How can I talk to my psychologist about upping my dose of Xanax?
I’ve been on 0.5 mg of Xanax twice a day for the past month. It hasn't been helping me at all, but when I take 1 mg during a big anxiety attack, it calms me down. I was wondering how I can ask my psychologist to up the dose to 1 mg twice a day without her thinking I'm abusing them. I just have very big anxiety attacks. Should I stay on the 0.5mg and deal with the attacks or should I ask to up the dose? I'm afraid she will take me off them and put me on something else.
Anxiety
<p>Staying on the lower dose may give you more room to learn strategies for coping with your anxiety.&nbsp; Medications are so helpful, and needed at times, but it's also important to have a variety&nbsp;of tools you use to manage your responses to stress.&nbsp; If you are not already seeing a therapist, consider finding one who can help you learn some effective strategies, like replacing self-defeating thoughts with ones that work better for you, or mindfulness, relaxation, or other tools to keep your anxiety in the manageable range!<br></p>