You can't. Benzodiazapams are very addicting and the longer you are on them the worse it is to get off. Some have to even go into rehab to get off of them. I was an it for 4 years and then was switched right over to Klonopom which is also a Benzo, so I had no problem switching because they have almost the same componients. Xanex is one of the hardest drugs to stop without help. Now if you were only taking it for a few weeks, there would be no problem.
I remember once I could not afford my RX and had to wait three days. By day two, I was going through such withdrawl it was aweful. By day three, I thought I was going to die. That day I filled my RX and bought a bottle of water and took one right in the parking lot. I was on 2mg three times a day! Now that's alot. Although, I do have severe aniety and panic. Don't by any means stop it on your own!

Carrie

I ws on Benzodiazepines for 1 1/2 yrs. it screwed me up bigtime. Its adverse effect were crazy. wws loosing my memory nd my concentration went 2 zero. Thankfully I hve a background in medicine I slowly started dose reduction I wud get it out of my system but wud relapse nd increase my dosages. Kept trying for a year with no success. I uped my dose so much it actully caused depression 4 me. I finally kicked the habit,the withdrawal is really bad,I went cold turkey. I jst decided 2 cut my self off. Its been 3months nd my sleep cycle tuk abt 2wks to get back 2 normal..

oh alprazolam has long history in my family. My aunt and uncle has been addicted to it all their lifes. My aunt was using it for so long it had no effect anymore and has been different drug after the other. She is screwed up. Like any other drug addict. Talks like a zombie now, it's really sad. Rehab should be the best for her but at her age 70 something she won't be up to rehabs. My uncle has been on it for so many years but he still is not as screwed up as my aunt I guess he hasn't been on it as long but he sure can't live without. That drug is great but it is meant to only be used occasionaly in extreme circumstances. Like I did took one for my wedding to calm down my nerves and it was fantastic. But that was it, only one pill on one day and not anymore. This is the way this drug should be used.

Also alprazolam has a very short life span. It is mainly used for a severe onset to calm you right down. The downside is it only lasts a couple hours. You may need to talk to your doctor about a longer timed release medication. I am on one and sleep preety good all night. In fact sometimes to much. I would at least ask about it. I was on 2mg three thimes a day. Started off at .5mg. That shows you that your body grows immune to the dose and keeps having to be increased for the effects to work. It really has a very short life span.

Carrie

I have been taking 0.5mg Alprazolam every day in the night for the last 6 months and I'm taking Prodep 20mg once a day as well. I want to stop taking Alprazolam as I have learnt the bad effects it has. I don't want to go to a Psychiatric as he would give me some other medicine. I just want to get off this drug but need to know how to wean off it in a systematic way.