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I have taken 1 .25mg pill of xanax (alprazolam) daily for almost a year for anxiety. would stopping suddenly cause major withdrawal?
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It is possible: It is possible to experience withdrawal. Contact your doctor, he or she may prescribe a longer acting benzodiazepine to slowly wean you off of this medication. Good luck.
Answered 10/6/2017
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It's a low dose: but taking it for a year suggests you are probably saturated, and at risk for withdrawal sx's if you suddenly stop. Run this by your MD before stopping. The MD probably will suggest thinning your dose by going to every other day or even cutting this small dose in half and then thinning. Withdrawing suddenly might cause anxiety, sleeplessness, poor concentration, irritability and???
Answered 7/15/2016
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