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.
Like most drugs, Xanax has a limited duration once it is ingested. Normally, Xanax stays in a personâs system for approximately 6 hours. Depending on the personâs weight, that period can extend to 10 hours. If the person is morbidly obese or has liver problems Xanax can linger on in their system for about 40 hours.