[liveweyerd]

When I was first prescribed xanax I needed them. I needed them very much and they helped me survive and function.
It is the long term effect of being prescribed them for years that turned them into a very bad thing for me.
They no longer treated the condition they were prescribed for, developed a tolerance, have a short half life and take on a life of their own, taking them not to get high but just to stay out of withdrawal. And I am only beginning to learn how they have effected me and impaired me because it has taken me 3 weeks of a valium detox to even be able to concentrate to read. I have printed out the Ashton manual and will read it when I am able to.
Now, I have had my nose in a book since I was 4. Who would have ever guessed I would become so sick I couldn't read?! And if I can't concentrate and read, I have to be on medical leave.
Last week was rough...but that was due to multiple factors.
I don't miss the xanax a bit.
I can only thank Runvs over and over for putting the information out there.
I had no idea what was wrong with me, just that something was terribly wrong and I was supposedly being treated by a specialist for it all and wasn't supposed to be getting sicker and less functional.
You are kind of lucky emmer, none of my drs wanted to take me off of it.
I have been de-toxing for over a month now. I never would have dreamed that I wouldn't bounce back much sooner and that I would be out of work so long!