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.
Best Answer: If you have a prescription, you are fine. Generally, taking Xanax ONCE, it will take at least 3 days to get out of your system. Based on the Mg dosage and the frequency of use (2 months, daily), it would take about 6 weeks for it to be undetectable.