sonicwhite Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 How long does it take to get back to normal blood levels with xanax. I take 1 mg four times a day but had a major spike in anxiety because of my OCD snagging onto something it triggered so I tooka 2 mg tablet before I went to bed so a total of six mg's and I was wondering am I at risk of losing the effectivness of the drug because I took two extra mg's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I'm not an expert, but I think the half-life of xanax is pretty short, like 6-8 hours. If this was a one-time occurance, I wouldn't worry about getting a higher tolerance to the med. it can take a lot longer than that to develop a tolerance to Xanax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Okay thank you gizmo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 6 mgs? that seems like a high dose to me, imho how does your doctor suggest you take your xanax? I have taken it for years but generally take 0.5 or 1 mg in a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 6 mgs? that seems like a high dose to me, imho how does your doctor suggest you take your xanax? I have taken it for years but generally take 0.5 or 1 mg in a day I took 2 mg of Xanax three times a day for more than three years, so it's not an unheard-of dose. I think his point was that he took an extra 2mg for one day, which is not that unusual if it was a one-time thing. IMHO, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Ya I take 1mg four times a day and testerday I was extra anxious so I took a 2 mg tablet and went to bed. Only time was testerday so I didn't want to mess up my blood levels I feel fine now. Yesterday was a litl strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 IMO it wont lose effectiveness if you only did it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwhite Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Ya I'm thinking about maybe cutting back a litl. My pdoc hates the idea that I'm on xannies and do you want to know why? He said that he gets clients that come in like zombies asking for the stuff. I was completly honest with him the whole time. I got xanax about a yr ago from him and I abused them. I called his office in shame and told them that I had done that. And He said we got to get you into the psych ward. Now I get Xanax but my roommate holds onto them and gives me 1mg tablets every morning not totake all at once but thru out the day. And it works. I don't feel the urge to abuse. But I'm also thinking of my doc and thinking about going back on Klonopin. He would rather me do that then xanax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 6 mgs? that seems like a high dose to me, imho how does your doctor suggest you take your xanax? I have taken it for years but generally take 0.5 or 1 mg in a day I took 2 mg of Xanax three times a day for more than three years, so it's not an unheard-of dose. I think his point was that he took an extra 2mg for one day, which is not that unusual if it was a one-time thing. IMHO, anyway. ok, i stand corrected thanks, LB I take extra when I fly, or other intense situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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