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My dr taking ev1 off xanex,i've been on 1mg for 23yrs now being tapered of with .5mg in 30 days. i'm shaky and nauseated what do i do, i'm panicking.
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Not a good taper!: Rather than taper off of xanax (alprazolam) a better approach is to switch you to a long acting medication, like clonazepam and then taper off of that, very slowly, over a couple of months.
Answered 1/2/2017
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