instruction: hi doctor I have been taking my of xanax a day to treat severe panic attack syndrome and associated high levels of general anxiety for 15 years my doctor arrived at the my per day amount gradually and it works very well along with cut from a therapist before two months when I received the medication from the pharmacy it was for my day I asked them to double check and that was the quantity that my doctor had written I call his office and the office manager said that she would ask him about it when I called the next day she said that he did not make a mistake and I asked for an explanation and was told that he did not give one I started to feel sick a few days later and panic attacks actually started to increase the day that I talk to his office manager I suffered minor but disruptive withdrawal symptoms physically and mentally for about two weeks and then they subsided but panic attacks continued to occur at random every day and my gad symptoms increased to the point where cut methods were not working then last month the script was back to my per day normal dosage I thought yes back to normal but again this month the script was back down to my per day which means I am going to experience a minor hell again I am a defense and aerospace engineer who works on a contract basis through an agency and the client had noticed a drop in my performance before month but back to normal last month now they are going to see it again and I will probably lose the contract job I also started online system engineer classes and I am freaking out over being able to handle the exams and homework as I typically work on the class at night and am now without my evening dose I again asked for an explanation and was not given any my question is a 25 cut in dosage physically dangerous and I am well aware of the strong psychological addition issues so will this settle down before my career and social life and general well being take a hit and I revert to hiding in my apartment with my dog and my employer and friends will give up on me
output: hello there are a few clarification and advice that I need to make reducing the dosage of alprazolam results in alprazolam withdrawal a reduction by 25 is unlikely to be physically dangerous but the withdrawal symptoms are going to be highly unpleasant the anxiety of withdrawal is quite similar to your panic and generalized anxiety and it is difficult to make a difference between the two withdrawal anxiety will reduce over time I do not think that your disease will worsen because of this to the initial level but the withdrawal will cause distress for a few weeks I recommend using more nonpharmacological therapies like relaxation training during this period ask your doctor to avoid making sharp changes in dose and consider adding drugs like saris selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors etc breaking your tablets and taking the pieces in such a way so that you reduce the inter dose interval without changing the dose I hope this helps