HELP needed – Xanax addiction

[clloyd]

I was prescribed Xanax for anxiety a couple years ago. I have very slowly developed a dependence and tolerance to it. I have heard of people slowly weaning, but where my confusion lies is that I don’t take it everyday. However, when I get panicky, I have to ake 2mg. I sometimes have to take it with an Ambien to get to sleep. I am not happy with the long-term potential side effects of Benzo’s. Since I don’t take it every day, does anyone have any solutions of getting off it. I want to try to do something before I talk to my Dr. He prescribes 0.5mg twice daily. However, like I said, I don’t take it everyday but when I do, 0.5 mg doesn’t do anything. I have been in denial, but the physical and psychological dependance is there. TRT helped my depression extremely, but it didn’t get rid of my anxiety.

[wondering]

Not sure on the Xanax question.

But, I would I would definitely get Adrenals/Thyroid tested and treated by a good Dr. It will make a WORLD of difference.

@clloyd 2043 wrote:

I was prescribed Xanax for anxiety a couple years ago. I have very slowly developed a dependence and tolerance to it. I have heard of people slowly weaning, but where my confusion lies is that I don’t take it everyday. However, when I get panicky, I have to ake 2mg. I sometimes have to take it with an Ambien to get to sleep. I am not happy with the long-term potential side effects of Benzo’s. Since I don’t take it every day, does anyone have any solutions of getting off it. I want to try to do something before I talk to my Dr. He prescribes 0.5mg twice daily. However, like I said, I don’t take it everyday but when I do, 0.5 mg doesn’t do anything. I have been in denial, but the physical and psychological dependance is there. TRT helped my depression extremely, but it didn’t get rid of my anxiety.

[pmgamer18]

I don’t know if your male or female but do test your sex hormones I get panic attacks and still take .25mgs of Xanax one at bedtime and one in the morning. If I stop taking it anything that looks like a panic attack or sounds like one will bring one on for me.

I did find out that my panic attacks are due to high levels of Estradiol I am male Hypopituitary and need to take Testosterone meds this drives up Estradiol levels. I suffered from panic for over 16 yrs on TRT never knowing it was the high levels of Estradiol that was causing them. I have not had on in yrs. I was up to 10 mgs 3x’s a day of Xanax you are not on a high enough dose to be addicted to it and you don’t take it every day.

My wife can’t sleep at night started after she had knee surgery going under changed something so on bad nights she would take my Xanax .125mgs a half of the pill it helps her to sleep. After trying every dam thing out they for sleep her Dr. put her on .5 mgs at bedtime she takes it as needed some days every night for weeks then she does not need it and she lowers the dose over weeks until she is doing .125 mgs and then stops taking it not a problem.

[clloyd]

Thanks Phil. It’s been a while since you and I talked from Meso (I am male). I started TRT over a year ago. It has kept me away from major depression. I used to check E2 all the time. Even when in check I had to take xanax once in a while. It’s probably time again. I take xanax and ambien to sleep. Problem with xanax is that it interferes with restorative sleep. The following is my protocal. I haven’t done any assays in awhile. I have also lost energy and motivation the past couple of weeks and trying to decide what assays to check, I have always had low cortisol and DHEA-S, but if I supplement either I get anxious.

60 mg test cyp – twice a week
250iu hCG EOD
.25 liquidex after cyp shots
80 mcg GHRP-6/80 mcg mod GRF every night before bed

I also take
10mg lexapro every day
intermittent xanax
10-20mg adderal every day except weekends

Thanks for the reply

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