Drug info - Taking pain killers lower tolerance to alprazolam?

[PillJunkieXL]

swim was wondering if it was true about taking other medications would actually lower your tolerance level. swim has been on xanax for 6 years, and has just recently had to start taking WAAAAY to many xanax to feel the same effect, which in turn led my doctor to stop giving me prescriptions. swim quit his job and is struggling severly trying to detox and somehow feel better until he can see a doctor. swim noticed his tolerance level went sky high when swim started taking ass-loads of opaiates. Lortabs and oxycontin (10MG lortab, and 80MG oxy). After months of non stop use, swim has noticed that not only did i have to get switched from 30 to 60 pills a month, and then 90 pills a month, but my tolerance was also sky high. swim is on 0.5MG 3 x a day. swim would take 5 at a time, 3 times a day. which in turn, the medication would only last MAYBE 2 weeks if i was lucky. never was. they were gone within 8 - 9 days. that led me to call into the doctor a few times wayyyyy to early asking for a refill. he finally said no more, and cut me off. now im experiencing extreme anxiety and withdrawls, and he wants me to see a psychologist to see if i still need any medication. im making the doctor appointment thursday when i have the money, but it could take up to 3 weeks before i see him. even then, the first appointment he wont do anything for me anyway. so basicly im screwed. i need to get my tolerance level lowered so i can start taking my medication as needed.

and btw, swim started taking painkillers to ease the pain of his divorce. swim doesnt drink, so swim took pills. if you were wondering