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I am not a doctor, only a researcher.  I hope you never have any withdrawal problems from a Xanax addicition, but here is some information I found on the web.  "Studies of Xanax (see ahead) show that most patients develop withdrawal symptoms during routine treatment lasting only eight weeks. Tolerance, or the need for increasing doses to achieve the same psychoactive effect, is the underlying physical mechanism of addiction. Within two to four weeks, tolerance can develop to the sedative effect of minor tranquilizers taken at night for sleep.  This again warns against the use of these drugs for more than a few days at a time."
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But, the good news is that I found another doctor who was less worried about Xanax addiction.  He writes

For this entire article see  Guidelines for Discontinuing Xanax  or paste this into your browser window http://lexington-on-line.com/naf_xanax.html.

As for lorazepam one doctor in the UK writes,

"Lorazepam is extremely potent: its anxiety-relieving activity per milligram is estimated to be up to 10 times that of diazepam [Valium].(6) A patient taking what appears to he a small to moderate dose of lorazepam (typically 1mg three or four times a day) may actually be taking the equivalent of 30-40mg diazepam, a very considerable dose. The high potency of lorazepam has not been fully appreciated by medical practitioners. It is thought to result from the especially high affinity of this drug for benzodiazepine receptors in the brain, coupled with a slow rate of disassociation after binding to these receptors.(7) Other potent benzodiazepines, such as triazolam and alprazolam, give rise to similar withdrawal problems."
 

This doctor then goes on to say that withdrawal from Lorazepam can be done.  He writes,
 

"All benzodiazepines produce, to a greater or lesser extent, the same problems as lorazepam. However, benzodiazepine withdrawal is generally smoother and more convenient with diazepam,(10) which is less potent, has a very much slower rate of elimination,(11) and is available in smaller tablet strengths (diazepam 2mg tablets are roughly equivalent to 0.2mg of lorazepam). There is thus a trend for long-term lorazepam users to he transferred to diazepam, which is then slowly withdrawn.(12) Recent observations of 35 patients on lorazepam for up to 16 years show that diazepam substitution can usually be accomplished without difficulty.(13) Over three-quarters of these patients felt better or reported no change in symptoms after changing to diazepam. Eight experienced temporary drowsiness or increased anxiety, but these symptoms could usually be overcome by individual adjustments to dosage."

SOURCE:  benzo.org.uk : A problem with lorazepam? Professor Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP, 1988
I have also seen other ways written about for withdrawing from Xanax and similar drugs.  I think the most important thing is for you to trust your doctor, but to ask him the same question you asked me.  When you no longer need the drug, what is his/her plan for getting you off the drug?

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