Originally Posted by TripleXPrint

About 2 years ago I had a panic attack at work and my buddy gave me a xanax to calm down. It worked almost immediatly and after that, I was having panic attacks thinking about having another panic attack (if that makes sense). My buddy has a prescription for them so I found myself asking for them on a regular basis. I started with taking a 1/4 of a bar, I'm not sure what the milligrams are for a bar since I never had a prescription. The 1/4 bar would help keep me calm through-out the day until one day the 1/4 wasn't enough anymore.

To make a long story short, I am now taking about a bar and a half every day just to stay calm. If I miss a day or get into my car for a long drive and realize I don't have one on me then I start freaking out. I hate the feeling of having to rely on medication to make me feel normal.

My question is how hard is it to quit cold turkey and is that a suggested method? I hate the feeling of "freaking out" and on the verge of a panic attack but taking this much xanax has turned me into a zombie. It's like I don't have emotions anymore. I'm just a lump that sits around and doesn't laugh, smile, or cry. I hate what it has turned me into and I want to quit but I'm afraid I'll have a panic attack.

Anxiety sucks ass! Has anyone here ever weened themselves off xanax or quit cold turkey?