whats your xanax taking schedule

[cmdline]

Im currently on xanax,been on 4mgs for 6 months,dropped to 3mgs last week,and this week going down to 2mgs.Now simple reason im waiting on order from new iop and its luck of the draw if ill receive anything ,thus have to ration whatever i have before finding new decent sources i can trust.

Now to go back on topic.With xanax worst is the short life,since i limit to taking as little as possible,and my pile is getting smaller,since im used to high dosages,low amounts only barely make me feel right for 3-5 hours at most.

What i do find the hardest part is night time when i cant fall asleep without at least 1mg,and mornings are the worst since i wake up in total panic,given i take last dosage about 10hours prior,it flushes out overnight and waking up in sweat and panic which lasts anywhere from hour once i take another 1mg just to shake it off.during day i try not to take any but this also results in me doing bare minimum social interaction where i cant stand being in one place for to long before i feel panic taking over,simple stuff as shopping eventually leaves me feeling claustrophobic.

So while in the past when had good supply never had issues with taking enough to feel right,but over the years found that my sweet spot is usually 40mgs valium or 4mgs xanax which after almost decade barely changed.

but once cutting down hardest part are the mornings,thus wonder do people split their dosages into smaller,for the night time do you wake up to take some extra just to go back to sleep and wake up feeling somewhat normal.Since know that in general taking xanax before sleep is recipe for one waking up feeling crap.But any advise how to utilize 2mg's over 24h period would be good.since imagine many people either take it as precribed,or when needed,but do believe there are those that maintain same dosage and have routines that works for them long term thus feel free to share,what you learned or feel works best.

I know valium is the best for such cases,due to its long half life,but currently dont have any on the way.thank you

[Texas Chemist]

Been taking alp for 10 years now. Have been up to very high doses and all the way back down to 1 mg/day.

There were also times when I went off benzos completely for months at a time, my body always adapted quickly and never had many withdrawal symptoms. Klonopins were the only one that once I went off, went into full-swing WDs. Diazepam didn't even do that to me. Individual body chemistry can vary incredibly.

Currently I'm stocked up on alp but only take 3 mg in the late afternoon. If you can't handle going hours at a time without them, I would suggest what you are currently doing and splitting them up as needed.

I would also recommend looking into some other sleep aids like diphenhydramine (benadryl) to help induce sleep, or if you can get access, promethazine. Also, ZMA (zinc magnesium asparate) is a mineral aid that I've taken for years that helps me sleep and keep me asleep when I can't otherwise. The key for ZMA to work well is that you take it on an EMPTY stomach about 15 minutes before you lay down.

Hope this helps some.

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thanks for reply,yes ive been up to 8mgs at one stage,and as low as single valium 10mg for a day ,thus have a sweet spot at around 3-4mgs of xanax but until get more in,need to preserve what i have, which is couple months supply,thus doing sort of quick taper down to 2mgs per day.
Do know that some people are immune and manage to drop benzos,been trying to do that few times,but once not taking any its days before wd/s kick in and usually after week always gave up.the magnesium sounds good will try that for sleeping,since the hardest part is nights and early mornings when anxiety is at full swing,as for during day most times try to tough it out or be easy as not to stress to much.

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fishfarmer very true,while taking valium on high dosages it keep one stable few days longer but if cutting your run into same cycle,where w/ds start to kick in daily.
up-dosing isnt bad since had to do it myself,since theres a point when body reaches where you either have to stop on one dosage for a while or risk w/d s which are hard to ignore if one wants normal daily life.

[cutstack]

My dosing is simple. When using Xanax I set limits. No more than 2mg spread out through the day.

[Rafterman]

I feel for you, CMDLINE. IMO, no other anxiolytic hits with the power of ALP. You can always feel it on the way in. I spent decades with undiagnosed panic disorder. Had it since I was an infant. Back in my day, they used to call it "fits". They thought I was having seizures. The term "panic disorder" hadn't even been coined yet. I suffer from "night terrors" and, without taking some ALP in he middle of the night, will always awaken in a state of high anxiety. The half life is so short, that if I had a dwindling supply...and I couldn't get myself some Clownz to supplement for now...I would save the brunt of my dose for overnight. In split dose. Yes, the second dose about 1-2 hours before rising. But everyone is different. For one thing, ovenight is the time when most people come closest to having an empty stomach and I have seen studies that says that ALP delivers 40%-60% more bioavailability on an empty stomach. It is certainly true in my case, and in hundreds of people who I have counseled about it. I almost feel like I am wasting a dose if I take it without an empty stomach. When I have stretch it, I absolutely make sure that every single dose I take is when empty. I know that isn't easy, but I think that it is the one reliable potentiator of ALP.

[solarpunch]

1mg before bed only. Been doing that for two years now. I've found it more effective than taking it during the day. That goes for pretty much any benzo for me personally.

[cmdline]

1mg before bed only. Been doing that for two years now. I've found it more effective than taking it during the day. That goes for pretty much any benzo for me personally.

dunno if its for sleep only id say give a shot at zops way less addictive and does better job, while do undestand everyones got their routine but if its sleep i always found sleep meds like zops to be way better since they give you good 8hrs where for me personally xans could wear of in couple hours leading to me being awake.