Xanax (anxiolytic addiction and withdrawal)

Xanax is a short-acting benzo, I'd be very impressed with anyone tapering off this stuff. I had to switch to Klonopin in order to taper off, and that was a two year process. Even my doctor said he's never seen anyone successfully taper off a short-acting drug benzo. He's seen everything from grand mal seizures to a few patients biting off a piece of their tongue, during one of the withdrawal seizures.

Xanax is good relax, chill, but like any drug must treat it with respect!

been on valium xanax all my life. Perfect for anxiety disorder. Still on same small dose.

im so blessed to not have had to deal with problems quitting using drugs. when i decide to quit something, i just sort of do it. i understand the way my mind works naturally and know that i have to deal with my anxiety and depression. life is a cold shower i get used to.

I was on xanax for awhile! It made it better for me! I took Celexa! Now i am not on anything however my son is Lexapro,
Abilify and clonazepam. It is doing good for him!

I'm sick of hearing people whining for becoming addicted to Benzos, just simply don't take it and shut up.

I think that xanax is a highly beneficial, as long as it is taken as prescribed and not abused 'off prescription'. There is a lot of scaremongering with benzodiazepines in general, particularly to do with withdrawal symptoms. If xanax is tapered down gradually i.e. 0.5 mg per week you do not need to suffer. There is no evidence of xanax causing permanent brain damage / symptoms etc. This drug was made to help people, not to destroy lives!

want to know something funny 99% of people who died from Xanax only died because they mixed it with other drugs while 1% died from overdosing from the drug.

your wrong

not what the statistics say