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Severe Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Prescribed High Dosage Of Xanax, Want To Taper Down. When And How?

Doc , please let me know: 1. How LONG (in duration) should I taper down from Xanax 6mg/day. 2. AND, by how many mg. per day(s)/week, etc. I have only been on it for about 14 days now (severe anxiety with agoraphobia .) I still have about 50 1mg pills left. The reason why my dose is so high is because I ve been prescribed it off & on over a period of about 5 years. I m very tolerant to it, but that s not my fault; my body won t respond to less. I gotta get off this med, but don t know how to do so *safely*. I m dreadfully afraid of seizures associated with discontinuing. Thanks, AAAAAAA
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Hi welcome to H.C.M.Forum. it is always the attending doctor who has to decide, what dose to be used, when to taper, when to stop.while using the drugs, and stoping the drug also you should avoid drugs like fluroquinolones, antihistamines, and other central stimulants.thank you.
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Severe Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Prescribed High Dosage Of Xanax, Want To Taper Down. When And How?

Hi welcome to H.C.M.Forum. it is always the attending doctor who has to decide, what dose to be used, when to taper, when to stop.while using the drugs, and stoping the drug also you should avoid drugs like fluroquinolones, antihistamines, and other central stimulants.thank you.