I am too scared to take care of my kids. Am I crazy?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:06 am

Getting back to the original post, I too had issues when our second child came along 3 and half years ago. My wife said just this weekend that she felt like a single mother for so long because I was scared of our son. Many things have snowballed from that and now I'm in a terrible fight to save my marriage. Sometimes it can just be hard for us to operate at a normal level and hopefully you have someone that understands that. Take care.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:41 am

To luvpiggy,
THANK YOU so much for your post. It was scary and I don't ever want that to happen to me. I will just deal with wanting to increase my dose naturally and I won't take more than prescribed. My depression is bad enough my family would never deserve that kind of situation. Thank you for that life saving advice. Blessings to you!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:51 am

Kodiak44,
PM me and I will give you my email address. Your not alone and maybe I can give you some good advice to help you through this terrible period in your life. Take care.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:44 am

I realized there was a problem within 4 months of starting out at .25 mgs as needed. I was up to 3 mgs within a short time. By 6 months I was feeling like I had flu symptoms and losing my cognition. This was last October. I fought the flu like symptoms for two months. I was then at 1.50 mgs daily. What I didn't realize was that by taking .50 at night and 1.00 mg during the day I was setting my body up for withdrawal. When I dropped the .50 mgs the first part of December was when I went downward very fast. This is dropping way to fast. I held as I wanted off the Xanax. I was in bed for the next three weeks with various symptoms. You can go to Benzowithdrawal.com and there is foundational information about benzo's. I am using the water titration method to reduce the remaining Xanax. Educate yourself on any medication you take. As my daughter told me "the benefits should always out weigh the risks." Do take care of you.