Posted by Joy on January 26, 2001, at 8:40:26
In reply to Xanax tolerance, posted by Daveman on January 25, 2001, at 22:09:20
I have been taking .5 mg Xanax generic 30 minutes before bedtime for insomnia for about 3 months. I have not felt a need to increase my dose at all, but I can only speak for myself. .25 is a very mild dose, so I could see a possible adjustment a bit higher if checked out with your doc.
Joy> Hi All:
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> Am new to this board with a question about Xanax tolerance. I was prescribed (as interim therapy for depression/g.a.d/insomnia)xanax at .25 twice a day, then .50 at night (long term hope is Paxil but this takes time to become effective). The Xanax was at first quite effective but I have now, as I've learned is typical, developed tolerance to it. My question, while awaiting my doc's decision as to whether I should increase the Xanax, is whether tolerance is a continual cycle with Xanax or at some point does your body adjust to a particular therapeutic dose? I understand from research that doses up to 4mg per day are not uncommon for g.a.d., and even higher for panic disorders, but I do not wish to get into a continually escalating cycle, and am concerned about dependency at higher doses. Thanks for any helpful information.
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