What kind of withdrawal symptoms can I expect from alprazolam?
Withdrawal symptoms similar in character to those noted with anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics (e.g., alcohol, bromide salts, chloral hydrate, glutethimide, paraldehyde, barbiturates, meprobamate, methaqualone, ethchlorvynol and nonbenzodiazepines) have occurred following discontinuance of benzodiazepines, including alprazolam. Low-dose withdrawal (therapeutic dose withdrawal or benzodiazepine discontinuation syndrome): This is withdrawal in the setting of therapeutic doses (e.g., 0.75 to 4 mg/day) being prescribed. While it is difficult to distinguish withdrawal and recurrence for certain patients, the time course and the nature of the symptoms may be helpful. A withdrawal syndrome typically includes the occurrence of new symptoms, tends to appear toward the end of taper or shortly after discontinuation but will subside over time. It is thought that withdrawal symptoms generally do not appear if the duration of the treatment is less than three months, but it may appear earlier if h
