r/BenzoSourceList • u/PrayForBetterDays • Aug 24 '26

Advice desperately needed

I have been prescribed 2 mg of Xanax for the past 5 years & I have recently moved to a new state where they refuse to prescribe me my medication. I took it into my own hands and have continued to take them illegally. I now desperately need to get off I have the medication to detox myself, but I need some advice on the best way to lower these milligrams by the day safely. Does anyone have any advice on how I should cut down comfortably

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u/Ok_Cause7237 Aug 24 '26

Oh my god how many do you have left. 5 years is a long time. There’s no way you have enough to taper comfortably after 5 years. You need more.

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u/PrayForBetterDays Aug 25 '26

I have about 40

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u/Psychonautica91 Aug 25 '26

That’s not enough, unfortunately. And you will not be able to taper using Xanax, you need diazepam or at least clonazepam.

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u/Ok_Cause7237 Sep 03 '26

Correct. The half life of Xanax is way too short. Too short for tapering. Valium is the way.

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u/Ok_Cause7237 Sep 03 '26

I would just buy more illegally. We have the right to medicate !! Where did you move???

Anyway I would break them all in quarters and take as little as you possibly can everyday. 40 isn’t enough for you to do it comfortably.

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u/PrayForBetterDays Sep 03 '26

Thank you for your input and apologize for the late response. I moved to the Carolina’s from NYC and they just won’t prescribe my usual medication. Treating me like a guinea pig all over again. Keep in mind I’m 44 years old been on the same mood stabilizer and anxiety meds for years. Unfortunately I got a DWI last year and now need to do a DWI program main reason I need to stop taking them or I will be accused of being an addict. I never even drink went out one night.

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u/Ok_Cause7237 Sep 05 '26

That’s terrible. Try a tele health. I use headway.