Drug info - Alprazolam Help Please: Heavy drinker switching to Benzodiazepines for withdrawal

[bosch man]

(first off i do not need to use "swim" for the simple reason i am doing nothing wrong)

Hi i suffer from chronic anxiety virtually disabled by it,i have been self medicating with alchol for a few years only at night...does work BUT the new year is going to see me change...my doc has given me xanax to take a good while ago but cant face stopping the alcohol because for a breif spell it works.....i have taken half a .25 tab in the past (stopped alcohol would never mix) yes works ok...i am obviously not taking enough though as i still worry but can feel its goin to benefit me far more than acohol and of course will be safer.My questions to you bunch:

1.....i drink upto 12units of alcohol a night can i just switch to xanax without any alcohol withdrawel do you think?

2....i read up that you dont ever become tolerant to the anti anxiety properties of xanax but you will become tolerate to the other effects like using them for sleep or a buzz etc.Your thoughts?

3....i am advised to take .25mg 3 times a day,am i best having a day off or just say to hell with it and just do it for as long as i need?I really dont care about addiction as my life is hell...i want my life back and have been like this for 18years this xanax seems a miricle to me if it works and i have tried everything with my doctor and he agrees a drastic situation needs a drastic medication.


Thanks for your time.