XANAX Reviews (ALPRAZOLAM)Average Rating: 3.9 (928 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XANAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Mum took Xanax for her insomnia | Mum became suicidal. The pills did not help her to calm down and sleep - instead, she experienced edginess, high anxiety and became like a person possessed. Her voice changed, she wanted to die - she began trying to bite herself...she pulled out her IV drip. She became feral! | Because she couldn't sleep, she started yelling through the night - 6 hours of non-stop yelling. It was really traumatising.Fortunately, the doctors convened and changed her meds. She's back to normal now. At one stage, the heart specialist even made us sign a DNR form - to cover himself no doubt. | F | 91 | 60 days .25 2X day | 10/12/2019 | 5 | felt bad | stagger a bit sometimes | F | 90 | 120 days .25 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 5 | felt bad | none | very helpful | F | 90 | 4 months 25 1X day | 7/25/2010 | 4 | Insomnia and anxiety | none | taken at very low doses it works quite well | F | 83 | 25 years | 3/20/2009 | 5 | anxiety | sleepiness | F | 80 | 18 years | 7/13/2007 | 1 | insomnia | confusion, clumsiness, lethargy, memory loss | Taken only at night for sleep, but still I feel very tired in the daytime. Have had several falls since in the last months taking it, I am so tired I'm not walking right. I have loss of focus, I just go through the motions all day, and enjoy nothing. Occasionally suicidal thoughts. I am also having memory loss and I have trouble making decisions. I have increasing anxiety and fear. I feel my family is against me. These things all began shortly after I began the Xanax. I wish my doctor had given me something else for the insomnia because it is helping me less and less and I am afraid to increase the dose for sleep and afraid to quit, but I know I am not myself on this drug. I don't know what to do. | F | 79 | 1 years | 10/9/2006 | 5 | panic and anxiety | all good effects | between pills and psychiatrist I am addicted and trying hard to get off of them, I no longer have anxiety or panic but feel bad after a few days without the pills | F | 75 | 35 years | 4/23/2004 | 5 | anxiety & panic attacks | None - I take 0.125mg in the AM, under tounge | I use 3 x 10mg Buspar generic daily for base line control and then start my day out with the 0.125mg Xanax under tounge. This causes quick action and I start my day level instead of "35,000 ft and climbing". Obviously I reduce my chances of building up a tolerance. If I do air travel, etc. then I add what's necessary for unusual anxiety. My thanks to all the contributors to this forum. | M | 73 | 9 months | 7/16/2009 | 5 | Anxiety and panic | None | cut .25 pill in half so I could take .125 dose. My breathing from a sinus infection caused me to start with a panic attack when I became breathy and couldn't take a deep breath. .125 works | F | 72 | 4 days .125 1X day | 1/9/2014 | 5 | anxiety | perhaps drowsiness - will not take if driving madhouse Seattle traffic | Doc warned me Xanax cd become habit forming - I started with half mg tabs several times a day. Habit? Not so - am now down to only quarter mg. tabs for help sleeping , none during day any more. I take no other drugs. I find other ways to avoid anxiety during daytime - long walks, TV blabbermouths, good book, longish naps, bothering friends on phone... I feel for users who seem to have the bizarre side effects and wonder if they are taking wrong med, too much, or have more complex probs. | M | 72 | 21 years | 2/6/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | None | I worry about the addictive properties of Xanax - Sometime I don't take it when I probably should. I now take 0.125mg 2 hrs before bedtime. If I have a really bad night, I'll take another 0.125mg in the AM. It's great to read about other users on this website - it's encouraging to see that other people have used it for years. It's a great drug! I just don't want to buildup a tolerance to it. | M | 72 | 1 years | 12/5/2008 | 5 | anxiety/aggravated depression | None but I'm only taking 0.125mg in the AM. I also take 45mg mirtazapine (Remeron) in the late PM. | So far so good! My anxiety is down about 33% and as a bonus, my essential tremor (handwriting issues) is also down about 33%. | M | 72 | 3 weeks | 4/7/2008 | 3 | GAD ,PTSD | Calmed the anxiety to a point I could work and interact with people. Tinnitus, pins and needles sensation, tingling lips | The last few months the ringing in my ears is almost intolerable. My hands, feet and lips are like pins and needles , horrible crawling sensations. I keep telling my doctors about this and they send me to more doctors. Just read on the drug insert that with these side effects you should go right to ER. Do the docs not know this? And how do I stop after all these years ? | F | 72 | 17 years .5 MG 2X day | 7/19/2021 | 1 | having trouble sleeping | felt sluggish, uncoordinated, forgetful, withdrawn | This made me withdraw and not want to be in company of others, but feeling isolated and lonesome. I felt a heaviness in my limbs and had trouble moving well. Weight gain due to inactivity. I hated the way I felt in the daytime even though I slept a bit better it wasn't worth it. | M | 72 | 90 days | 10/9/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | No side effects | For treating severe anxiety Xanax is a miracle drug. But I only take it when absolutely necessary, which is very seldom. If one takes it too often, there is the risk becoming dependent on it, as it can be habit forming with loss of effectiveness. It is not a drug for everyday use. But when you really need it, it works. | M | 71 | 10 years | 9/27/2004 | 5 | anxiety attacks | F | 71 | 1 years .0625 | 5/15/2012 | 5 | anxiety | None, except for mild sedation. | I take it only as needed, and aware of its addiction potential, I take only one-quarter to one-half a .5 mg tablet. It's enough to dispel the anxiety and is a godsend. | M | 71 | 5 years .5 mg 1X AN | 12/25/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | Some grogginess when I wake up. I take Gabapentin also. A little slow to get moving. As long as I've been taking this, the low dosage still works. | I recommend it for anxiety. | F | 70 | 10 years .25 mg. 2X day | 11/21/2020 | 4 | panic & anxiety attacks | sleepiness, but didn't mind. Was hyper & had Hypertension & it kept me calmed | Did well on it but just switched to generic - alprazolam & had first anxiety attack in years & no get up & go | F | 70 | 20 years | 5/6/2003 | 5 | Anxiety;Panic attacks (undiagnosed) | Calming effect; Drowsiness at 1 mg dose. I take this medication "as needed" (3 to 4 times per week) | Excellent for insomnia - much better than Ambien. Although my normal resting pulse rate ranges from 38 to 45 beats per minute (with no adverse effects) at random times, and for no apparent reason, my resting pulse rate shoots up to 90 and even 100 bpm accompanied by significant increase in blood pressure.(Panic attack?) When this occurs, 0.5mg or 1mg Xanax tablet reduces pulse rate to normal within 30 to 40 minutes. Excellent medication for non-addictive person. | M | 69 | 4 years | 1/9/2006 |
XANAX (ALPRAZOLAM): Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. It works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). FDA Approval Date: 1985-11-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)