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[|Human|] I was diagnoised with neuropathy over nine years ago I was given a nerve stimulation test 3 times on each leg nerves so damaged ICOULD NOT TOLERATE IT so the nerologist told my MD he would not put me through that again after many med tries I have had good results with duragesic patches on a 24/36 hr schedule along with xxanax I also am w/c bound with arthritis and now for some reason neuropathy has become uncontrolable with the xxanax not holding for more than 2-21/2 hours may doseage of xxanax is 1mg every 4 hours 7 x per day my MD doesn t have faith in what I say and neither does my family my husband does to some intent it scares him if stuff makes me sleepy but lately it has no effect. please help
[|AI|]  Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for your query. 7 tablets a day of Xanax is definitely excessive and indicates that you have developed an addiction / dependence on the medication. You must remember that long term use of benzodiazepines, like Xanax can result in "tolerance" to the medication - which means that progressively higher and more frequent doses will be required to produce the same effect.  So, increasing the dose is not only dangerous but will just push you into more dependence. I would advise you to consult a psychiatrist for further help in coming off the Xanax, and planning other treatment strategies to tackle your chronic pain. Wish you all the best.