Benzo withdrawal or Augmentation?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:02 am
Dear Support Group, The past two nights have been tortuous. I've never taken more than .5 mg of xanax per night - - - and usually I only take .375 mg. I've been taking it every night for 3-6 months because it works for my insomnia. I've also had to increase my ropinirole from .25 mg to .5 mg most nights to keep my RLS at bay. I really want to get off the xanax, so I took it upon myself to decrease my dose to .25 - just one quarter less than usual. I've done this the past two nights and I've had full body RLS, skin irritability, moving 'worms' in my legs which is a new sensation, and insomnia. I thought it was augmentation only, but I wonder if the decrease in xanax might be the cause? I'm thinking about taking ropinirole with 2.5 hydrocodone and .25 xanax tonight. If I should not take the hydrocodone with the xanax, then what can I do to offset this misery? Should I just go back up to .375 mg of xanax? I am really hoping not to have another horrible night. Thank you.