Drug Ratings for XANAXAverage Rating: 3.9 (900 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | | 3/29/2004 | 1 | i suffer from panic attacks | Many side effects: i was drowsy during the day, had problems getting peaceful rest at night, had terrible stomach cramps with gas and feeling bloated but yet i was constipated. | I knew Xanax was a very addictive drug but trusted the psychologist who prescribed it for my panic attacks related to anorexia. I am only glad i felt early on like 3 doses a day was too much for me (i am a mum and HAD TO BE ALERT AND FULLY AWAKE for my children);I decreased the dose to one a day only. That way, the wean-off wasn't as bad as some patients experienced, who were on the full recommended dose. Weaning myself off this drug was difficult for about 5 days, with withdrawal effects such as diarrhea, terrible migraine, feeling panicked, cold and hot at the same time and dizzy first thing in the morning. But i am glad i am now OFF Xanax and will never in a lifetime take this drug (or any other such addictive one for that matter!) again. | F | 37 | 2 months | 3/24/2004 | 4 | panic attacks | I only took 25mg but found it relaxing and helpful in terms of concentration. | M | 40 | 15 days | 3/3/2004 | 5 | to keep com | none | grate drug | M | 47 | 14 years | 2/24/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, euphoria | Xanax really helps with anxiety, although the drowsiness can be alittle bothersome during the day if you work. It tends to go away after a few days of use though, its unfortunate that most doctors wont allow you to use it long term (as its addicting) because it really works great! | M | 25 | 30 days | 2/23/2004 | 2 | to help me sleep from restless leg | I have had restless leg-neuropathy for approx. 6 months. I just recently found out what it was. One of my doctors prescribed the lowest dose for sleep, it seemed as though when I first started taking it; it was helping me. Then my doctor wouldn't give me any refills, and when I came off of them, I was very irritated, anxious, etc. I noticed also that it wasn't really helping me sleep that well. This drug is only a cover-up, and highly abused by many people. You wouldn't believe the people that approached me and wanted to buy these! That really turned me off from this drug and made me think twice about what I was doing. | F | 39 | 2 months | 2/12/2004 | 1 | anxiety | severely dampened emotions, depression, anxiety due to tolerance withdrawal, cognitive damage, short and long term memory, bizarre behavior, irritability, sensitivity to light and sound, tremor, electric shock syndrome, derealization, tinnitus, numbed feeling in the skin, | Works great at first until your hooked and unable to get off of due to the severity of acute and post-withdrawal syndrome. | M | 33 | 8.5 years | 2/6/2004 | 5 | anxiety, sleeplessness | none other than slight tiredness. I adjust the dosage by need. | This drug melts the worry from your brain. It only lasts 6 hours, so I can take it when I need it. I've taken it off and on (skipping weeks) for many years and haven't become addicted to it. I can see how you could, though. It's a great drug for going through something traumatic like a relationship break-up or cancer diagnosis. | F | 55 | 4 years | 12/27/2003 | 1 | Anti-anxiety | Caused twitches between doses that I'm still suffering from off of the drug for now 64 days. Not as bad but still there. | look to benzo.org.uk for the truth | M | 30 | 2 months | 12/5/2003 | 4 | Anxiety | sleepiness, dizziness | Taking together with Paxil CR for anxiety - the xanax makes the side effects of the paxil tolerable! | F | 22 | 3 months | 12/2/2003 | 4 | nerves | feel tired | M | 58 | 30 days | 11/26/2003 | 5 | anxiety | drowsiness | I am taking Xanax in addition to Effexor XR. Both medications are great, although I have a choice in whether I take Xanax or not. With Effexor, there are major withdrawal symptoms. I only take Xanax when I feel an attack coming on. My doctor prescribed me .5 mg 2 a day as needed after I ended up in the ER for major chest and lower stomach pains, blackouts, and hyperventalation. I have had my Xanax prescription for 2 months, but I have only had to take it five times, the first two times I took it, I took one whole pill and within 1 hour, I was passed out on the bed. So the next 3 times, I took only half of a .5 mg pill, and I felt wonderful and awake. | F | 23 | 5 times | 10/25/2003 | 5 | Insomnia | Slight amnesia and dry mouth. | Just half a pill an hour before bed enabled me to sleep immediately and wake up 7 hours later. It ended the excessive worrying and thinking about life and work and the toss and turn and can't sleep type insomnia. | F | 34 | 1 months | 10/11/2003 | 5 | | 9/16/2003 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks | did not notice any side effects, but I don't use if very often | I did not notice the immediate response I was hoping for, nor the sustained effect. | F | 26 | 15 times | 9/16/2003 | 5 | Panic Disorder/GAD | Dry mouth, very thirsty. Regardless this pill will alleviate your anxiety and make you feel good and normal very quickly. | Euphoria. You feel so good after taking the pill. If you feel like you are about to have a panic attack, I recommend putting a .25 mg pill under your tongue. The pill will dissolve quickly and then swallow it. It will work in less than 4 minutes. If you swallow it whole with water it takes about 10 minutes. | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 9/7/2003 | 5 | panic attacks | tired at first | wonderful,worked quickly took my paranoid fears away | F | 33 | 2 years | 8/22/2003 | 5 | DEPRESSION | M | 52 | | 6/16/2003 | 2 | anxiety | addiction | very addictive | F | 27 | 10 years | 6/2/2003 | 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 | to get high/ nah - anxiety | what was what what? | i feel like junkie | F | 20 | 1.5 years | 4/29/2003 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | loss of inhibition- and especially memory in doses exceeding 20mg :) | its not strong enough- now rohypnol- thats a drug | F | 21 | 2 years | 4/29/2003 | 5 | Panic Disorder | First week of treatment involved heavy drowsiness and slight tension headache. The second week side effects mostly diappeared, except drymouth with a metallic taste. | I was prescribed xanax to help control panic attacks that I was experiencing due to layoff and stress. This medication will help you cope with these attacks by sedating you and calming you down. I took three pills each day the first week, and then two the following week. Now I only take one twice a week. Once you learn how to cope with your attacks, slowly ween yourself off this medication. Side effects are mild to moderate. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 4/21/2003 | 5 | panic disorder | none | I had to drink 24 cans off beer a day before I got xanax. Now I don't drink at all. I take 8 mg of xanax a day and I can now live a normal life. I can now leave home and do things that I could never do without the medication. I would much rather stay on my xanax, than ever go back to a destructive drug (like alcohol). People can say all they want to about addiction, but for the mentally ill, being addicted to xanax is alot better life than being under the influence of alcohol. Xanax has improved my life greatly. With it, I am sober, and yet able to get out and do normal things. If I did not have it, I would be in alot of trouble. The use of this drug is stigmatized. Doctor's fear giving it for fear of addiction; however, when used properly it is such a Godsend. I hope anyone reading this will understand how wonderful this drug can be when used properly and effectively! | M | 34 | 14 years | 1/13/2003 | 4 | Migraine | None | Only taking it occassionally... | M | 35 | | 1/11/2003 | 5 | panic attacks | none | i love xanax!take it with a beer its great. | M | 29 | | 1/3/2003 | 1 | panic attacks, anxiety | RUN AWAY! hard to stop and hard even to cut back to cut back. If I could do it all over again, knowing what I know now I would have got into meditation and breathwork(which after 4 months has allowed me to drop .5 mg. per day)a lot sooner. | M | 47 | 5 years | 12/30/2002 | 4 | Panic and anxiety | None | I take a total of five 1mg pills daily and I can live a normal life with them | M | 52 | 9 years | 12/27/2002 | 3 | to help me sleep | I became addicted to them, I checked myself into a hospital and was clean for a few months, now I'm back in the same boat as before, can't go without them, the withdrawls are awful (maybe not as bad as some other drugs, but I don't like the feeling). I recommed that if you have to take them don't abuse them. | F | 33 | 2 years | 12/10/2002 | 4 | Anxity | M | | 10/7/2002 | 4 | Anxiety attacks | It made me yawn and sleepy but I cut down the dosage and then I could function fine. | This drug works great for me. It makes me calm when I am freaking out, and it helps me sleep. I can take it on an as-needed basis. The only problem is that is supposed to be addictive and you have to take more as time goes by. | F | 33 | 2 months | 9/6/2002 | 5 | Anxiety, muscle spasms. | Drowsiness | It works better if dissolved under the tongue, I take it before bed as a muscle relaxer as well as anti-anxiety. My dose is 1mg and I can combine it with my opioid pain medication. | F | 21 | 4 months | 8/13/2002 | 5 | anxiety, muscle spasm | none | All narcotics have an addictive nature, educate yourself! If you have a good doctor and take the medication properly you will develop TOLERANCE which is not the same as ADDICTION. A diabetic needs insulin to live, we need this medication to function. I go back and forth between xanax and valium and sometimes I don't take either for up to a week. | F | 21 | 5 months | 8/13/2002 | 5 | anxiety | None | I find it to be a wonder drug. I have taken it as needed since 1980 with no problems. I sometimes take it once or twice a day for a few weeks and then can go months without it. I have never taken it at high doses though. | M | 50 | 22 years | 8/8/2002 | 5 | stress | M | 18 months | 8/2/2002 | 5 | stress | mild memory loss, but it is worth it. | I've been on .5-2 mg a day for 18 months. Its great. I will not allow myself to take more. Building tolerance is annoying. But you can beat it by tapering and increasing daily dosages. | M | 29 | 18 months | 8/2/2002 | 4 | anxiety | none that I can really say | F | 54 | | 8/1/2002 | 5 | Panic attacks/anxiety | Drowsiness, mild hang-over effect in the morning | I take .5 mg of Xanax on an as needed basis for my panic attacks. I realize the potential for addiction so I refuse to take more then one or two pills a week. It has really changed my life and helped me cope with a miserable disorder. Highly recommended for those who don't have to take it every day. | F | 25 | 1 years | 7/31/2002 | 1 | anxiety | drowsiness, inability to function properly, memory loss, denial, etc. | I don't take the medicine...but my brother does because he has cluster headaches, so the doctor prescribed them to him to keep him from having anxiety attacks, which would cause his headaches to trigger. However, now he has become addicted. He is having major problems which is in turn tearing our family apart. He has tried taking medication to cleanse his system, and we think he might be ok...but then his problems start again because he is only making us THINK he is off xanax. We are all on edge about what to do with him because if you confront him he simply gets angry and yells at anyone who tries to help him. We don't know what else to do for him. Any suggestions? | M | 25 | 8 months | 7/25/2002 | 5 | Panic Disorder / Anxiety | I am on 4 mg's a day and have found a new me. Crowds do not bother me, and the industry I'm in "radio" this is the greatest to help me. A+ | M | 28 | 2 years | 7/2/2002 | 4 | Panic attacks | None | Still worried about the potential for addiction, so I only take it when I know I'm having an above-average anxiety problem. I'd like to take it more, because it works great. | M | 38 | 10 months | 6/25/2002 | 5 | anxiety | none | just worry about it being addicting | 54 | 3 years | 6/18/2002 | 3 | cant sleep/have broken neck | none | helped me sleep somewhat. | M | 24 | 4 months | 5/27/2002 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic disorder | Drowsiness | Having been on this med for some time..I now know the reason I take it, is now due to its addictive nature. I am slowly tapering myself off, with the help of an anti depressant taken at night. My advice...get off it...it makes you feel good in the beginning..but be assured..it takes a grip on you..and it has you hooked. If I knew what I knew now..I would never have touched it. | F | 43 | 11 years | 3/31/2002 | 5 | to sleep better | not many, however, i did notice if i took too much I would have a slight hangover in the a.m. of the next day | XANAX can be addicting and you can not take it if you become pregnant or are trying. Wean yourself off it, slowly. | F | 37 | 3.5 years | 3/14/2002 | 4 | | 2/10/2002 | 4 | | 2/4/2002 | 1 | anti anxiety insomnia | pleasant relaxation, mild sedation, memory loss | I became addicted to this drug taking it at therapeutic doses in a short period of time at which point no one wanted anything to do with me, accusing me of drug seeking behavior when I asked for Valium to wean myself off. The only person I would ever recommend this drug to is someone I hate. | F | 47 | 60 days | 1/24/2002 | 5 | panic attacks | lessened appetite. slightly sedating. | I think my doctor has me on too little of a dosage because i have to take more than suggested. He has me on .25 mg every eight hours as needed. I want to contact him and tell him that it isnt effective enough at this dosage to allow me to do everyday things. I have to get the bills paid , I havent been able to work in over three months. I feel kind of awkward telling him that i need my dosage raised. Im really self consious of what people think of me especially when ive now finally got the courage to ask for help. I mean i dont want him thinking im a pill seeking junkie or anything. anyone who takes xanax, from your experience, would being on a higher dosage like 1 mg or so be out of the ordinary. Im grateful for any responses i can get. A.S.A.P. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE !! i dont have an e mail address so please just throw it out there. | M | 21 | 5 days | 1/16/2002 | 3 | anxiety, nervousness | The side effects that i had were crushing headaches when the medicine started to where off. Also i noticed when i took it at night, i didnt want to be bothered with anyone and was very agitated. | I recommend taking this drug only when needed, and not on a daily basis. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 1/10/2002 | 4 | anxiety | M | 38 | 9 months | 1/7/2002 | 4 | panic attacks/anxiety around people | tiredness, more naps than usual. | I've been taking .25-.5 mg 3 times a day. This drug works, but I found that I could not taper the dose very easily without getting nervous. This drug is effective but I think I would rather take Klonopin which has a longer half life and less habit forming potential. | M | 19 | 4 months | 11/3/2001 | 5 | anxiety attacks and depression | I take the xanax on a low dosage, 2.5mg a day, to combat the anxiety as well as the side effects of Prozac. The only issue is the dependancy, and I have learned that you must taper off this drug even from a low dosage for a short time. I go through about one episode a year, ( suffer from SAD), so the long term effects don't worry me. I prefer to try the less addictive, buspar, ect.. but they just don't work.. | Try not to be ashamed. This is a drug that gets alot of "OOH" the happy pill crap from people who don't understand depression. My fifth year of short term use. | F | 38 | 15 days | 9/16/2001 | 5 | anxiaty attacks | Maybe when I first took them they made me alittle tired, but not no more. I have to be honest with you though, it makes you forget more after taken it awhile. So, I believe you do have some memory lose. | It does help my attacks though. I still have a few now in then, but nothing like I did before. | F | 44 | 5 years | 7/29/2001 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | Felt like a zombie. Inability to function. Roller coaster effect as med was wearing off. | I preferred Ativan to Xanax. Eventually began Klonopin and feel very stable yet able to function as usual. Prefer the longer acting benzos which alleviate the roller coaster effect I had on Xanax. | F | 29 | 7 days | 7/29/2001 | 4 | maj depression, anxiety, panic atks | aside from from feeling slightly lethargic in the beginning - none | although xanax doesn't do much to improve depression it DOES effectively alleviate mild-moderate anxiety. i'm also happy to report that it seems to work wonders for panic attacks as well...haven't had one since i've started taking it and i've been in sitautions that previously would have triggered one. i'm taking a relatively low dosage for a guy my size (i'm 6'5, 280 lbs and take one .5mg tablet twice daily) - if the dosage were increased i would assume it would be that much more effective but doctors, for good reason, prefer to prescribe the lowest possible effective dose. not a miracle drug but effective and has almost no side effects. | M | 25 | 1 months | 6/26/2001 | 5 | anxiety | none | I like how you can break the pill in half, and if you don't feel better after 10 mins. you can take the other half. I like the anti-anxiety effect, but I don't want to feel out of control or like a zombie. I don't feel like that with xanax. | F | 41 | 11 days | 6/4/2001 | 5 | Anxiety and sleepless nights | None | I don't fear getting addicted because I don't need to take this every night | F | 49 | 20 days | 5/13/2001 | 4 | anxiety | none | I'm worried that i must be physically addicted to Xanax, ; i take 2 mg a day and want to go off of it but don't want the withdrawal symptoms. | F | 48 | 7 years | 3/3/2001 | 4 | Panic Disorder | None | M | 37 | | 1/9/2001 |