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Posted by blueberry on September 14, 2005, at 18:46:30
I gave up my prozac, which was doing just ok, and went on St Johns Wort for 3 months. They were the best 3 months of my life. But then it pooped out. So now I'm back on prozac...plus xanax.
The problem is, sjw has gaba reuptake inhibition, which I feel is the part that helped me the most. During that 3 months, sjw changed something in my brain, gaba related. Ever since stopping sjw, I've had a few panic attacks and I have anxiety every day.
So I now carry xanax with me. I try to take as little as possible. Usually 1 to 1.5mg a day. I must admit, it makes my prozac work better than ever. But I am SOOOO worried about building tolerance to it, like what happened with sjw.
Any thoughts or encouragement? Any long time users of xanax still get by with a low dose?
Thanks!
Posted by Buckeye Fan on September 16, 2005, at 8:33:18
In reply to Xanax Worries....Advice appreciated., posted by blueberry on September 14, 2005, at 18:46:30
Hi Blueberry,
I have taken Xanax for about 7 years...along with Zoloft ( 50 mg daily)The combination has stopped my panic attacks and agoraphobia symptoms, which were ruining my life.
The down side is I now am taking 4mg of xanax daily ( mostly at night to sleep.) Based on the information I have read and studied...I made a personal decision NOT to ever go higher that 4mg...even though I know that dose is considered HIGH by most standards. So IF I expereince tolerance at this dose..I will gradually reduce my dose very slowly....and then when needed gradually incease my dosage...up to 4mg. My MD told me this is the best way to handel Bezodiapan tolerance...other than slow, gradual dosage reduction down to none.
Hope this helps...feel free to ask any more questions.BF
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