Xanax Dosage Question Again, Forgot Some Important Details.?
Question by obi_ben77: Xanax dosage question again, forgot some important details.?
Thanks to those who answered my other one. sorry i wasn’t clear enough.I take about 2 mg a day and have already taken 2.5 today and am still manic, and, to be honest, borderline suicidal. I take a daily of Cymbalta as a stabilizer.
I’m 20 years old and weigh 190 lbs. prescribed for me by my GP and not my psychiatrist was a .5 dosage to take every 6 hours as needed. It’s never been enough. My mother is a nurse and has had me take about 2.0 mg before for particularly stressful situations. i have taken 2.5 already today. My doctor is on vacation in peru until the 20th, so can’t really talk to them. I only have 1.0 mg left, and I really would like to take it and sleep off the pain. If i’ll live through it, i’m taking it. I’m way too close to my blades emotionally to feel comfortable right now and I think I’m at risk of hurting myself. Badly even.
Best answer:
Answer by Griffin
call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
if you are really scared… please get help or talk to someone you love. suicide is not worth it, i promise.
best of luck to you.
Answer by jcr_2u
I am a retired professor and clinical psychologist. Even I was hesitant to give any suggestions. There is too much I do not know. Surely your psychiatrist has someone on “standby” for his patients. CALL HIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. Xanax is one of a group of medications that can be very helpful for “panic or anxiety attacks”. You used the word manic and I am not sure this applies. But the thing about this class of drugs Valium, Ativan, etc. is that over time your body will build up a tolerance and you will need a greater strength to feel same results. I am afraid you may be experiencing the withdrawal from “the drug itself” after it’s main effect half life has passed, usually three to five hours. Call your Mother (the nurse) if you can’t get your psychiatrist’s stand-in. Obi-ben 7 I know what you are feeling and wish I could reach out to you personally. You going thru some bad crap right now and talking can only do so much. You need to be honest with yourself and whomever you call. Have you really been abusing this drug? Don’t feel ashamed. This happens to Doctors, Laywers, and Merchant Chiefs. 1mg is not going to get you through the night. If all else fails go to a local emergency room. Sometimes withdrawal can not only be the hell you are feeling right now, but can be dangerous. Please…..my new found friend…..at least call your Mother and let her guide you thru the emergency process. If this is not possible then get a friend or call 911 if you have to. I am not trying to scare you. I just do not have enough info to work with. Please accept my suggestions and get enough pills now to get you thru the night and maybe tomorrow your Mother can get you to the psychiatrist on call. You are not alone. I feel so helpless right now, but with the process we are working with (Yahoo Answers or whatever) this is about all I can do but assure you that YOU WILL FEEL BETTER with proper medical and professional care. Now take care of this present crisis as I have suggested with as much empathy as my damn typed word can give. You will be on my mind this entire night. Now please call someone. If you are suicidal even a “hotline” person can help some by giving you a REAL VOICE to relate to. You have so many options and suicide is the only one that is ABSOLUTELY FINAL. So it makes no sense. with email empthy and love James