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 | Anxiety | None.... withdrawals between doses | Don't stop taking abruptly | M | 34 | 2 years | 2/22/2005 | 4 | M | 49 | | 2/22/2005 | 5 | anxiety | none....just relief from the anxiety and panicky feelings | After the birth of baby 3 i suddenly began having daily anxiety...Dr. put me on prozac and it made me more jittery....switched to .5 xanax xr and one .5 regular xanax in the afternoon and i'm back to myself. Dr. says that if you don't need it, it won't work for you. He knows that some people will need this short term, others long term. For post-partem moms this varies. We need to get over the anxiety of addiction and help ourselves function! | F | 33 | 1 months | 2/12/2005 | 4 | BPD, Panic Attacks, Anxiety, PTSD, | Very addictive, even if I do not feel panicy I still have to take the drug daily as I begin to shake, sweat, feel sick, and get muscle pain within hours. I am on a high prescribed dose of 4 mg daily and am wanting to wean off to valium. Sedation and sleepiness, but that is the intention. | F | 24 | 6 years | 2/10/2005 | 4 | anxiety | addictive/ | F | 17 | | 2/7/2005 | 4 | | 2/6/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Withdrawal symptoms in between doses. Feel flighty & anxious if I try to cut back. | Great for anxiety, but if you try to taper down or take less over a couple of days, you feel like you have the flu. | M | 34 | 2 years | 2/2/2005 | 5 | Panic attacks | One a scale of 1-5 it's off the chart - 100 - as in 100% effectiveness. I have only been on xanax a few weeks but what a difference. No panic attacks. And I've suffered with acid reflux for TWO years, and since I've started this medicine, I've had no reflux whatsoever, even at night. Prilosec did not even work as well for me as this medicine has. And I can't take anti-depressants - went back and forth between a few different brands (paxil and lexapro to name a few), not only did they knock me out but I experienced severe difficulty in urinating and had to go off the meds completely; xanax has posed no side effects.. some mild drowsiness but I'm able to function fine throughout the day and I sleep like a baby at night. | its known to be addictive but the benefits of this medicine outweigh any addiction risks in my book - I once again feel normal - like I did when I was a teenager - without any health woes OR worries! | F | 41 | 2 months | 1/30/2005 | 3 | | 1/27/2005 | 5 | panic and anxiety | Just a little tired at first. I took 1ml. three times a day as prescribed in the beginning for about 6 months. Then found out I was pregnant and quit all in the same day. I didn't know any better at the time. Withdrawal from xanax was bad and lasted a full week. | I knew I could not function without something and hold down a job. I have found and it seems over the years, doctors have realized it doesn't take very much xanax to work. I can take just .25 a day and cope now. I could have then but I didn't know it. I don't even take it everyday. I don't worry about getting addicted to it. My life would have been a mess if I didn't have xanax and an understanding psychiatrist. It is a wonderful drug if it is not abused. I can think clearly and focus much better than if I didn't have it. | F | 47 | 19 years | 1/22/2005 | 3 | Sleepiness | F | | 1/21/2005 | 5 | Anixety | none | F | 42 | | 1/17/2005 | 5 | F | 18 | | 1/11/2005 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression | None | Very Good Medicine if Taken Properly | M | 44 | 2 months | 1/9/2005 | 4 | Alcohol withdrawal symptoms | Sleepiness at dosages over 1mg. VERY PRONOUNCED WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. | After an extended length of heavy alcohol consumption I was very physically addicted to alcohol, although not mentally -- I seriously wanted to quit at this point, but if I didn't get a drink every few hours I would experience sweating, dysphoria, severe anxiety to the point where I was jumping at shadows and SEVERE insomnia (I went five days without sleep easily when trying to quit). I found a doctor and told him I had previously been diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and was relapsing (this was true enough, though I omitted my alcohol situation). He proscribed Prozac (20mg) and the generic form of Xanax, Alprazolam (proscribed at 1mg every six hours or as needed). Well, after a short period where my body got used to the Xanax (I was very sleepy and uncoordinated for about three days as I recall) I was much better. When I felt the anxiety coming on I took .25mg to | M | 33 | 3 months | 1/8/2005 | 3 | panic attacks | Grogginess sometimes in the morning. | M | 27 | 5 weeks | 1/5/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | None | Brought my anxiety much lower & also brought my blood pressure down | M | 34 | 1 years | 12/31/2004 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic DO, OCD | None | I have Persistent Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety and OCD. Xanax has really helped me. I take xanax and zoloft both. Zoloft is an over time thing, but the xanax works right away. I have experienced insomnia, also sexual side effects. But I can deal with that better than being worried and anxious all the time. Very addictive though. It is hard to give up. | F | 27 | 4 years | 12/21/2004 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | none | F | 25 | 1 years | 12/19/2004 | 5 | Panic Disorder / Panic Attacks | Slight memory loss while on the med. Occasionally will make you tired but still completely functional. Other than that - absolutely no bad side effects! | I was so afraid to take xanax for the first time. I read this entire board so that I could be prepared for the worst side effect. But desperation forced me into taking it and, luckily, there aren't bad side effects! I am so happy that I have it. It's the only thing that makes me feel normal again and will conquer even the strongest attack. It takes about 20-45 minutes to kick in, but is a lifesaver for me given that my attacks last for at least an hour and a half. For a quicker effect, I let it dissolve under my tongue for a few minutes before swallowing. I don't know why doctors are so hesitant to prescribe this med...probably because there's more $ to be made in antidepressants. I take the lowest dose at .25mg only when necessary. | F | 29 | 3 months | 12/14/2004 |