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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Insomnia / Anxiety | None.doesn't give depression, rage or drowsiness like other benzos(clonazepam, diazepam) and way less side effects. The only problem is I like it too much . | I take Xanax ond and off for years when bipolar insomnia and anxiety is severe, I experience no withdrawal even when taking it for months and no tapering-off, for me is a wonder-drug. | M | 24 | 5 years 0,5 mg 1X day | 11/23/2011 | 5 | Aniety/ panic attacks | A little tired and foggy. | This drug more of less saved my life. I had extreme panic attacks multiples times a day and very bad anxiety, S.A.D. and G.A.D. this stuff works very very well for me and I am sooooo happy that i have it. if you have problems like mine this is a must. i sometimes dont take it for a few weeks and sometimes take it alot for a week or so straight depending on my stress level. personally i havent had any withdraws from it when i dont have it. i have taken 2mg a day for a week once and still no problems stopping it. | M | 20 | 1 years .5 2X day | 11/29/2011 | 5 | COPD PANIC ATTACKS | NONE WHATSOEVER,I FIND IT MOST EFFECTIVE,NO SIDE EFFECTS | M | 68 | 12 years 2X day | 9/1/2012 | 5 | Panic disorder with agoraphobia | Sleepiness | I owe a lot to this drug. After suffering frequent panic attacks that put me in the ER followed by agoraphobia (fear of leaving my house), I was put on this at 0.5 MG twice a day. Simply put, it saved me from a life of living in fear of having another attack all day and finally allowed me to leave my home to go do regular things like shopping or going to the movies. Sometimes it would make me tired, but drinking a caffeinated soda or a cup of tea or coffee always helped. I experienced no side effects other than sweet relief from my crippling anxiety. Now I only take it as-needed when I feel I'm going to have a bad day or I have to face a big challenge, like going out of town. I haven't had to use any for a while because I think just the confidence of having it in my pocket is enough to ward off any anxiety. It works quickly, especially if you let it dissolve under the tongue (be sure to drink a soda or something with it while doing that, though, because the taste is horrible). In short, I am so thankful for this drug and now I have my life back. | M | 27 | 3 years 0.5 MG 2X day | 9/13/2012 | 5 | Panic disorder with agoraphobia | Sedation | I was prescribed Xanax to help calm me down whenever I would have severe panic attacks in public and needing something to work quickly. I used to go to the ER afraid I was having a heart attack and that got expensive real quick. I kept the Xanax on my person as an emergency backup in case an attack hit, and sometimes just knowing it was there in my pocket if I needed it helped and I didn't have to actually use it. When I did use it, it helped stop the panic attack quickly and enabled me to regain my composure. On the rare occasions I took it at night, it made me very sedated and complacent and I slept heavily. This could easily become addictive. Now I still have a script for it but I rarely ever take it. Great for panic attacks, but be careful. | M | 28 | 2 years 0.5 2X AN | 3/16/2013 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety | A little tired (sluggish) in the morning after taking Xanax to help me sleep at night. Other than that my experience has been very good taking Xanax. | I was prescribed Xanax after losing both my parents within a 18 month period. I found that as I got older I was less able to cope with stress at work and stressful situations. I was becoming depressed and had bouts with anxiety.Xanax has been a life saver for me. I am able to take it when needed and have had little if any side affects. | M | 59 | 3 years .5mg 3X day | 3/20/2013 | 5 | Panic Attacks | I had my first panic attack at a movie theater where i felt that i was dying. I could not catch my breathe and i blacked out. I was put on .5 xanax when needed for supressing the attacks and I have been through 6 years of effexor, zoloft, paxil, and effexor xr. I DO have a VERY successful way to WIN at most common (but painful) panic attacks.... | I studied for 4 years at Baylor University on my own time aside from my degree in business, and stumbled on to a full blown winning program for beating this shitty "illness"! I am not making money off of this program, but will help "sell" it for the person who came up and put together this Compliation of steps of beating the HELL out of the illness that is beating the hell out of you!!! It takes time and will..but I experenced immediate relief that there was hope of being cured after reading the downloaded book from the internet. And 2 months later I am on the downhill race to never touch my meds again and also feeling great about myself AND knowing that YOUR BODY is the single BEST defense against protecting yourself...not medications that "trick" your mind into "forgetting" that you have everyday problems that need to be faced. The program is called the LINDEN Method and can be seen here www.panic-anxiety.com/ All I can say is | M | 24 | 6 years | 9/4/2005 | 5 | extreme anxiety / paranoia | Mild sedation | I have only used probably 30 pills over a period of 2-3 years. I take 1/2 of a .5 mg (or .25mg) to "take the edge off" when I'm extremely anxious or "hyped up" due to sugar and/or caffeine intake. Have never used more than 1 in a week. | M | 46 | 3 years | 9/13/2005 | 5 | panic attacks and to just chill | calm me down, but mixed with alcohol is awesome. | badass, but can be very addicting | M | 18 | 3 months | 8/6/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | No side effects just calming effect. I would just advise people taking this for "Panic Attacks" that they may not be having Panic Attacks and it may be Arrythmia which is what I ended up having after being prescribed Zoloft & Wellbutrin...ended up that I needed an ablation procedure to correct my arrythmia...Xanax is still a good drug to calm your nerves in stressful situations! | M | 43 | 3 years | 8/4/2006 | 5 | Anxiety;Panic attacks (undiagnosed) | Calming effect; Drowsiness at 1 mg dose. I take this medication "as needed" (3 to 4 times per week) | Excellent for insomnia - much better than Ambien. Although my normal resting pulse rate ranges from 38 to 45 beats per minute (with no adverse effects) at random times, and for no apparent reason, my resting pulse rate shoots up to 90 and even 100 bpm accompanied by significant increase in blood pressure.(Panic attack?) When this occurs, 0.5mg or 1mg Xanax tablet reduces pulse rate to normal within 30 to 40 minutes. Excellent medication for non-addictive person. | M | 69 | 4 years | 1/9/2006 | 5 | anxiety | none | I take .25mg cut in half, half in the morning half in the afternoon. It takes the edge off, although I need to up the dose because it is to low. This drug really helped me and I think when I start taking the .25mg twice a day like my doctor me, I'll feel even better. I'll write back after I up the dose and let you know. | M | 40 | 1 weeks | 1/13/2006 | 5 | Depression from MS, Anxiety | No side Effects, it’s working for me | I started noticing effects of MS, shuffling while walking, 14 years ago, it’s now where I need crutches to walk. Started having problems falling asleep, mind racing, thinking depressing thoughts. Had a bout with sinus, couldn’t breath through my nose, got panicky trying to sleep felt like I was suffocating. I would get out of bed and stay up until exhausted. My wife gave me .5 a half of her pill. I have been taking .5 for 2 weeks before bedtime. I will see my primary physician and get a 1mg to split. I will try to only use it when I feel like I cannot sleep due to what I have read on this site. Seems like it works really fast so if I don’t take it and had a problem I will get up and take .5. | M | 69 | 21 days | 1/16/2006 | 5 | panic attack anxiety from MSG | CONTINUED FROM BELOW | (CONTINUED FROM BELOW) and then didn’t take any until going through a divorce 8 years later in 1995. I kept them hand (the 30 or so left over for the next 5 years, only taking them if I felt a panic attack coming on (dissolved under the tounge for fast results a couple of minutes - BEST WAY)– – yes they did last 7 years or so I wasn’t addicted. After, being in a stressful job in 2002, I again got a prescription for Xanax (.25mg) and two refills (60 tablets) lasted me until March 2006 when again the wonderful world of business stressed me out again. After years of trying to identify where exactly my anxiety was coming from I found out. I am highly allergic to MSG or Monosodium Glutamate. It is hidden in almost ALL foods under many other names like Yeast Protein, Maltodextrin, etc. I have gotten myself off of all MSG (its hard – no more restaurants, canned food, frozen dinners, etc. – they may say that they don’t use MSG but 9 times out of 10 th | M | 39 | 8 months | 4/7/2006 | 5 | panic attacks anxiety from MSG | CONTINUED FROM BELOW - 3 PARTS | Most doctors know nothing about MSG allergies – look it up on the internet. MSG is a poison that affects the neurons in the brain to fool you that the food you are eating tastes better than it really does. Xanax is the only thing that really works for me for panic attacks although I have tried natural medicines like: St. Johns Wort (I don’t like it - NEVER take with Xanax), Thianine (works OK except that many brands are derived from green tea and contain caffeine), Skull Cap (works very well), L-Phenylalanine – (works great for a few months then fizzles out) not DL- Phenylalanine which works mainly for pain. Check out the MSG and Aspartame as well, you may have stress from other issues but these poisons could be the sources that throw you into a rage, panic attack, or just ruin your day with anxiety. | M | 39 | 8 months | 4/7/2006 | 5 | anxiety | If I take too much, I get sleepy | It works very well in moderate doses. I am frightened about building up a dependency. | M | 64 | 2 years | 11/30/2006 | 5 | Panic Attacks Anxiety from MSG | Sometimes makes me tired, water weight gain always. | I started taking Xanax over 20 years ago for anxiety and stress and later for panic attacks. Total, I probably have only been on it for 8 months over 20 years. The doctor first gave it to me in the .75mg dose in 1986 when I was going through a tough time (remember what Tom Hanks' character said in the movie BIG "Xanax, that's what you take when you break up with your girlfriend."). I still remember that day taking the little purple pill, I was very stressed but after taking it, I wouldn’t care if someone wanted to hit me in the head with a baseball bat! I never remember going back to the drug store for a 2nd refill of anti-biotics but I was there the day before the prescription ran out waiting for my refill! I ended up just taking a half of a pill or quarter pill and the doctor put me on .50 (yellow) for the second prescription and I think .25 for the third prescription. After about a month or so, I just used a half of the .25 mg dose as needed (weaned myself off) and t | M | 39 | 8 months | 4/7/2006 | 5 | anxiety panic attacks from MSG | CONTINUED FROM BELOW Sorry this post is really 4 parts long and this website won't allow a long post so it is broken in 4 sections. READ THIS POST! You may have an allergy to MSM!!! | I have gotten myself off of all MSG (its hard – no more restaurants, canned food, frozen dinners, etc. – they may say that they don’t use MSG but 9 times out of 10 they are full of it and don’t know). A dose of Accent flavor enhancer (which is pure MSG) will sent my heart racing to 120 beats per minute and send my blood pressure to 160/120. How many people are allergic to MSG with bad hearts and have died from eating foods with it!? If you suffer from anxiety and panic attacks within 10 minutes - 1 ½ hours after eating, I’ll bet you are allergic to MSG. Throw in a little stress and a blood thinner such as alcohol and you are in for a hospital emergency visit. | M | 38 | 8 months | 4/7/2006 | 5 | anxiety, panic attacks | slight drowsiness | This really helps control my anxiety and panic attacks. I take 2-3 mgs. per day. A great drug. Don't worry about "addiction" with small doses. | M | 45 | 10 years | 12/18/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | None. | Worked quickly and well. I'd been trying to deal with increasing anxiety for 2-3 months on my own and with a therapist. Finally, my shrink suggested I ask my M.D. about a benzodiazepine. I am not a "pill person" and was reluctant to try any medication connected with anxiety. However, I am very glad I tried Xanax. I and people around me noticed a marked, positive change within 2 hours, and steady improvement over the next day or so. I am not concerned about dependency. The pills are .25 mg. each, and I take 1/2 to 1 pill three times a day, for a total of .75 mg. Some folks seem to have much higher prescriptions, which can, over time, lead to dependency. A benefit of Xanax is that, unless you become hooked, you can take it "as needed". Whoever invented this stuff, my God, thank you. | M | 41 | 8 days | 12/22/2005 |