Xanax addiction, how to come off and stay consistent?

[Anonymous]

I have been taking alprazolam for past 13 years now, at days total 3-5 mg or at days only 2 mg. I talked to a psychiatrist who is helping me out so he suggested me some meds and go cold turkey on xanax which is very hard. I can't ask my parents for help or go rehab, they'll just confine me in my room and probably never let me be free from toxic taunting and belittling. How to come over the withdrawals effects? I tried doing detox before but i get sensitive to light, lose my vision and focus and voices echo, I hallucinate and get nause or vomit a lot. I am too scared to do detox again but I want to for once save my life from this addiction. Please help me with any success stories or suggestions. much appreciated.

[ChicoFromThe305]

There's no way around the withdraw symptoms and unfortunately you'll have to go through them to get through an addiction, i know cause even tho my addiction to nicotine wasn't as strong as yours to Xanax, allowing the withdraw symptoms to stop you from helping yourself will only lead to getting stuck in the addictive cycle longer, cope through the withdraws and the first few is always the worst but once you get through them, you'll see progress

[Asker]

Does it get better by time? I get to hear a lot of stories that it never gets better and one never gets over the withdrawals, that scares me the most. I am glad you were able to overcome your addiction though. And thankyou for encouraging words.

[ChicoFromThe305]

You get over the withdraws, that doesn't mean you won't have the urges to do it again but at that point it's more of a thought then a full on addictive urge, just speaking of this makes me want to go get a cigarette and light one up but I'm not going to and it's already been more than two years since I've smoked, it becomes controllable which makes it bearable, through withdraws it's basically unbearable and hard to control, with time it does get better and it only gets easier to not, another way to describe the difference would be that with the fresh withdraws you are more like "gimme more I need it now let me go get more" once you get through the withdraws and it's been a good while you can have one infront of you but you'll be more in the "should i do it again?" stage and you'll be able to put it down if you choose too do so much more control and once you've reached that point it's important to never go back to it again.

[Spencer10]

OK at risk of sounding like a jerk... is GAG the right place to ask this? Should you not be asking a health professional? No matter what good luck and I respect your courage.

[Asker]

I am definitely seeking a professional help from a psychiatrist, I just want to hear some motivational words or success stories to stay consistent to this journey and thankyou for your kind words. ✨

[Staximus]

If you are too much of a chicken to quit cold turkey and ride it out then you have to ween yourself off that shit. Take a little less every day and then stop.

[Wise4myage]

Enter a rehab program.