When to stop Xanax?

My taper is going well. I don't feel great, but this is tolerable (much better than dry cutting).

My question now is: When is the point when I'd stop taking Xanax totally?

I do understand that Xanax is short acting and that it is much more potent than Valium per mg. I don't, however, have a ballpark idea for when the dose is low enough to quit.

Quit dose for Xanax is 0.025mg (equivalent to 0.5mg Valium).

When you reduce, watch for your percentage drop. You're reducing .005mg/day which is more than 10% every two weeks, at your current dose. That's quite fast. You might want to take a look at Jim Hawk's calculator: http://benzo.alwaysdata.net/titration/titrationForm.php

Thanks so much! I don't see a lot of full taper Xanax sigs, so I was not sure when people were stopping. It's nice to have a ballpark number.

I have done all the math (and have a sheet of those target numbers), but I've reduced based on how I've felt. I was thinking with the short half life that I could slow down immediately if having problems. I do a master mix but portion each day.

Xanax does not make me feel good at all. It just prevents awful w/d symptoms. I want off this so bad, but I know I should not rush it.

Thanks again.

Hi Lily,

Because Xanax has such a short half life I personally don't see the sense in reducing all the way down to .025 mg.

I don't know about you, but I dose 3x/day and to divide that tiny of an increment into thirds seems absurd.

I plan on jumping at .0500 ( 1mg V) based on what I have read in the threads from other X people. Worse case is I will jump at .0300 but no less.

I see you are moving right along in your taper. 

Hi LalaLand,

My long term prescription was three x per day. Tapering, I first went to 2 x per day. I then began to dry cut the morning dose in half which worked out better. I then did the same with the evening dose. So, I take Xanax 4 x per day - equal doses.

I measure out the dose for each day and put that in a one cup measuring cup. I add water to fill to one cup. Each dose is then 1/4 cup no matter how low my daily dosage goes. I don't try to measure the super tiny amounts like the four per day.

Not sure on my jump dose. Think I'll just play that by ear and how I'm feeling. I did want a general idea about the amounts where others were successfully stopping. It's good to have a general target.

You are moving right along! That's great!

Hi LalaLand,

 

My long term prescription was three x per day. Tapering, I first went to 2 x per day. I then began to dry cut the morning dose in half which worked out better. I then did the same with the evening dose. So, I take Xanax 4 x per day - equal doses.

 

I measure out the dose for each day and put that in a one cup measuring cup. I add water to fill to one cup. Each dose is then 1/4 cup no matter how low my daily dosage goes. I don't try to measure the super tiny amounts like the four per day.

 

Not sure on my jump dose. Think I'll just play that by ear and how I'm feeling. I did want a general idea about the amounts where others were successfully stopping. It's good to have a general target.

 

You are moving right along! That's great!

-Provided one has a realistic take on where one actually is at as they approach the pointy end of it all..

Best wishes..