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Should I Stop Taking Xanax When Not Available

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Dr.     Sonila Borici MD

I take 3 x Xanax .250 tablets daily. In Australia Xanax is about to be rescheduled to a class 8 drug making it harder to get. Should I just stop taking? Been on it for 3 years. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sonila Borici ( Pediatrician)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

if you are trying to stop taking Xanax should it be cold turkey or decrease dose over several days ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

I am trying to stop taking Xanax , I have been taking 2mg a day for 3 months. I am wondering if I am in any danger of having withdrawal symptoms? I am not able to see a Dr. for help as I have no... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Tulasi Raman.P MD

I have been taking .5mg xanax nightly for approx 7 weeks at night to sleep...started feeling more tired during the day so am wondering if I should discontinue it.Also prior to that I only took it 3-4 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tulasi Raman.P ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Payman Hajiazim MD

Taking Xanax and Ambien CR together ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Payman Hajiazim ( Psychiatrist)

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Dr. SAMEEN BIN NAEEM MD

I have been on Xanax for about eleven months taking .25 mg twice a day morning and night until about three weeks ago when i switched to take only .25 mg in the morning and then week ago I switched to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SAMEEN BIN NAEEM ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

Hi, I m a 62 y/o male, in good shape; I have been taking xanax for 18 years, I was up to 4 mg a day, and wanted off the drug for years; last week, my PCP told me to stop taking xanax, and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

. Should Xanax ER be considered? She is experiencing the same type of reaction that I did. I am also a ...My mother has cancer. She has been given a small dose of Xanax three times/day. I see her... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

I have been taking 1mg Xanax for many, many years. For a time I was unable to pick up my prescription and after about the third day without the Xanax, I started having convulsions and could not stop ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. AJEET SINGH MD

I am on Xanax ER, 3 mg a day. It seems to be doing nothing at all. Before that, always under doctor care, I was taking Xanax IR, 2 mg a day. For five years. THis is not something I want but I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. AJEET SINGH ( General & Family Physician)