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| 4 | I have had little or no side effects but I am on several other meds so it is hard to tell. | I was prescribed Xanax for sleep and anxiety when I went cold turkey off Suboxone and it definitely helped with the severe panic attacks and horrible insomnia - although I didn't sleep throught the night with ANYTHING for 2 months when I came off suboxone. I asked my doctor if I would experience withdrawals when I stopped taking xanx and she said that I would not. Now I am reading here that the withdrawals are terrible. Suboxone withdrawals were the worst thing I have ever been through and I can't believe I have to go through more If I want to get off xanax, but I do because I feel exhausted all day long after taking it to sleep at night. and my tolerance is going up. I have learned over the past few years that doctors don't always know what they are prescribing or how it can effect your life. | F | 43 | 15 months .75 -1.0 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | I loved Xanax. It helped ease my ibs, my headaches, and even menstrual cramps. The only problem was it made me too tired to drive so I would only take it when I knew I could. It kind of made me loopy and didn't make me gain weight. | F | 26 | 1 months .25 mg | 3/16/2012 | 5 | insomina/anxiety/panic attacks | Withdrawal when taken on a daily basis and then suddenly stopped. Otherwise it helps A LOT but I believe I need to increase my dosage now because I am become so overwhelemed with school, work, and planning a wedding. I'm so stressed and practically unable to function normallly without I take it as needed but seem to need it more often. Very quick working drug but does have downsides | F | 23 | 2 years .5 | 3/8/2012 | 1 | depression,anxiety | i should of never been on this prescribed med. all these years, i lost my self worth,my life was drugged, it was not me, i had no feelins no emotions i slept my problems without dealing with them,i feel it masked all my emotions, i am now going cold turkey after seeing what this drug has done to me, how can a licensed psy. write prescriptions all these years and never never inform me or my husband what it can do to me. i will never take this drug and i want to tell my story to all. it has been 30 days since my withdrawal so far, and i written a journal about each day what i am going thru. no one wanted to detox me just give me another nacortic and i am willing to clean my mind of this drug. God help any one who is going thru the hell i am going thru. it is a very addicting drug and what it has done to me is so hard to describe. i feel cheated out of about 18 years of my life while on this dangerous drug. there should be something done to make doctors,psy, and whoever to sit down and ex | get it off the market | F | 68 | 18 years varied 3X day | 3/8/2012 | 5 | anxiety-panic-complicated grief | None | Miracle for me. Probably should take it more than I do, but save it for the really bad times. My doctor quit so I have to see her replacement--am dreading that. I don't want to take Lexapro. Was on it for just a few months and could barely get out of bed. xanax helps so much without sedating you. | F | 50 | 2 years .25 1X AN | 3/4/2012 | 3 | Insomnia/Anxiety | Xanax has been a blessing and a curse. It has helped me get to sleep so well since dealing with a trauma almost 7 years ago. It drifts me into a nice sleep, doesn't feel like I got hit in the head by a hammer. I started at .25 and eventually worked up to 2 mg every night. There were times when even that wouldn't work, so I'd half another tablet. It got to the point where I would take them during the day if I was feeling very anxiour or stressed about something. Needless to say, it became consuming. And then the time would come that I'd run out of my Xanax and not have any for a week. The withdrawals were the worst thing I can describe. I was sweaty, nervous, paranoid, crying and emotional for no reason, agitated, and extremely annoyed by everything and anyone. I got down to .5 mg for a couple weeks and the symptoms didn't go away, so I went back to 1 mg a night and am fine. Going to try to go to .75 for a couple weeks soon and then taper from then. | See comments to the side. | F | 28 | 7 years 1-2 mg 1X day | 2/27/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | Able to relax | F | 34 | 1 months .25 | 1/28/2012 | 1 | gad | I was in love, no side effects until I forgot it at home and had an attack because of the withdrawal symptoms that kick in between doses, then I was aware of what hell they can be when I quit cold turkey.. | M | 31 | 2 years .5 x2 day | 1/17/2012 | 4 | Panic attacks and depression | Dizziness and disorientation at first. | I asked my Oncologist for something that would keep me sane during 6 months of chemotherapy. Once I completed chemo I wanted to come off Xanax and never realized how hard it would be. I tried to taper off on my own twice and the withdrawal was horrific. I went to my family doctor (not the same one who prescribed them) and she gave me a plan of reducing only a half a tablet per week until I was down to 1/4 tablet per day. No withdrawal. Although it helped me get through a difficult time I will not take it again. | F | 56 | 5 months .5mg 5X day | 1/15/2012 | 4 | Panic disorder | Severe blurry vision pupils dilated when it was wearing off I feel nauseous if I miss a dose taken in the morning thinking about coming off it I'd rather have panic then to feel so irritable and jittery | F | 27 | 7 months 0.25 | 1/8/2012 | 5 | anxiety | If I take a whole one, drowsiness, 1/2 tablet no drowsiness. | I think this is like any other drug. It effects people differently. I am grateful for having this to fall back on. I do not take it daily, but as needed. It helps me to sleep at night when my mind goes in circles with random thoughts. If I don't need for days, I don't feel withdrawal and the days I do need it works fast and effectively. | F | 59 | 7 years .5 mg 1X day | 12/22/2011 | 4 | anxiety and panic attacks | This drug does wonders for panic attacks, only issue is became extremely addicted to it. It did help calm my anxiety and helped me function in society. | M | 41 | 10 years 2 mg | 12/8/2011 | 5 | severe anxiety/panic attacks | none really; slight drowsiness. | This is my "miracle" drug. I've had severe, think I'm dying type panic attacks since I was 17 (21 yrs) & Xanax helps me through. No, it hasn't cured me but it *always* helps me & makes them ease up & calm down. If I feel one coming on, I take 1/2mg Xanax & within 15m, I feel calmer, I can breathe easier. Attacks run in my family. I'm the third member to use Xanax & this med works for each of us. I don't know how I'd manage without it. I keep them with me everywhere. I even switched primary care Dr's when my Dr said they wouldn't prescribe it for me any longer. 1st) you can't just "stop" taking this after so many years, it's dangerous & 2) this medication *helps* me. I'd rather find another Dr than to attempt stopping this med. 3) I found their refusal, knowing I am addicted (yes it's addictive) to be 'bad medicine'. | F | 38 | 21 years 1mg 3X day | 12/4/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Loss of memory short term, increased anxiety over time, chemical dependency, inability to truly feel in life. This drug is only good to be used for a short period of time. It is extremely addictive and can be used to numb feelings. It's not worth it. Seek CBT help. I had a doctor recommend it a few months into my Xanax usage and I look back and wish I had listened. I didn't want to feel my emotions. I liked being numb, but that is the short term easy fix that will quickly drag you down to he'll if you dont stop. Xanax was a gateway for me. I started at 23 years old. I had never drank or abused any drugs, but Xanax helpede change all that. 6 years later and 30 days of impatient treatment I have 45 days clean and sober. I would avoid this like the plague. Do all you can to fix the problem without medication. I know medication can be good for us, but always follow the guidelines and be careful. I hope this helps some of you struggling to find hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. | M | 29 | 6 years 2-4 mg | 12/4/2011 | 5 | Aniety/ panic attacks | A little tired and foggy. | This drug more of less saved my life. I had extreme panic attacks multiples times a day and very bad anxiety, S.A.D. and G.A.D. this stuff works very very well for me and I am sooooo happy that i have it. if you have problems like mine this is a must. i sometimes dont take it for a few weeks and sometimes take it alot for a week or so straight depending on my stress level. personally i havent had any withdraws from it when i dont have it. i have taken 2mg a day for a week once and still no problems stopping it. | M | 20 | 1 years .5 2X day | 11/29/2011 | 5 | Panic disorder | None | F | 44 | 3 months 0.25 | 11/27/2011 | 1 | slight anxiety | I tried xanax the first time when I was 19, and fell in love. BUT I have been hooked on it for 8 years now. at points I was taking four or five 2mg bars a day, while most people pass out after 1mg. I have terrible mental withdrawals and anxiety if I don't have them, and to be honest I don't think I even had anxiety before I ever took a xanax...just tried it for fun. I have a total love, hate relationship with xanax...the only drug I have ever been addicted to. | F | 27 | 8 years 2 mg | 11/24/2011 | 5 | Insomnia / Anxiety | None.doesn't give depression, rage or drowsiness like other benzos(clonazepam, diazepam) and way less side effects. The only problem is I like it too much . | I take Xanax ond and off for years when bipolar insomnia and anxiety is severe, I experience no withdrawal even when taking it for months and no tapering-off, for me is a wonder-drug. | M | 24 | 5 years 0,5 mg 1X day | 11/23/2011 | 1 | anxiety | extremely addictive almost almost got my kids tooken away. Now im on klonopin we will see how this works | F | 19 | 1 days 1mg | 11/22/2011 | 1 | anxiety, GAD | Drowiness; headache; decreased sex drive | Withdrawal effects are horrible although I just had very low dosage (0.125 mg/day) on and off for 3-4 mo. My Dr. shouldn't prescribe this evil med to me since it almost ruined my life. To be honest, I feel much better of not taking it. I have been completely off of Xanax for almost 2 months, I still feel the withdrawal symptoms (dizziness, blurry vision, anxious speech, confusion, difficult to concentrate, anxiety) almost everyday. I started cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) a month ago for my GAD, it is quite helpful and no side effect at all. I strongly recommend CBT for GAD and panic attack and never never never take xanax. Trust me! | M | 36 | 3 months 0.125 mg 1X AN | 11/8/2011 |