physical addiction with xanax?

[trip]

two choices:

1: Cold Turkey, you will feel like crap for a month, total everyday suck ass crap, and that feeling will carry into the 2nd month cause that first month is so emotional. Third month you start to normalize.

2. Taper Off, after five years it is more of an emotional thing, FEAR OF CHANGE, which is anticipation of pain if something is different, and in this aspect it is all gonna be different so very scary ass feeling. You could taper off over 3-6 months, always with the goal of getting off, meaning, you can't start to up doses over a week or so time frame, otherwise you will most likely fall back in.

Also, if it is a concentration issue, you could be on something all your life, best thing health wise is the lowest possible dose, also a good counselor helps in this area, alot of concentration issues are emotional, not anything bad or horrible or that childhood stuff, just spending more time focusing on things that really have no positive impact or meaning in your life.

Good Luck, it is a brave brave thing.

[speedracer59]

Ive got alot of friend that pop'em like candy. I love them but I wont ttake them becuse I like them too much. 2 bars and a six pack and woohoo, Im right. Ive got a friend who takes them until he passes out. Most of the people who do them around hear move on to snorting OC's. Then it gets real bad. Ive saw pills get alot of people because they are "more safe". I had a friend who recently tried to o.d. on them (65bars) when they found him he had a gun a was going to end it. Luckily they found him before he pulled the trigger and he got his stomach pumped.

[Tinfish]

its crazy stuff. good words Trip.

[trip]

Thanks Tin, & it is crazy stuff

[Doom]

Originally posted by trip
two choices:

1: Cold Turkey, you will feel like crap for a month, total everyday suck ass crap, and that feeling will carry into the 2nd month cause that first month is so emotional. Third month you start to normalize.

2. Taper Off, after five years it is more of an emotional thing, FEAR OF CHANGE, which is anticipation of pain if something is different, and in this aspect it is all gonna be different so very scary ass feeling. You could taper off over 3-6 months, always with the goal of getting off, meaning, you can't start to up doses over a week or so time frame, otherwise you will most likely fall back in.

Also, if it is a concentration issue, you could be on something all your life, best thing health wise is the lowest possible dose, also a good counselor helps in this area, alot of concentration issues are emotional, not anything bad or horrible or that childhood stuff, just spending more time focusing on things that really have no positive impact or meaning in your life.

Good Luck, it is a brave brave thing.

Ive read that it can take up to 3 months, I dont think In my line of work I can afford to be on edge day in and day out for that amount of time.

Tapering off might just be the best way to do this, I took a week off to see what the effects would be, again no way I can work like this. Although I can have someone monitor my doses, and have them hold the medication, so I can only get what I need at night and nothing more.

Fear is always a factor when leaving these things behind, you mesh with these drugs for a reason, and generally its to block out some damn feeling...my reason, horrid nightmares, and being sedated at sleep took them away, but it got to such high doses that I would literally be fu*kd for the next 2 days..thats when I forgot what I was doing while I was doing it, that cant take place either

Trip, I truly do appreciate the advice, this is gonna be a long road anyway I slice it, and I really need to get back on track, no matter what it takes

[MuGGsy]

best of luck bro

[trip]

Doom,

good for you, keep us updated, good thing about board as opposed to friends in person, on line you can express all this stuff and generally get positive supportive emotional support, the worst thing when going through this is expressing how you feel to friends etc. and then having them say, "suck it up......you're a puss......try harder..........you'll be okay..........just do this or that or this or that (( like you haven't already thought of it or tried it, arghhhhh)).

Anyways, you know what's what when talking about blocking a feeling, just note when that feeling comes back it is raw as all get out and a live wire, it calms down though, of that there is no doubt.

Like said, keep us posted we're all pullin' for you.

[Cory]

I've never done anything....I don't understand the concept of addictions!! :confused:

[Doom]

Originally posted by Cory
I've never done anything....I don't understand the concept of addictions!! :confused:

lemme see, best explination is to think of something that you couldnt live without, you become dependant on it, without it ur life seems empty and dim, without purpose or meaning. Imagine the feeling of being terrified to a point where you cant really function

In the mind of an addict, without said substance, this is life. I'll always be an addict on some levels, but I have to decide whether to use or not to use, its the only thing that will ever change

[Cory]

Originally posted by Doom
lemme see, best explination is to think of something that you couldnt live without, you become dependant on it, without it ur life seems empty and dim, without purpose or meaning. Imagine the feeling of being terrified to a point where you cant really function

In the mind of an addict, without said substance, this is life. I'll always be an addict on some levels, but I have to decide whether to use or not to use, its the only thing that will ever change

Very interesting Doom...I guess I could say that I'm addicted to sex...lol...but that doesn't really count cuz its not a physical addiction!! I hope things get better honey!! You are a great guy and I would hate to see you have to battle with something like this for the rest of your life....ever tried one of those rehab thingys?

[Doom]

Cory my boy, Ive been tried rehab a few times for other things, the only time you can quit is when ya really wanna, I quit coke easier than this...go figure

[Puddles]

Doom...you will probably be better off if you taper for a few months. Set goals with dates. Start by cutting your daily doseages in half. As time progresses, cut it again. If you're taking it 3 times a day, another goal can be to skip the morning dose...then the afternoon dose so that you're down to a small dose at night and then finally stopping altogether.

The hallucinations can be wicked coming off xanax. Be careful driving. You'll be happy once your body gets back to normal though because your short term memory will be functioning much better.

Best of luck to ya...it's gonna suck for a while.

[Doom]

Well after taking the 2mg last night I feel fine, and very refreshed. That was the first real sleep Ive had in days.

I wanna thank everyone here for their continued support, like Trip mentioned above, its easier to confess ur demons, to those you dont face on a daily basis as the reaction will generallyh be more supportive, than Im sick of hearing your shit. Although I dont speak to a great many of you outside the site, I still consider you all friends, and a great bunch of you are better friends than the ones I see daily.

I will get through this one way or another, just like Ive got through everything else

[Tinfish]

When i was quitting a certain addiction, i would leave it at my buddies house, so if i wanted to do a rail, i would have to drive to his house. it was a pain in my ass but it eliminated my mid morning rail and after lunch rail, and mid afternoon rail...etc

i think its a little harder with xanny's but mrs p had some good words about trying to skip your morning bar or your mid day bar. either way, try to lower the amount of bars you chomp each day. keep taking the one at night though so you can sleep and your body can stay healthy.

[mountainman]

bro i feel for yah man
i personally have never tried xan`s but i am an addict /alcohaulic
and really understand the disease of addiction it is not an easy road my friend but after almost 8 yrs cleanand sober i can tell you it is possible . it just has to become the most important thing in your life for a while .
talk to your doc and tell him what youwant to do i`m sure that he will be more than supportive and mabey have an idea on how to help you get to your goal .
think of it like your aiming for the olympia and ronnies title
how hard would you work to achieve that ???

my heart goes to you bro