In this article, I’m going to teach you how to use alprazolam for opiate withdrawal. Opiate withdrawal wouldn’t be all that bad if you only experienced the physical symptoms. Unfortunately, the anxiety, psychological terror, and insomnia can make withdrawal a living hell. Several years ago I was addicted to opiates. Every few weeks or months I would not be able to get any more opiates. Sometimes my dealer was out, but usually, it was because I was out of money.
Whenever this happened, I knew that I had about twelve hours after my last dose before the opiate withdrawal symptoms would start coming on. During this time, I would text everyone I knew to see if I could score some alprazolam for opiate withdrawal symptoms. Actually, I didn’t even care if it was alprazolam. Other drugs in the same class would be fine too.
These medications are in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Commonly referred to as “benzos,” these pills are very effective at reducing anxiety and easing nervous tension. They also relax muscles and help you fall and stay asleep.
Alprazolam for Opiate Withdrawal
Alprazolam (sold under the brand name Xanax among others, is an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) medication. Alprazolam is commonly prescribed for anxiety and panic disorder, though many opiate abusers have used alprazolam for opiate withdrawal. Alprazolam is a short-acting benzo, so the effects come on hard and fast. The downside of this is that the effects also go away quickly, requiring you to take it more often during opiate withdrawal. Klonopin is the benzo with the longest duration, though the effects come on more slowly than alprazolam. Valium falls in the middle of these two.
Using alprazolam for opiate withdrawal has become popular due to its remarkable ability at treating the following symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- Muscle tension and soreness
- Psychological terror
- Insomnia
- Poor appetite
When determining whether or not you should use alprazolam for opiate withdrawal, please consider the following key points:
- Everyone is biochemically unique; so while alprazolam worked well for me and countless others, it won’t help everyone ease their symptoms.
- Many individuals say alprazolam helps them calm anxiety and fall asleep, though a small minority complain that it makes them too much like a zombie.
- Alprazolam and other benzos can be habit-forming.
- Taking too much alprazolam can lead to an overdose.
How To Use Alprazolam for Opiate Withdrawal
Taking alprazolam for opiate withdrawal can be a lifesaver if done properly.
The following key points illustrate a very safe way to use alprazolam for opiate withdrawal symptoms relief:
- Always take alprazolam under the supervision of a physician.
- alprazolam comes in tablets that are circular which are 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg, football-shaped tablets that are 1.0 mg, and rectangular bars that are 2.0 mg.
- Due to differences in severity of addiction and biochemical uniqueness, there is no set alprazolam for opiate withdrawal dosage.
- Take the least amount of alprazolam necessary to achieve opiate withdrawal symptoms relief.
- Discontinue alprazolam after 3-4 days; the worst of the withdrawals should be over by day 5, and this way you won’t develop a physical dependence on alprazolam.
- Most individuals will benefit from as little as 0.5 mg per dose, though some will need up to 2.0 mg, especially at night before bed.
What if you Can’t Get Alprazolam for Opiate Withdrawal?
If you’re going through opiate withdrawal right now and can’t get alprazolam from a doctor or drug dealer, I feel your pain. Fortunately, there are two herbs that work in very similar ways to alprazolam. Alprazolam benefits for opiate withdrawal are due to it binding to GABAA receptors in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that acts as a mental relaxant. GABA is basically our natural alprazolam, though our bodies produce it in the precise amounts we were designed to handle.
Valerian root and passion flower are herbs that activate your GABA receptors like alprazolam does. They both have been shown to naturally reduce anxiety and insomnia. In one study, 75 participants with nonorganic insomnia were put into two different groups. One group received 600 mg of standardized valerian extract, while the other group received 10 mg of oxazepam (a benzodiazepine medication) for 28 days. Assessment tools used to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerance of the interventions included validated sleep, mood scale, and anxiety questionnaires as well as sleep rating by a physician.
Results: Both groups had the same improvement in sleep quality but the valerian group reported fewer side effects than did the oxazepam group.
I used valerian root and passion flower many times for opiate withdrawal anxiety and insomnia. Passion flower is also very beneficial for relieving gastrointestinal upset due to narcotic drug withdrawal. These two herbs are not as strong as alprazolam for opiate withdrawal, but they still work very well, especially when combined with other herbs, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids used in the treatment of withdrawal.
If you can’t get alprazolam for opiate withdrawal, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking passion flower and valerian root as a natural and safe alternative. These will help with anxiety, insomnia, and muscle relaxation, but they will not treat other symptoms. They do nothing for fatigue, hot and cold flashes, diarrhea or sweating. Furthermore, they don’t help replenish your brain with dopamine. I always encourage people going through opiate withdrawal to take a formula specifically designed to treat all of these symptoms in a holistic and synergistic way.
This Opiate Withdrawal Formula is a product that contains valerian root and passion flower, among other beneficial nutrients for easing symptoms.
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If you have any questions on using alprazolam for opiate withdrawal, please post them in the comment box below.
hey matt! its Justin Lloyd here! been off opiates for 3 months now altho im still stuck on suboxone wich is becoming a headache in its own rite lol. here in canada u have to goto the pharmacy every single day and take the does in front of the pharmacist its kinda lame but thats not the biggest problem…like any other drug money is becoming an issue, ive dropped down to 8 mg/day from 16mg/day and its still costing $20 bucks a day every day without insurance lol. im going to have to face withdrawaling off of this eventually and maybe sooner rather than later. although i havent used any of the drugs/herbs u recommend for withdrawal i often read all ur material just in case! i am part of a couple of suboxone/opiate withdrawal groups on facebook and i couldnt recomend you more! u help alot of people and for that u have my thanks!!!
take the dose*…cant type lol