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How would i taper off 0.5 mg. alprazalam 2 x's daily given as an rx? my general doctor does not seem so familiar but agreeable if i care to decrease.
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See below: There is no precise answer to this, but cutting the dose in half every week as follows would be more than adequate. 0.25 mg twice each day for a week then 0.125 mg twice a day for a week then 0.125 mg each day for a week then stop.
Answered 11/28/2017
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