Want to wean off xanax and I'm scared!

Anxious Jenny · Post by **Anxious Jenny** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:35 am

Hello everyone! I've been taking xanax (alprazolam) for 1 year and six months. I have never gone over 1 mg in a day. I currently take .125mg 3 to 4 times a day. A total of .375mg per day. Not a lot, I know! I want off this stuff completely cause I want to have children soon! I just recently went to a psychiatrist who said he wanted to switch me to Klonopin instead. I took the Klonopin yesterday and it made my skin so itchy. So I stopped and I'm back on my xanax today. Do I really need to switch to another benzo? Can't I just wean off the xanax? I'm just so scared of withdrawals like seizures and all the scary stuff you read on withdrawing. Or am I on such a low dose, the chance of severe withdrawal is rare? Does anyone know or have had experience with this? I'm so tired of this crap! I wish I never went on this stuff!

I need peace of mind to know that I'll be ok getting off xanax!

Wildcard · Post by **Wildcard** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:04 am

Dont do anything without your doctor having knowledge of it! SO I guess what I'm really saying is, the best place to find that out would be from you doc.

Anxious Jenny · Post by **Anxious Jenny** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:23 am

I would never go off it without a doctor anyway but I was just curios if anyone had any experience with getting off this small amount of xanax and how it was for them.
Thank you for replying.