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Originally Posted by WastingAsparagus
Hi,
I am currently wondering why my psychiatrist wants to get me off of Xanax. It seems to be the only thing that controls my anxiety and obsessive thinking and behaviors. He put me on gabapentin and just increased the dose to 200 mg. I feel nothing from the gabapentin. No relief whatsoever.
What should I tell my psychiatrist? I understand that Xanax isn't that good long-term, but if it's the only thing that helps, what do I do?
I had been taking 1.5 mg of Xanax per day (0.5 mg 3x per day). Now I am only supposed to take 0.75 mg of Xanax per day. But I've noticed a big rise in my anxiety, having lowered the Xanax.
I guess I just need to express to my doctor that Xanax seems to be the best medicine to control my anxiety right now?
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It’s tough to wean off a Benzo... the best way is a slow taper over a couple months but switching to Valium instead of Xanax is “ typically “ an easier way to do it.
You have lots of room to increase the gabapentin. I see many people on 600-900 mg a day in split doses
Just talk to your Pdoc and you can both come up with a solution that is doable