Xanax From January 2006.. Is It to Old to Take?! Urgent. Posted: 10-17-07 11:51am
I have a bottle of xanax that was filled
January of 2006. I am in the works of
getting a newer bottle of it, but I really
am in need of the meds now.. is it ok that
I take them? Are they to old?
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CarolDiane
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Whoa Yes! Posted: 10-17-07 14:04pm
Any medication will start to loose it's
chemical balance after a year. The
chemical componients in them start to
break down and seperate or dissapear
altoghter. 2006 is way to far back to even
consider taking them as it is getting
close to two years old now. Better not
chance it. Anyway you can call your
doctor. Did the doc take you off of them
or did you go off youself?
Carrie
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VINTAGEWASTE
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Posted: 10-17-07 14:37pm
I went off myself.. I didn't do it cold
turkey though// I went from taking 4 a
day.. to 3.. to 2.. to 1.. then just
stopped...big mistake. I haven't had any
withdrawls.. but my anxiety is worse then
ever. I'm getting back to taking them and
there putting me on a regular dose
everyday.
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CarolDiane
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Good to Hear Posted: 10-17-07 20:15pm
I am glad you had the sense to wheen
yourself down. I know before they put me
on Klonopin, I was on 2mg of Xanax three
times a day. This one week I could not
afford them and did without for three
days. I never want to go through that
again. I thought I was dying. Man, I drove
up to Sam's Club and told the pharmasist I
was going through withdrawl and took 2mg
right out in the parking lot with a bottle
of water. I knew not to fool around with
them anymore.
Yeah, I hear ya when you say going back on
a regular dose everyday. I think we think
we are going to be fine so we stop. Just
to come to the reality that we can't do
it.
