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The Xanax Withdrawal Seizures in Detail

from #223 - Lil Xan | The Tim Dillon Show · #223

3 min

Guest

Lil Xan gives a detailed account of what having five seizures in one day felt like, the hallucinations, waking up screaming, and doctors explaining it was caused by Xanax withdrawal rather than opioids.

In this bit7 moments
  • Guest had five seizures in one day while trying to quit Xanax cold turkey.
  • Tim jokes about his staff interrupting the serious conversation with demands for free tickets.
  • Guest describes what a seizure feels like—hallucinating without realizing it, then waking up terrified.
  • Waking up from the seizure, he was screaming like someone being murdered with his family watching.
  • Xanax withdrawal alone caused the seizures, not other drugs—showing how powerful benzodiazepines are.
  • Doctors prescribed anti-seizure medication and urged him to go to rehab, but he decided to quit on his own.
  • Quitting was extremely hard—he couldn't sleep or eat and lost significant weight.

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