I only took 3.5mg of Ativan a day. Definitely not 10x more than what you are meant to take. Even small doses of benzos can have nasty side effects including seizures. Its not just about the dose, its about how long you took the medication. Take one milligram of xanax for a couple months, and just stop taking it cold turkey. O you will feel it
Oh agreed. Yes, length of time is a part but still, two years on one mg of xanax will still be better than five or ten mg a day for six months.
What the hell am I saying? Both are nuts.
It's just that I've seen folks snorting four or five bars a day (no idea why they snort it).
But again, for those who may be reading...
The half life of all benzos is killer long. Xanax is one of the shortest at 15 hours.
That means it will be in your system for many days after your last dose.
And that means weaning yourself off is a bitch and managing the withdrawals can be bad.
Course, the usual way is to switch the patient to an even longer lasting benzo so..
I probably don't know what I'm talking about.
The short of it is, be careful kids. If you like benzos try to stay at therapeutic doses and try to go days and days between sessions.
Like my friend here says, its very unpleasant and unpleasant for a long long time.