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 |
| 5 | essential tremor | None | This drug has been my lifesaver so it deserves a review. I have an addictive personality(ex alcoholic). I have taken this drug for 15 years about 3/4 times a week at same dose(50mg) for my essential tremor. It works a treat. The only drug that helps my shakes. I only take it as I need it with work or social stuff where I need to hold my coke or whatever. I often go weeks without taking it or weeks taking it(on holiday). It is definitely not addictive to me and has helped my life sooo much. Don't be put off by people saying its addictive if you think it might help you. no side effects. my miracle drug thankfully | M | 43 | 15 years 50mg 3X W | 10/3/2016 | 4 | Strereotactic breast biopsy | I had no side effects. Maybe my body blocks benzos. I had tried Valium 15 mg. it was like drinking water. Before my appt I took the Xanax until I felt some relief from my severe panic attack. I was up to 4 mg when they called me back, maybe I needed Haldol. Or Thorozine! | Felt sleepy. Slept 4 hours when I got home, but at the breast center, my hands were still shaking, I was still crying and at times nearly hyperventilating. No more awake procedures involving large needles for me. If I have to bring my own anesthesiologist, I will. Surprised this huge dose of Xanax didn't do the trick! | F | 55 | 1 days .5 mg 3X day | 9/27/2016 | 1 | doctor prescribed | I had very bad side effects woke up in the morning with severe headaches this distorted my speech destroyed my sense of smell taste and pain and have a serious nerve damage running up and down my back caused insomnia and all of this is irreversible possible terminal what do I do I am extremely scared that I am dying can anybody help me | M | 49 | 1 days 50 milligr | 9/26/2016 | 3 | for panic disorder with agoraphobia | I was dropped off of it at age 20. Started takeing at age12. When I was cut of cold turkey. I had damage to my brain. now I have uncontroled seizure's. Also ptsd and severe anxiety. | M | 31 | 10 years 8mg | 8/27/2016 | 5 | Panic Attacks and Insomnia | Drowsiness | I have suffered from GAD and panic disorder since my teens. I have never abused my Xanax and have remained on a low dose for the last 10 years. My anxiety and panic attacks are due to a chemical imbalance and without my antidepressants and Xanax I can't function in life. I got to the point where I couldn't sleep, eat or work because my panic attacks were so bad. Having a great psychiatrist, therapist and the right medication helped me get my life back. | F | 29 | 10 years .75mg | 8/14/2016 | 3 | M | 59 | 1 days | 7/8/2016 | 5 | Severe anxiety. PTSD | No side effects | This med has saved my life. I only use 1/2 the dose I'm suppose to take daily and only when I need it. It helps me fast and has given me my life back slowly. I think it's a great med. Being a (medically retired RN-OIF OEF ) RN I know that you must be responsible with this medication. I'm very thankful for my doctor helping me with this. I've struggled a long time and didn't have too | F | 39 | 3 weeks .05 | 5/20/2016 | 5 | Severe Anxiety/Panic. PTSD | No side effects. I'm an RN ( medically retired) deployed as Trauna Nurse/Flight Nurse to war (OUF. OEF). DX: with MS and Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer after last deployment which is in remission. Out of nowhere starting have panic attacks severe anxiety especially in public. Put on .05 but I only take 1/2 that if I need it or feel the attack coming. Helps me super fast. It's saving my life from so much I'm going through and giving me the ability to go out again and not stay locked up in the house | I'm VERY careful with this med. I'm careful with all meds including my pain med which is why I'm trusted by doctors to have whatever I need. Be safe with it and it will help. All meds help so long as you are careful and responsible. | F | 39 | 2 weeks .05 | 5/19/2016 | 4 | Anxiety | A bit tired | M | 61 | 4 months .50 mg | 5/10/2016 | 5 | GAD, Panic | Slight drowsiness if already fatigued. | Changed the direction of my life. At what point would an addiction (physiological, psychological - or both) be preferable to some other condition? I would say when the quality of life with an addiction is infinitely improved when compared to a life without an addiction. One definition of the word "addiction" is: "dependence on or commitment to a habit, practice, or habit-forming substance to the extent that its cessation causes trauma". For me, anxiety and panic were utterly unbearable. Agoraphobia was creeping in, and even then staying home offered little more consolation. Traumatic. If I were to stop taking alprazolam, per the definition of the word "addiction", it would be traumatic. Indeed it would. When a medication's dose isn't increased in years, is effective at treating the symptoms with very little side effects, available as a generic, why cease with the medication? I'm not sure anyone knows if anxiety and panic can be cured, and I would rather have a mild addiction than live the bleak life I once did. | M | 39 | 8 years .25 mg 2X day | 3/15/2016 | 5 | Severe Anxiety | None | Xanax is a lifesaver for me. I suffer from severe anxiety and panic attacks and this medication works immediately and effectively. Makes life tolerable. I love it. I've also tried other benzos, (klonopin, valium, Ativan, tenazapam) to no avail. | F | 39 | 5 years 1mg | 3/8/2016 | 1 | anxiety | terrible fatigue and it will immediately become addicted and constantly having to up your dose. can make you very cloudy and out of focus. after getting to 6mg I couldn't handle it anymore and was put on klonopin with excellent results. | I hate Xanax. my tolerance to it was awful and the dose kept going up and finally I couldn't handle the fatigue. like most benzos its highly addictive and very hard to come off. if you miss a single dose you are in big trouble. | M | 43 | 3 years 6mg 1X day | 3/1/2016 | 1 | Anxiety,PTSD,Social Anxiety, etc. | This drug works fabulously when you first start to take it. That quickly wears off and you need more and more to control your anxiety. It causes fatigue, mental fogginess, and short term memory loss for me | I am now a slave to this drug. When I first started taking it I had no idea that it was harder to come off of than heroin. I would never take any drugs of it's class knowing what I know now. I ran out early one time. I had to wait 7 days before I could have it refilled. My withdrawal experience can only be described as hellish.The worst anxiety I have ever had, panic attacks, visual and auditory hallucinations, my body jerking all the time, seizures, sweating, not being able to walk, tinnitus, (I hear that all the time now). I could not leave my house, drive a car, my husband had to help me get dressed. The only way to get off it is very slowly and most Doctors don't want to deal with that. They try to cut you off a milligram every 2 weeks or something. That just leads to more anxiety. I now obsess about running out of it. I count the pills in the bottle. When it starts to get low I start to panic. I feel like a junkie but this drug comes from a Doctor and a Pharmacy. If you take this drug please only take a low amount for a few weeks. Don't be in hell like I am! | F | 54 | 10 years 10mg 4X day | 2/18/2016 | 5 | severe anxiety, personality disorder | None | Best benzodiazepine ever, the relief it gives u is something else. | M | 35 | 6 years 2mg 1X day | 2/3/2016 | 5 | GAD, Panic Attacks, OCD | Tiredness, hunger, dry mouth | Xanax has been a godsend for me. I have been suffering from severe anxiety to the point where I wouldn't leave the house unless I was going to the ER, where I was visiting on a weekly basis thinking I was having a heart attack or stroke. I was finally referred to a psychiatrist who prescribed me Xanax and Lexapro. I did ok on this for awhile until the Lexapro made me gain 40lbs and I then I became majorly depressed. I have been on a few others...Klonopin, Buspar, and Effexor. All made matters worse. Xanax makes me feel like a normal person again. I can leave the house, I haven't been to the ER in a long time although I'm still a bit of a hypochondriac. I also find that the Xanax calms my OCD tendencies, which are excessive cleaning and disinfecting my house. My racing thoughts are calmed and I've lost 30 of that 40lbs. Personally, Xanax doesn't cause weight for me. It does make me hungry but if I eat something healthy and exercise regularly, this is not a problem. On Lexapro, I was working out and eating healthy with no weight loss, just gain. I looked puffy; not the same type of weight gain as normal. My doctor seems to have no issue with this medication. He's aware that I take it as needed for anxiety and to stop the racing thoughts at night before bed. I would not get on airplanes before this. I now can travel and it's nice to actually get a good nights sleep. I don't need it constantly so if I have to come off of it eventually, I hope it's not an issue but I do other thin | F | 34 | 5 years 1 | 2/1/2016 | 2 | Anxiety, PTSD | Helps anxiety but it makes me feel drunk even if I cut it in thirds. I can do or go anywhere after taking this. Went back to ativan. | F | 54 | 1 years | 1/18/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Interdose Withdrawls | This stuff is a nightmare. The rebound anxiety from interdose withdrawals tricks you into thinking your anxiety is getting worse. Finally during withdrawals- Heard voices, 24/7 panic attacks, muscle zaps, spasms. Couldn't bathe myself or walk for several days. Watch out- if your muscles are sore the day after, you're psychically addicted. | F | 30 | 2 years .5 | 1/2/2016 | 5 | Panic attacks | Dry mouth, loss of coordination, trouble focusing, slurred speech | This drug is the best thing ever. I take a very small dose about .25 MG if I know I'm starting to panic or a whole .5 MG pill if I'm having a panic attack. This is the only thing that completely stops my panic attack. It has kept me from being hospitalized several times. I've taken it for about a month straight before and didn't have a hard time coming off it. I know that it can be addictive and has the risk of being abused but if used correctly for someone with panic attacks it is a life saver. | F | 20 | 8 years .25 MG 1X AN | 12/22/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Don't take this drug! Withdrawals are a living hell. Research this on net!!! | Worst drug to detox from. Withdrawals are a "living hell" feel like you are dying. Interdose withdrawals. Body wants increased dosage. Tapering and or cold turkey a death sentence. Don't take this drug. Started at .25mg occasionally then gradually increased . Finally at 1.5 day before told in interdose withdrawals every day. Tried to taper got down to .875mg ended up in detox couldn't handle taper shaking and trembling all day . Going crazy. Worst drug ever. Two months later still going through horrible withdrawal symptoms! | F | 62 | 4 years | 12/21/2015 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Love it. Allows me to function with a debilitating anxiety disorder | F | 21 | 4 years 0.5 | 11/26/2015 |