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 |
| 3 | Anxiety | Energy when needed and helps me sleep!! (Yes power in the mind) prevents anxiety attacks but also when I don't have them I have seziures , sweats hallucinations depression and more. very addictive | Do not get on this unless you desperately need it!!!! I'm addicted and will die without it literally !! But it does help | F | 29 | 14 years 4 mg | 8/4/2018 | 1 | Anxiety | Heightened anxiety between doses | In the beginning, Xanax was a godsend. Primary Care put me on Xanax for mild anxiety. Took it for a few months and then stopped. Felt awful upon stopping, incredible anxiety. Thought my anxiety had just gotten worse. Wrong. It was the withdrawal symptoms from stopping Xanax. Unfortunately, I went on to take Xanax for another 3 years, until my body had a massive breakdown and I ended up in the ER. I then weened off of it for 8 months. It's almost 2 years since my last Xanax and I am almost back to normal. This stuff robbed me of a lot of time. Turned an outgoing person into a paranoid mess for years. I wish I had never taken it. My anxiety wasn't that bad. | M | 42 | 3 years .5 3X day | 4/6/2018 | 4 | Anxiety and to help with flying | Makes me very sleepy. When going thru a lot of stress I will take .25 in the afternoon and .5 at night for a week or two then switch to .5 only once a day until my situation gets better. Definitely helps with flying long distance. I have tripped and fallen three times on this medicine and really banged up my knees. | The drug helps but I am very careful not to take it More than a few weeks at a time because of a fear of dependence. | F | 39 | 1 years .5 | 2/25/2018 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia | No unwanted effects | I take .5mg during the day as needed to keep anxiety at bay and 2mg at night to sleep. So far it's been a blessing, though I fear I'll develop habituation. | F | 28 | 1 months 2mg | 2/22/2018 | 5 | Generalized anxiety disorder | Xanax completely relieves my anxiety. I am addicted as I can feel withdrawal effects. However Xanax is much better than taking SSRIs. I took Effexor and gained a lot of weight, much less interest in sex, and felt emotionally disconnected from wife. Also some short term memory loss. | Try not to use it for sleep. I notice that I feel depressed in morning if I take Xanax for sleep. Also can only sleep 5 Hours on Xanax and can't go back to sleep. | M | 46 | 14 years .5 mg/day | 1/28/2018 | 5 | Anxiety, headache, stomach problems | I started taking .5 3 x a day for tight muscles and anxiety. Also have taken it for migraines, stomach problems and sleep. Fantastic medication and would net be without it. I have used it for so many purposes. It is a miracle drug. | Sometimes gets me sleepy | F | 62 | 18 years 1g | 11/13/2017 | 5 | for sleep | New Info: As science has progressed a bit in terms of understanding how to measure individual genomics particularly neurotransmission, Krebs cycle and detox pathways, there is verified info now that everyone IS DIFFERENT. You cannot blanket say that ALL benzos are terrible for EVERY body. So that out of the way, I have to say that I am very careful with my meds but xanax has been wonderful for my sleep problems. I use it rarely when I wake up in the middle of the night. I also use Ambien for the same. I prefer to do other things, try 5HTP, GABA, meletonin, chamomile tea etc. But sleep is sooo important to our overall health that I will use these meds when I need to. It is increasingly important that our alternative practitioners continue to do neurotransmission testing to find out which anti-depresanats, SSRI and other work best with an individual's body chemistry. Epi-genetics is the future. | Too bad it has such a variety of neg. effects for so many. Worked wonders for a friend's suicidal anxiety, and he's been on it for years. | F | 63 | 25 years .5 1X AN | 10/31/2017 | 5 | Anxiety / Panic Attacks | Dry mouth while on it. When the effects wear off, tiredness for about an hour, nothing else. | This medication as been a life saver for me, literally! I had an infected tooth with abscess and my dentist knows of my anxiety issues and gave me a script for a few tablet of Xanax. I have a history of PTSD, with Anxiety/Panic Disorder. I used it AS NEEDED, not every day and I cut the .5mg in half to .25mg and it's plenty strong. Will be asking my psychiatrist for this medication. If you suffer from GAD, or Panic disorder I recommend this, but use it responsibly, as it can be addicting, and do NOT drive on it as it slows down reflexes, it takes about 25-30 min to work and about 60 min to reach full potency. I also take Prozac 20MG daily, and didn't cause me any issues combing the two. I'm 6'1'' and weigh 260, so as aforementioned .25mg was plenty. Hope this rating helps someone. | M | 36 | 3 times .5MG 1X AN | 10/30/2017 | 4 | GAD | M | 19 | 7 months 1 1X day | 10/23/2017 | 5 | PMS | None, so far, thankfully. | I originally was diagnosed with severe PMS. I went back to work in my mid 40s late at night, and I could not fall asleep, so I would take .25 of Xanax, and I would sleep so good and wake up very refreshed . I hear so many negative things about Xanax, but I am very aware of my body and I understand that anything can be abused, such as alcohol, food, sex. In the past, I would have a glass of wine, to put me to sleep much quicker, however I would have a small hangover. I found that taking .25 of Xanax, would give me nothing but a good nights sleep. | F | 51 | 8 years .25 | 9/1/2017 | 5 | panic, PTSD,likely related to Lupus | CAN NOT drink etoh,slight fatigue, increased anxiety when it wears off. | I have lived w/intense anxiety/panic and don't think I could have withstood unless God showed me xanax til I could cope. It causes great stress when DEA, and pharms. begin to cycle back to xanax for negative propaganda, increasing anxiety that they will take it away in this stage of life! When its not broke, why do they try to fix it... | F | 60 | 31 years 4 mg, 3X day | 7/12/2017 | 1 | Anxiety (misdiagnosed) | Severe anxiety, psychosis, memory loss, agoraphobia, akathisia, disability. Damage to GABA receptors. | If your doctor prescribes this or any benzo, run. www.benzo.org.uk Facebook page - World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day | F | 56 | 1 years .25 - 16.0 | 7/10/2017 | 5 | panic attack | they did wonders for me | M | 67 | 10 years 2 mg 1X day | 7/9/2017 | 1 | Anxiety | Tiredness body aches from being short acting medicine forgot whole days | F | 58 | 2 months | 3/23/2017 | 2 | Anxiety | Xanax used to give me anxiety relief, but not to much anymore.I've been on it a long time. | Omg. Had no idea it causes brain damage. No wonder why I can't concentrate and have problems even getting out of bed, and getting tasks done.I feel like I'm losing it. | F | 10 years .5 generic | 2/26/2017 | 1 | Sleep & Anxiety | Highly addictive. Tolerance builds after only a week and then you are hooked for life. The drug causes severe dependence and permanent brain damage. Its been proven benzodiazepines cause permanent cognitive impairment (lower your IQ) and have been linked to a dramatically increased risk of alzheimers disease (X5). They have also been linked to cancer. | Don't take it. It will damage your brain and ruin your life. In the long run it has been proven that Xanax intensifies all psychiatric problems and makes them far worse. They often induce a permanent treatment resistant depression after only a few months use. This is due to the fact that they enlarge the ventricles in the brain and cause structural brain damage. There are no long term benefits of this drug. It works at the start but the price you pay is years of torturous withdrawal and permanent brain damage. People here claiming to have been on it for years without increasing the dosage and that they haven't built any tolerance are full of sh*t. They liklely lack insight into the cognitive and emotional damage the drug has inflicted on them. I am very skeptical that any long term high dose users of Xanax on here are employed or functioning members of society. Even if they can function to the bare minimum, they are severely limiting their true potential due to the proven brain damage this drug causes. You don't need to look any further than Wikipedia to find out the Benzo's cause permanent brain damage. And stop advocating this drug on here. All competent doctors agree its highly dangerous. If your deluded enough to think it works for you then go ahead and write a review. But don't write reviews recommending others to poison themselves. And stop kidding yourself people. All those long term users on here I dare you to try and stop taking your miracle pill. Come | M | 20 | 3 weeks 1mg 1X day | 2/15/2017 | 5 | Anxiety, panic attacks | None | F | 63 | 7 years 3MG XR | 1/27/2017 | 5 | Anxiety and muscle spasms | Drowsiness, tiredness, sleepiness | Xanax is a wonderful medication. I'm a chronic pain patient and my doctor switched me from Valium to Xanax for both anxiety and muscle spasms. It takes effect very quickly and lasts several hours. It completely relaxes up my tight spasms I experience and overall loosens up my body, thus reducing my pain. It also reduces my severe anxiety and puts me at ease. It's also very mild. I highly recommend it. | M | 22 | 4 months 0.5 mg 6X day | 1/24/2017 | 5 | Panic disorder, agoraphobia | Works fantastic. Makes me more confident to be able to do things that I'm normally afraid to do. | F | 38 | 3 years 1 3 x d | 1/20/2017 | 5 | Anxiety | I like xanax a great deal it really helps me. MY ISSUE IS WITH WELBUTRIN, OVERALL I dont like it, makes me feel worse. | xanax works | M | 60 | 0.5mg 3X day | 12/10/2016 Patient History |