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Question by vinn51: Taking Xanax for 5 Years?
I am a 29 year old male and overall I am in good health. I have a very big problem in my life and have been struggling with addiction to xanax for almost 5 full years at a very high dose. It all started when I went to a psychiatrist when I was 25. I went to the doctor because I was feeling anxiety and was stressed about family stuff. The doc immediately put me on Xanax and I felt much better almost right away. That was 5 years ago and I have been on xanax ever since. Like most people I slowly figured out the more I would take the better or higher I would feel. I absolutely loved the stuff, but never would have imagined what I was getting myself into. A year after starting xanax I was still going to the same doc and my dosage was 4mg a day. I of course would take more at times, maybe reaching 5 or 6 mg a day. Like I said before, I loved the stuff and felt it was the best medication in the world. Sometime after my 26th b-day I had run out a couple of days before seeing my doc to get my re-fill. On the second day of not taking my xanax I had a violent seizure and woke up in the hospital. It was explained to me by the doctors in the hospital that I experienced a withdrawal seizure from running out of xanax. I could not believe what I was hearing. I never had a seizure in my life not to mention ever being admitted into a hospital. I was given a couple of xanax to make it to my next doctor’s appointment. When I seen my doctor after experiencing the seizure he told me it was a normal withdrawal reaction from running out of xanax and upped my does to 6mg a day and told me to be careful. I remember feeling scared at the time, but was glad I now had 90 xanax a month. My usage continued for another year all the while living a normal life. I was in a great relationship, had a great job, apartment, a car, and everything seemed ok. By the time I was 27 I was still taking xanax every day at 6mg everyday sometimes taking more, but for the most part followed my doctor’s orders of 6mg a day. As time continued I finally realized that I could not take this stuff for ever and started to talk to my doctor about coming of xanax all together. My doctor came up with a dapper down schedule. I was going to come off 2mg a month, and finally stop. After attempting the dapper I realized how **cked I was. It was so difficult I could not do it. I was now close to the age of 28 and was not able to even dapper down 1mg a month without experiencing horrible withdrawal symptoms. My doctor had suggested detox since I was on such a high dose for years and already had a withdrawal seizure. I knew that detox was the only way for me because I could not stop on my own and wanted around the clock medical care while coming off xanax. I was admitted to detox and started to dapper off 8mg of xanax. The doctors in the detox were shocked about how long and how high my daily dose of xanax was. I was warned that I was in for a rough detox and had to be strong. I agreed to my treatment plan and was admitted as an inpatient and the dapper began. It was the most horrible, terrifying, unfortable, sicking feeling I ever felt by my fifth day in detox. Every day I would come down a dose, and it was so terrifying. After being in detox for 20 days I was finally given my last dose of xanax in the morning. On my 22nd day in the detox and after being off xanax for two full days I had another seizure in the middle of the hallway. I was rushed to ER and admitted into the hospital’s neurology department. A specialist came to see me and said he was surprised that I had a withdrawal seizure after being detoxed for 20 days. He ran a series of round the clock tests with 28 wires attached to my head for two days. All tests came back with no abnormalities, and I was released from the hospital. That night I had another seizure and was rushed back to the hospital and was put back on xanax to stop the seizures. Now I was terrified of losing my life and didn’t care if I had to take xanax as long as I would not have any seizures. I went back to my doctor with all the paper work and documentation from the hospital about my detox experience, how long it took me to dapper down, and the resulting seizure. He put me back on xanax at 6mg a day. That was almost a year ago. I am now 29 and see my doctor every month and still take 6mg of xanax everyday. Has anyone ever heard of a case as sever as mine? I am so hooked on this stuff my body simply won’t let go. I mean I can’t take this stuff for ever. It’s already been almost 5 years on xanax and it almost killed me twice just trying to stop, Are there any medical professionals out there that can offer me some advice. My life depends on all the input I can get..    Read more...

Question by Just Me: I’m looking for information on Vicoden addiction?
How long can it take for an addiction to become present? I’ve been taking them for two weeks and am not sure what will happen if I just stop. Hpefully I haven’t taken enough yet, but I haven’t been w/out so I don’t know if I’m addicted yet. If so; can I ween myself off by taking less?

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Answer by Kristina d
well you are not addicted , yet! just start elimating 1 pill every 3 days, if you have chronic pain take a magnesium or motrin tab in its place. you will be ok.

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Woodbridge Man Arrested in Perth Amboy Drug Ring
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The following information was provided by the New Jersey State Police. On Thursday, N.J. State Police arrested six people in the takedown of a drug distribution ring that operated in and … In total, more than 600 grams of cocaine, 870 decks of heroin …
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K-9 Called on Palos Park Man During Traffic Stop: Blotter
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Police report information is provided by the Evergreen Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed …
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Monmouth County Police Blotter
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Rise in US Heroin Use Highlights New Treatment Opportunities, notes Passages …
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Milwaukee Public Radio reported, at the beginning of April, on the work of behavioral health clinician Tim McElroy at Columbia St. Mary's who has noted a marked increase of both prescription pain medication abuse as well as increased use of illicit …
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Orange City mayor's son arrested
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Field tests of the items came back positive for opiates and marijuana. "Laputka stated the other box mentioned was his … His father, Mayor Laputka, recently spoke at a public forum on the dangers of drug abuse. "I think we have an epidemic," the …
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Marijuana being sold on e-commerce site Taobao, report says
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Online forums and social networking sites such as Baidu Tieba, Tencent Qzone and Douban were now the key covert “gathering points” for marijuana and other drug users to discuss purchasing, drug experiences and even cultivation, the report said. Drug …
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Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study
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The clinical trial focused on use of the antidepressant bupropion for treating methamphetamine addiction. Nineteen adolescents — nine boys and 10 girls — with meth addiction who were receiving counseling at Behavioral Health Services were given …
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TV host sex addiction: 'My Fair Wedding' host an alleged sex addict
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"After repeated attempts at marriage counseling and therapy, we have been unable to save our relationship due to [David's] addiction to sex," read the documents (via TMZ). Tutera released a statement to TMZ defending himself, perhaps trying to save …
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