So does anyone have any ideas about winging myself off without a doctor? I understand it can be dangerous, but I really don't have another option. Also I'm not taking 8 mg of Xanax a day. I was just saying that that was the last time I did them and it won't affect me much. On average, last week it was more like was more like 4 to 6 a day. And before that it wasn't usually an everyday thing.