Originally Posted by
JJB 
My doctor has prescribed me xanax (half a tablet morning and lunch and one tablet in evening) and I feel too tired/laid back to even go out and buy the usual bottle of wine. Unfortunately I also feel too tired to get to aa meetings which would no doubt do me good so I'm coming on here instead.
I asked doc about the dangers of getting addicted and replacing alcoholism by addiction to benzos to which he replied that alcoholism was such a serious problem that it would be easier to detox from xanax than alcohol.
I'm on day three.
What does your doc think?
Here's the deal. Benzos should only be taken for a short time to get through alcohol withdrawals - 4-7 days max. When I last detoxed, I was started on a relatively high dose of valium for 36 hours and then tapered down for the next 4 days. It worked like a charm. There is virtually no chance of becoming dependant on benzos in 4-7 days.