Well, like I said, it wasn't terrible to stop both the Xanax and Adderall. I was never addicted to either. I did come off of the Xanax slowly since my risk of seizures is quite high. Last year I started taking Ultram while I was taking Adderall, guess what? That lowers the threshold for seizures. I was ready then to stop the Norco, but I could take nothing else to ease the pain. I had surgery a little while ago on my back. I can't take Ultram, Darvocet, Demoral, Morphine or Fentynal (sp?