I decided to try to reduce my Xanax XR on my own now that my anxiety has improved drastically with a new med change (started Abilify). I really don't like being on 1 mg of Xanax XR twice a day, and I'm sure my pdoc won't mind me trying to reduce it as long as my anxiety is under control. Pdoc only puts me on Xanax XR when my life is extremely stressful, and things have gotten much better.

I reduced 1 mg XR to .75 mg XR last night and this morning, and so far I feel fine.

If you have ever tapered of a benzo, how quickly or how slowly did you do it, and by how much at a time? I'm thinking I'll do .75 XR for a week and then go down to .5 XR next week if things are still going well. I'm aware that it can be hard getting off a benzo, so I am prepared to deal with withdrawal symptoms.

Any advice?

Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, GAD
Rx: Lithium, Trileptal, Latuda, Abilify, Risperdal (tapering off), Xanax XR and Xanax PRN