If you transfer over to some other less addictive anti-anxiety drug

Question

than xanax could you possibly avoid getting the withdrawal symptoms of getting off the xanax or would you still have trouble getting off it

I mean if I were to switch over to effexor or some other anti depressant

instead of staying on the xanax would that cause an imbalance of some sort?

Answer 1

You should talk to your doctor and people who are close to you.

I took these drugs too.

I had overwhelming anxiety and depression. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda.



I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. The package doesn't have to say Splenda to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might still be using it and don't even know it!



Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose



The slogan, "Made from sugar..." is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.



carbon monoxide - made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air

  

Answer 2

You would still need to wean off of the xanax. An antidepressant has a gradual and slow onset and is a lot different than a benzodiazepine. If you have been on xanax for awhile, you need to speak to your Dr. about weaning yourself off. If not, you will go through withdrawal and it will not be fun.  

Answer 3

You'd still have to ween slowly and give the antidepressant time to work, but yes, that should help some.  You might also want to rethink the antidepressant.  SSRIs tend to be better at anxiety, and Effexor generally is the most difficult antidepressant to discontinue.