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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | anxiety, stress | drowzy | My doctor perscribed this medication for me because for a week i felt like i couldnt breath, shortness of breath, dizzyness, and just didnt want to do anything. My doctor also gave me Celexa, i took Xanax to start with and it has helped me a lot, i feel so much calmer. On the other hand with Celexa that was horrible. Now i am trying to cut down on the dosage of Xanax, i take .25mg 3 times a day. Hopefully it will not be too hard to stop, this medicine has helped me a lot | F | 30 | 1 months | 12/8/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Highly addictive | I took for insomnia, at 1 mg a day, 2mg on a days I really couldn't sleep. A doctor would give me 90 at time, no problem with refills. I'm sadden to read comments. When I became pg with my 3rd child, I got quit immediately and was horrified how hard it was - not mentally - but physically, through my doctor, I was able to get through it. Fast forward 2 years later, now have panic attacks, and doctors are trying to force feed me xanax and I REFUSE. Please be careful. If you use this medication, use it reasonably and with medical supervision - this is NOT a recreational medication. | F | 33 | 2 years | 10/27/2005 | 4 | Chronic insomnia | After taking it for approx. 8 years, I needed a slight increase in dosage. Otherwise, no side-effects. No morning grogginess. | Xanax is the Angel of Oblivion - not that I take it for fun or escape - but it slows down racing thoughts and alleviates the "performance anxiety" of falling asleep. I'm very sensitive to the onset of sleep, and HATE the advancing Black Wall of Death I sense when I take traditional sleeping pills (which frightens me into fighting their effect). With Xanax, I feel like I'm being gently lulled to sleep as opposed to jumping off a cliff. I took it for years when a do-gooder sleep therapist tried to convince me to go off it and take Lunesta instead. What a disaster! Read the side-effects of Lunesta on this site and you'll swallow cyanide before trying it. I suppose Xanax is addictive, but I want to commend the person who stated here that you should not feel guilty for taking it if it's needed and it works for you. I feel much better now for going back on my Xanax. I usually take a .5 mg dose 1/2 hour before bed, and then again if I awaken during the night. | F | 55 | 8 years | 2/13/2007 | 4 | PTSD, Social Anxiety, Brdrlneprslty | Absolutely none. | I like how it works great, so I take it "as needed" like my doctor says. But I would not advise drinking 100 proof So-Co and taking Xanax together, bad times. | F | 18 | 2 years | 7/9/2006 | 4 | Panic | None | Xanax does work, but I have found it is not for long term. I have been taking .5 mg x 2 a day for 8 months. I just started Zoloft and I hope to wean myself off the xanax soon. | F | 32 | 8 months | 6/30/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | ACID REFLUX. HEARTBURN. | Works well for controlling the anxiety - problem is my anxiety is always worst at night but I cannot take the Xanax within several hours of going to bed because it causes reflux. If I take the Xanax at night - I get reflux - if I don't take it at night - I don't get reflux. | F | 44 | 7 months | 10/18/2008 | 4 | anxiety, depression | Loss of effectiveness over time. Horrific suicidal thoughts after stopping. | I don't remember why I stopped taking it, but I think it was because I'd become more depressed than anxious and had a goal of eventually being meds-free. I'm supposedly bipolar now and am not liking the prospects (side effects) of any of the bipolar drugs and am considering Xanax again. | F | 52 | 3 years | 10/18/2008 | 4 | panick disorder | i have not had any side effects that im aware of | F | 41 | 6 years | 1/4/2007 | 4 | panic attacks | Right now sleepiness in AM. | I love the fact it can be taken PRN (as needed) and the quickness of its effects. Once I learned the early onset signs of a panic attack, I can pop a .5 and usually that does it. If not I take another .5 and that so far as always nipped it in bud. It has a made a world of difference for me and I dont feel like such a | F | 37 | 6 months | 6/13/2005 | 4 | panic attacks, constant turmoil | panic attacks, crying, jittery, nervous stomache, diarea | Have been totally taking it easy the past two days. Got some Xanax from my Dr a few weeks ago, and didn't take them, for fear of addiction and sleepiness they've given me in the past. But I finally took one yesterday and today and they really helped alot. The point at which I decided to just take them, was when a complete stranger told me to | F | 56 | 3 days | 9/18/2004 | 4 | ANXIETY | NONE AT ALL | F | 32 | 4 years | 9/13/2004 | 4 | migraines from anxiety & stress | slight sleepiness. | I'd rather take Xanax than my Paxil CR, seems to work better for me. But my specialist doesn't want me to take them, would rather have me take Paxil, personally I think he's getting a kickback from the Paxil people. He won't write me any more scripts for Xanax, only Paxil. | F | 37 | 2 months | 9/14/2004 | 4 | anxiety, depression | memory loss, decreased concentration, drowsiness | Well, I just got out of rehab. Got hooked on the stuff, never thought it would happen to me but the right (or should I say wrong) combination of social stress and the right amont of the drug led me to a really bad situation. Although Xanax helped me through situations (I think, I really can't remember) the withdrawal and post-acute withdrawal symdrome were worse than any anxiety attack. BEWARE! | F | 45 | 10 years | 10/7/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | none, but the withdrawls are hell. I have been taking it for years now and i still cannot wean myself off of it. I would love to, if anyone has any suggestions let me know. Thanks | F | 25 | 3 years | 5/12/2004 | 4 | Panic/GAD | Horrible lightheadedness, a headache in the same spot frequently | Helped tremendously in terms of curing my agoraphobia....or at least covering it up so that I am able to function, earn a living, and lead a normal lifestyle. | F | 39 | 4 years | 7/5/2004 | 4 | severe anxiety / panic attacks | blurred vision / short term memory loss | This stuff is great in helping me cope with anxiety and panic attacks....I dont know how I would have made it as far as I did in life without it.... The only downside is trying to wean myself off the med..I find it literally impossible to stop.. : ( | F | 29 | 5 years | 8/8/2004 | 4 | anxiety, depression, sleep aid | none. Takes the edge off. I only use occasionally (few times a month) because of known addictive potential. | F | 35 | 2 years | 5/5/2004 | 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 | 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 | 4 | well..i was at a graduation party.. | Ok..I was at a party, and..my boyfriend gave me a xanax bar. Im a really little person..5'2, 105 pounds so i think it might have done this to me because of how small i am..but im not sure. I didnt do any other drugs through the night..just that one pill..and i woke up the next morning with people telling me things i didnt know i had done. My boyfriend told me some crazy sex stories that i wouldnt imagine doing in a million years but that i did do, and my friends told me i was wanting to go to the library and i had to be carried. Only thing i remember was getting into the bed..and sleeping. I lost total memory and i still cant remember..i just know what my friends told me i did. But..i guess it was fun? lol. | im scared to do it again.. | F | 16 | 1 days | 6/23/2005 |