How should I taper off .25 xanax?

[[Cl...]]

Can anyone advise me about the best way to taper from .25 mg Xanax? Should I just try to cut the pill into eighths and drop down an eighth every couple of weeks? Should I get a scale? I'm a) not very mathematical and b) feeling horrible physically and mentally. Probably have to do this pretty gradually, even though I'm starting from a pretty small dose.

 

Many thanks for your help,

Clarity

[[go...]]

While I started higher than you, I am now at .25..I am planning on cutting a quarter of a pill every 2ish weeks. No measuring just s good pill cutter.

[[Cl...]]

Hi, goingtobedone, do you think that quartering the dose might be too jarring? I would like to try that. God knows I want to be rid of this garbage ASAP; but I have to remain functional, and I am barely so at the moment. I see that you have been feathering your doses. What does feathering mean?

 

Thank you,

Clarity

[[go...]]

Hi Clarity,

 

I drop  to my next cut for one dose then return to the previous dose for 2 days, then drop again and then up then do that every other day for 3 times then drop for good. It looks like this--Sunday .25.. Monday .1825..Tuesday and Wednesday .25..Thursday .1825 then Friday and Saturday back to .25 then every other day up and down then finally down. (Sunday was a random start day). I tend to get my wd symptoms with the first drop..I get relief for 2 days then do it again and the wd is less. It has made most of this tolerable but sometimes its just misery. I have been functional every day. I walk 4 miles and can maintain my job with little problem. On the brain fog days, I put up a good front but I am not clear in my thinking. My worst symptoms are high bp and palpitations along with head pressure.

 

I hope this helps and that you have an easy taper...you have only 4 cuts to make to zero if you quarter the pills. I think most of us are envious!

[[Ch...]]

When I was at .25mg I cut the tablet into fourths.  Each would be .0625mg.  Personally (and I am not a doctor) I don't think this would be dangerous, even though you are already suffering. 

 

Feathering might mean scraping small amounts off a tablet.  As sensitive as you are, I might start that way and see how it goes.

[[Cl...]]

Thank you so much, Goingtobedone and Challis!