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A member asked:
Been on xanax (alprazolam) for 5 years .5 mg x 3 a day. if i try to taper is there a way to tell if it's the medicine or my anxiety making me nervous again.
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See below: By switching to a long acting agent and slowly weaning, one minimizes the weaning contributions to anxiety. Weaning with xanax (alprazolam) will always be problematic.
Answered 3/9/2015
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