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A member asked:
Have been tapering down from 1.5mg of xanax (alprazolam) down to approx. .20mg experiencing insomnia and increase anxiety should i switch to 5mg of valium or continue my taper w xanax (alprazolam). because vali is long lasting?
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Detoxing: Your brain is addicted. This brain will do everything it can to interfere with your plan to get healthy. It is not healthy to switch mid-stream to another addictive medication. That is not good medicine and will prolong your recovery from this addiction. Perhaps you should add some fellowship program with other addicts who have gotten off of their prescription medications and are healthy.
Answered 4/10/2014
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See below: That is an approach i would take . There are other meds that arehelpful.
Answered 11/6/2017
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