Posted by Alan on April 26, 2002, at 10:19:09
In reply to Re : For how long it is safe to take Xanax, posted by tex1 on April 26, 2002, at 2:25:02
> Man, take a look at the post of Keilia....
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> Tex
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Yes, and ny response was, "Looking ahead, I guess the question becomes, with what are you going to treat your anxiety with after stopping the xanax?Do you and your doc have a strategy? Klonopin to ease the tapering is always the first suggestion but when your underlying anxiety returns what alternative have you and your doc sketched out?"
Sounded to me like she was just tired of having to take meds and couldn't afford them - not that they didn't work. She still has an anxiety disorder. Having an anxiety disorder AND tapering meds that can heighten the anxiety in some people need extra care. I proposed alternatives to purely tapering off the xanax (klonopin) or even valium or neurontin or a calcium channel blocker to ease the symptoms of the tapering process are commonly used.
The point being, if she had a more helpful or knowledgeable doc, she would have been offered these alternatives. Also she didn't mention any stratagies to address the anxiety disorder so I asked her if she had planned any alternatives with her doc or someone else.
Alan
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