Dr. Karl Benzio

Self-Medicating with Alcohol and Xanax

I have GAD and panic disorder. I have been self medicating for a while with alcohol and Xanax and sometimes with opiates and things are getting kind of out of control for me and I’m not really sure how to stop and the biggest problem is the drugs aren’t really doing what they’re supposed to anymore. Actually, the biggest problem is that I know I need some help but I am not very comfortable in hospitals or clinics at the moment and I am not sure I can really handle that scene so it looks like I’m going to have to do this myself., which of course is impossible because as soon as I try to cut out the Xanax I’m in panic city and nothing is worse than that…so what do I do?