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.
Xanax half life: how long does Xanax stay in your system. On average, experts define the half life of Xanax at 12 hours. But Xanax half-life can be anywhere from 6-20 hours. Xanax (the brand name for alprazolam) is a short â intermediate acting benzodiazepine, which means that you can feel the effects of Xanax quickly as they peak 1-2 hours after taking it.