http://atlantarecoverycenter.com/featured/xanax-abuse-xanax-withdrawal/ Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:10:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://atlantarecoverycenter.com/featured/xanax-abuse-xanax-withdrawal/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Mary Ann Varnell Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:26 +0000 http://atlantarecoverycenter.com/?p=1275#comment-514 I was put on xanax .5 mg X 3 per day, a total of 1.5 mg per day for 3 months for panic attacks. I am not a drug user and knew nothing about xanax, and my doctor quit me cold turkey, and within 24 hours I felt like I was going to die. Shaking, heart racing, felt like I couldnt breathe and numb, nauseous. I called her and she said I was addicted and since then its been a week and a half and I have been trying to taper off. The withdrawals have been so hard on my body, I have evtreme panic disorder that lasts all day long and I can barely eat. It makes me feel like I am going to die. I have dropping sensations that keep running through my veins and I have lost to 98 lbs. I am down to .5 mg per day, which is probably too drastic a taper, but my doctor has offered no suggestions or help with what could make it easier. I need to know how to get off this drug and feel well again. Any information is greatly appreciated. I was put on xanax .5 mg X 3 per day, a total of 1.5 mg per day for 3 months for panic attacks. I am not a drug user and knew nothing about xanax, and my doctor quit me cold turkey, and within 24 hours I felt like I was going to die. Shaking, heart racing, felt like I couldnt breathe and numb, nauseous. I called her and she said I was addicted and since then its been a week and a half and I have been trying to taper off. The withdrawals have been so hard on my body, I have evtreme panic disorder that lasts all day long and I can barely eat. It makes me feel like I am going to die. I have dropping sensations that keep running through my veins and I have lost to 98 lbs. I am down to .5 mg per day, which is probably too drastic a taper, but my doctor has offered no suggestions or help with what could make it easier. I need to know how to get off this drug and feel well again. Any information is greatly appreciated.

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