1. This emotional instability is an interdose withdrawal symptom.
\n2. The longer I am on the drug, the stronger the dependence gets so that it becomes more likely that I develop more severe interdose withdrawal symptoms during the day like panic attacks or something.
\nIf either of these are possible, then it would seem like a good idea to spread the dose out in order to avoid these things.
\nPlease explain.
","answerCount":0,"datePublished":"2015-03-05T16:32:20","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anonymous User"}},"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"\"Hi,
\r\nWelcome to icliniq.com.
\r\nThanks for your detailed query which is self explanatory about the problem.
\r\nIt was lengthy but it contained only relevant thoughts necessary to express your deep rooted concern.
\r\nFirst of all feeling nervous or anxious is common term and if you do not know what it means, I am sure you have never had that feeling. If you had that feeling you will know it throughout your life. I must inform you that common terms are difficult to define but almost everybody experiences that.
\r\nWhat you are calling as emotional lability/unstability is normal reaction. That happens to any human over the earth. Your calmness and composure with others (except girlfriend) indicates that you are not labile and this is not rebound anxiety.
\r\nIt is possible that you are not satisfied with her relationship to one or another reason. Other than that with partners, having disputes is a normal phenomenon. So, stop calling it emotional lability and set a dialogue with your girlfriend about her doings which upsets you. By doing this you will be identifying the cause and rectify the problem all together.
\r\nSince it is not rebound insomnia doing experimentation is not advisable.
\r\nYour question is that if you take 0.5 mg in morning and afternoon what dose will you need in the evening.
\r\nSince you are doing well with other drugs gradual reduction of the dose of Alprazolam is possible and it can be accomplished successfully by you.
\r\nRevert back to a psychiatrist online for further follow up --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/psychiatrist
","url":"https://www.icliniq.com/qa/insomnia/i-would-like-to-gradually-reduce-the-dose-of-alprazolam-is-that-possible","datePublished":"2015-03-05T16:32:20","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dr. Ashok Kumar","url":"https://www.icliniq.com/doctor/drashok-budaniya"}}}The following is an actual conversation between an iCliniq user and a doctor that has been reviewed and published as a Premium Q&A.
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