XANAX Reviews (ALPRAZOLAM)

Average Rating: 3.9 (928 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Anxiety I am lucky as am on the way to get out of hell...I never knew what it was doing to me, indeed I & others thought that I am defective person unlike before taking it. Once, when I read about it...it shocked me...I lost my career, lost big paying jobs because I became impulsive...Dread spending time in family...withdrew from social circle...became chain smoker & tea drinker...BUT GOD had given me intuition to quit it...after when I read about it...I FEEL I AM LUCKY that i am not defective...it was my ignorance and dependence...May GOD help each one who is unknowingly taking any benzo...I am recovering, and now at just 1.25 mg of Valium...it'll be off soon...may God help me. Pls Pray God and be content with your life to avoid any anxiety related emotions...Don't beat yourself up if you are withdrawing...affirm that you're improving for better. M 38 12 years
3 1X day
11/4/2011
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 1  Anxiety Memory problems, weight loss, urinary frequency, IBS, then after I stopped it I was completely shocked by the withdrawal no one warned me about...it was a year of shear hell, A YEAR!! This is a benzodiazepine...LOOK UP BENZODIAZEPINE WITHDRAWAL...at first it will seem like a wonder drug until you gradually begin to lose your health...then when you go off it holy crap!!! I have NEVER been in so much misery for so long! F 48 5 years
0.5 mg 1X day
10/28/2011
 1  Panic Disorder & GAD Increased anxiety & panic, insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, agoraphobia Worked for over 20 years and then became my WORST nightmare and RUINED my life. Am now tapering off benzo's with valium. Benzo addiction and withdraw is very serious issue. Xanax may seem like a God Sent at first but when it turns its ugly head on you, you will realize you are in BIG TROUBLE. Avoid xanax and ALL benzo's at all costs. Check out benzobuddies.com and see real life experiences of people who were prescribed and now trying to come off these meds. It is nothing short of tragic and inhumane. F 50 20 years
.5 4X day
10/28/2011
 1  Anxiety & Panic None AT FIRST I tapered off carefully and went into screaming withdrawals. 1,000 times worse than my original anxiety and took 28 months to recover M 42 4 months
.25 3X day
10/28/2011
 3  anxiety memory loss, drowsiness, low inhibitions. Xanax is great for short term use in low dosages. It becomes highly addictive over a long period of time. Anxiety intensifies and tolerance rises. I went from taking 1-2 MG each day to 6-10 MG every day. Quitting is very hard. The withdrawals are awful. M 23 14 months
1 MG 3X day
8/29/2011
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 3  Anxiety / Stress Calming effect, somnolence, and less anxious about daily affairs. After a while, my body was rejecting it due to its toxicity, and I discontinued cold turkey after 6 weeks. I don't recommend this. For an entire week I was NOT myself, had mental disassociation, horrible rebound anxiety, insomnia, and paranoia. After 1.5 weeks, the withdrawal subsided, but I would only suggest taking this medication for a SHORT time, and only if you suffer from acute sudden panic attacks. M 32 6 weeks
1 mg 3X day
8/13/2011
 4  Anxiety Tired at bedtime but this is good thing as I goto sleep really well then Settles me make me less sensitive more level headed. I never have been on it for very long but for the brief times I have been, its been wonderful. M 40 7 days
.25 3X day
8/12/2011
 5  Anxiety disorder, panic attacks Initially, some adjustment to being tired. I am a person who experiences side effects - often very severe- from all medications. Being anxious makes these all the worse, of course. Xanax gave me absolutely no issues. It is extremely effective and fast-acting. I could not live without it. Although I have tried alternatives over the years, this is the one my doctors and I prefer. In all the years I have taken it, I have not increased my dosage. I still take a 1/2 MG pill and break it half yet again. I would caution that there is a dependency, but this is like saying a diabetic is dependent on insulin. If I wasn't lacking sufficient amounts of GABA, I wouldn't need Xanax. That's logical. You don't get addicted, you just feel badly if your body requires a chemical to stabilize and it is deprived. Doctors now have relaxed the hysteria about Xanax being " addictive". They push pills with pharma kickbacks, and Xanax is no longer one of them. If it works, insist on it. F 48 20 years
0.25 MG 1X AN
7/29/2011
 2  panic attacks anger and hostility it made me look likke a junky, i lost a job or two and couldnt remember anything the next day M 29 365 days
5mg 6X day
7/25/2011
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 5  Insomnia None I only take .25 at night. It helps me to relax to fall asleep. I have taken a second one in the middle of the night if I am under extreme stress, BUT never take it during day. F 54 7 years
.25 @night 1X day
7/23/2011
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 4  addon in hypertensive crisis cognitive deficits which even seem to persist (loss in visual /short-term memory)..but could also be coincidence because of other meds i have to take kicks in fast and kicks out fast, great anxiolysis M 32 3 years
2 10X M
7/21/2011
 3  Panic/Anxiety No side effects outside of a little sleepiness early on. Decent drug when used correctly. I took it a couple times a day and kept my dosage low, but I still had a lot of trouble after I quit. (Despite tapering VERY slowly.) I'd recommend starting with a drug like Valium before using Xanax, personally. Xanax is quicker acting, but comes with a lot of baggage. The best thing to do is to use benzos as-needed, but not every day. OR, if you use them every day... pick a longer acting drug and use enough to help calm you, and then make a PLAN to get off, and taper very slowly. These can be very useful drugs, but you need to proceed with a plan. M 42 8 months
.25 2X day
7/21/2011
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 5  Anxiety/depression F 36 7 years
1mg/.5mg 1X day
6/3/2011
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 5  Anxiety Gentle relaxant - helps for sleep. I never understood what all the fuss is about - this is such a wonderful med! This is the most gentle medication for anxiety. F 57 1 years
.25 1X day
6/2/2011
 5  anxiety/panic attacks in the begining i was kinda loopy and a alot sleepy but i got used to it and it has since saved my life but the addiction is also a who nother problem! if anyone can get in touch with me in the southern california area that has access to this medication thatwould be great, im all out of my health insurance. [email protected] M 25 2 days
2mg 2X day
6/1/2011
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 5  ma all good the bars are a great drug M 34 5 years
8mg 2X day
5/19/2011
 1  anxiety jittery, anxious, feeling like a was crawling out of my skin. My dr prescribed this for travel anxiety. I took it one evening just to see how much it sedated me so I'd know before driving. I took HALF of a 0.25mg tablet. Within 20-30 minutes, I felt like I was in the midst of a panic attack, or like I'd drank 3 pots of coffee-- I was extremely jittery, anxious, couldn't sit still. It was like having a panic attack for 3 hours, when it finally started wearing off. AWFUL. Will never take again. I know it works for alot of people, but I'll stick with tranxene or valium. BuSpar made me feel the same way Xanax did, if there's any correlation. M 39 1 days
0.25mg 1X AN
5/12/2011
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 4  anxiety disorder drowsiness - thick saliva I don't take Xanax too often; usually I'll only take it when I need it and I can't control my anxiety myself and that's only once a month or 2 months but when I need it; it helps but there are times it actually doesn't do much for me. I just purchased The Linden Method by Charles Linden and I'm about to start with it and I hope it eliminates my anxiety completely. F 23 1 years
.25mg 1X day
5/6/2011
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 4  Migraines/Insomnia tiredness, relaxed-feeling, less stress over migraine, which in turn causes less crying during migraine and also reduces the vomiting to mild nausea. I went to the ER 7 times in 2010 to get migraine treatment, and ever since I started the Xanax (plus Reglan 10MG for nausea) I have not had to go to the ER for relief. I have noticed that Xanax causes serious "munchies", but I could stand to gain a few pounds. Oh yeah...be careful with this one... LOSS OF BALANCE. In addition to Xanax & Reglan, I also take 100 MG of Lamictal, 10 MG of Lexapro, and 500 MG of Valtrex daily. The Lamictal sometimes causes insomnia and I'll take 1/2 or a whole Xanax to help get to sleep. Of course, I wake up about 6-7 hours later whereas I am accustomed to getting 9 hours of sleep per night. I do not take Xanax every day and it does not seem to cause any withdrawal symptoms with me. F 44 6 months
2 MG 3X day
5/4/2011
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 4  Anxiety Drowsiness, decreased cognitive abilities, noticeable decrease in blood pressure (pretty much it slows you down, lessens or ends the panic temporarily, and usually I take a nap after). don't take a large dose (large for your body type or what you personally would consider large), or you'll sleep the whole day away and miss work (you could sleep through an atomic bomb) I take as needed. Xanax is really just a band-aid for me. It deals with the problem when it is occurring, but it does not prevent me from having a daily panic personality. after all of the years I've taken it, instantly after ingesting it I feel much less panicked due to placebo effect, because it is a guarantee to lessen the anxiety. I take them when I am having a panic attack, and rather than having a moderately bad one for a few hours, the pill ends it in ten minutes or less. F 20 8 years
0.25 1X AN
4/25/2011

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