Enjoying the luncheon before the awards ceremony was (left to right) Judy Caffee, Department Secretary for Respiratory Therapy; Doug Wright, Assistant Professor in RT; and Sharon Hatfield, Program Director of RT. Respiratory Therapy students Erica Branham (left) and Chelsea Synstad watch as lunch is served.
Acute phase. On average, withdrawal from Xanax lasts 2 months or more. A good rule of thumb I like to go by is the 90 day rule for any psychiatric medication. In most cases, withdrawal symptoms subside by the third month of not taking the medication.
3 times daily. I was taking anywhere from 4 mg. to 6 mg. of Xanax daily for over 3 years. So far I've noticed very little in the way of withdrawals, but he explained to me that withdrawals could come anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks after stopping the Xanax. It's only been a week for me.