Xanax Prescription
I’ve been taking Xanax for my general anxiety/ and social anxiety for about 7 months. I’m prescribed 12 1mg pills, and I only take them at work, which means I’m taking them 3 out of 2 days a week. My problem is that I’m starting to really suffer on the 2 days without it. My anxiety skyrockets and my days go by incredibly slow. I want to ask my psychiatrist to up it so I have it 5 days a week, but I’m worried she’s going to see that as me needing to come off of it to avoid addiction. It genuinely really helps me, and I know I’m dependent, but I’m not interested in abusing them at all. Should I ask or just take what I get? Any advice? My anxiety has increased a lot the past couple months on a day to day basis but I am going through a lot of stressful situations. I’ve slowed down from 400 mg to 25 mg of seroquel in these past 7 months. Not sure if that’s relevant to any of that at all.
ETA: i’ve had experience with Xanax in the past in another state. I was taking 2mg everyday for a couple years, and tapered off and quit over 4 years ago after finding out I was pregnant. After struggling with my anxiety and trying Hydroxazine, Propranolol and Buspirone with no luck, was placed back on the xanax. Hence the higher starting dose