Hi I have been on xanax for 20 yrs. Just started the Ashton Method. Taking .5mg xanax x3day. I have developed tolerance to this drug. It is awful and I fear I will never get off this awful drug.Anyone any experience or advice. Thanks.
You will get off it Hun.
You just need to make sure that you are in the right place mentally to tackle all it will throw at you. Have all your tools in place. Coping strategies. Distraction. Relaxation teqniques and support.
Write it all down and look at it every morning. Think " ok,when I feel like this,I will try this and if that doesn't work,I will try that"!!! Also write your plan of action. How you want to taper..like a daily thing that you can cross off or even stick a gold star to each and every day you get through. It's all about incentive and knowing that every day you are closer to your goal xx
Thanks for taking tome to reply. All I know is I want to get off this drug. Looking back over the last few mths I haven't been feeling great on this tab anyway. And to be honest I believe now that it just numbed me and kept my anxiety alive because I never had counciling they just kept trying tab after tab. It is only in the last 6 to 8mths that I have began to grow strong enough to speak up for myself. Just hope I'm strong enough to do this. I have great new psychotherapist who is doing this for me and he insists that I text him everyday which i find a great comfort. This is my third day and my anxiety is high, feel lightheaded, nauseated but expecting this it's only an exaggeration of my symptoms already. Thanks again for your advice. I look forward to good days to come. Hope your day is good xx
We'll we are here also Hun.x