Xanax out, i can see hear and taste and think straight

[[Gu...]]

Hi

In short i was on Xanax for 2/12 years 75mg broke upto 3 doses of .25 mg

I started my taper in January 1 2018 amd jumped at .25 mg 3/13 2018  , i just could not

Take the debilitating symptoms at my doctors request we decided to do this jump to the finish line ..

 

I had anxiety,headaches ,stomach ,intrusive thoughts , and the metallic taste lasted for 3 days i even had a raw throat my sleep was like I would fall asleep at 2-3 am and slept until 7-8:30 am not bad ..

It is funny the symptoms are all classic however the site here really helped me to view this as temporary and that i was healing even when it got bad i did wanna reach for the Xanax however I would time how i felt and it would pass plus I thought ‘this will all start again, no way’ i do have a history of withdrawal so I viewed this as impowering to me to have control over my goals..

 

I personally look and smile and yes i do get the typcal  anxiety rush I breathe thru it abd remind myself this is normal, headache here and there and stomach cramp

But it reminds me of how far i have come and have a plan for the future if there ever comes a need to consider an anti anxiety medicine i feel this is important , most importantly i can remember things again and comprehension is better..

 

Well worth it !!!

[[Ch...]]

Ive been wondering how you were doing Gummibear.  Glad to hear you're able to get thru this.  You are WAY stronger than I am.  I wish I could get off this as fast and as easily as it appears you have.  We started at the same dose, but I was only on it 4 months before I started my taler.  Absolutely brutal.  I'm holding for a bit.

 

So happy for you!!! 

[[Gu...]]

Hi am doing good I just keep waking up this week feeling rushes of heat then I’m cold so it’s like off with the covers on with the covers sad part is I do wake up probably five or six times but it’s OK I can hear better see better and most of all that metal taste is gone. Life is good it is different and I have to keep changing ..  and that is good also sometimes I want to push myself harder than I should However it will set me back there are times I felt like reaching out to Xanax that’s what told me I had a problem I just waited out now and you get through it it seems like waves of symptoms do come ..

For example sometimes I don’t wanna do anything headache,  Jaw pain  and sometimes nervousness but cognitively I am doing great I would do anything to never go through using a benzo again this website is wonderful it was able to keep me on track even if someone didn’t respond to my questions thank you to everyone 

[[Ma...]]

Hi

In short i was on Xanax for 2/12 years 75mg broke upto 3 doses of .25 mg

I started my taper in January 1 2018 amd jumped at .25 mg 3/13 2018  , i just could not

Take the debilitating symptoms at my doctors request we decided to do this jump to the finish line ..

 

I had anxiety,headaches ,stomach ,intrusive thoughts , and the metallic taste lasted for 3 days i even had a raw throat my sleep was like I would fall asleep at 2-3 am and slept until 7-8:30 am not bad ..

It is funny the symptoms are all classic however the site here really helped me to view this as temporary and that i was healing even when it got bad i did wanna reach for the Xanax however I would time how i felt and it would pass plus I thought ‘this will all start again, no way’ i do have a history of withdrawal so I viewed this as impowering to me to have control over my goals..

 

I personally look and smile and yes i do get the typcal  anxiety rush I breathe thru it abd remind myself this is normal, headache here and there and stomach cramp

But it reminds me of how far i have come and have a plan for the future if there ever comes a need to consider an anti anxiety medicine i feel this is important , most importantly i can remember things again and comprehension is better..

 

Well worth it !!!

 

That's so good to hear

[[Gu...]]

Hi some are wondering how I am doing more in detail , honestly the fast taper which was 3 months with a jump at .25 mg of Xanax was not really what I wanted to however I could not get past the withdrawal symptoms or symptom lol each day It was torture for me alot of crying so at my doctors request I jumped.. I am not saying this is for everyone, but for those who decision leads them to this you do have to accept the responsibility of how you may feel ..

 

I am now back to my schedule and it is busy at the time of my jump I could not drive or work, I did have the time to take off I did try to go about my day but felt drunk at first then stomach ache , intrusive thoughts major headaches some sleep I did fall asleep around 2-3 am I did lay in bed it was frustrating , however I knew it would be temporary my symptoms the major ones only lasted for 7 days Really though the reason I took the week of was for privacy and to allow my body to go through this I did try to work out take a walk drank alot of water and no alcohol and I did have support from my husband to sleep in and balance out .. he is very proud of me , he said he could not believe I was off Xanax from my severe anxiety..

 

Making a plan really worked for me before the bad days arrived , and they did .. Ugh but it was so worth it .. for all who are out there keep moving forward at a pace that will get you to your  DESTINATION!

 

[[Ch...]]

Hi some are wondering how I am doing more in detail , honestly the fast taper which was 3 months with a jump at .25 mg of Xanax was not really what I wanted to however I could not get past the withdrawal symptoms or symptom lol each day It was torture for me alot of crying so at my doctors request I jumped.. I am not saying this is for everyone, but for those who decision leads them to this you do have to accept the responsibility of how you may feel ..

 

I am now back to my schedule and it is busy at the time of my jump I could not drive or work, I did have the time to take off I did try to go about my day but felt drunk at first then stomach ache , intrusive thoughts major headaches some sleep I did fall asleep around 2-3 am I did lay in bed it was frustrating , however I knew it would be temporary my symptoms the major ones only lasted for 7 days Really though the reason I took the week of was for privacy and to allow my body to go through this I did try to work out take a walk drank alot of water and no alcohol and I did have support from my husband to sleep in and balance out .. he is very proud of me , he said he could not believe I was off Xanax from my severe anxiety..

 

Making a plan really worked for me before the bad days arrived , and they did .. Ugh but it was so worth it .. for all who are out there keep moving forward at a pace that will get you to your  DESTINATION!

 

You give me so much inspiration.  My pdoc put me on Remeron this week, and we plan to do a quick taper like yours once the Remeron fully kicks in.  I tried a slow taper and it was torture for me, so I reinstated.  I'm obsessed with getting off the Xanax, so the quicker I'm off, the better.  I'm on the same dose you were, but for only 6 months.  All our kids are grown and out of the house, so I don't have anyone I have to take care of other than myself.  I just hope I have an experience similar to yours.  I know it won't be easy, but I'm determined to be off this crap.  My husband and I can't see me doing a long drawn out liquid taper for over a year.  Just not gonna happen for me.  I have a great doctor who calls me back within minutes of calling him, and he is always spot on woth his advice.  I can't wait to be where you are.  How long did you have to be off work?  During the taper too, or just from the jump???