd time they figured it out. I thought I was allergic to Prozac, Paxil, Celexa and one other one that I cannot remember the name. Turns out they were triggering my anxiety so I stopped taking them. How crazy is that taking a medication that is supposed to help anxiety, yet triggers it!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I am staying on the Xanax. My anxiety was overwhelming that quick with only missing one night of the Xanax. I guess that I am not ready to be off of it yet. Thanks for all the advice!
Thanks Davit. I really thought I would be ok getting off of it...my body told me otherwise! See I am confused on how I would be able to taper off the Xanax until I was on the Effexor long enough to be in my system. I don't understand that part of it. Is it safe to take both Xanax and Effexor? When I was on the Effexor, I would also take another medication at night that started with a D but I cannot remember what it is called. That pill would help me sleep and I think was a type of antidepressant. If I remember I will post it. I am so nervous about the anxiety overwhelming me again. I really don't feel depressed, it is more anxiety than anything. Thank you for the advice!
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