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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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. 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 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. Usually .5 mg in divided doses x2 during the night helps me, and while a *small* amount of alcohol can increase its efficacy (e.g. 1/2 glass wine or an ounce of br | F | 55 | 8 years | 2/13/2007 | 4 | anxiety | none | F | 53 | | 7/1/2007 | 4 | anxiety | great sleep, quick reduction of anxiety, bad depression after taking the pill more than three days in a row . . .withdrawal | Xanax is a wonder pill that is exceptionally easy to get addicted to. I was prescribed xanax while my Grandmother was in hospice - watching her die was difficult. Doctor prescribed me .50. She told me take them as needed. After i started taking them and realizing how much they helped I didn't want to go a day without one. Then I didn't want to go more than 12 hours without one. After my Grandmother passed I stopped taking the pills and went into a very severe depression. Some may say it was due to the death of my Grandma...the withdrawal symptoms included an extreme irritation/aggitation, lack of focus, not caring about the thoughts and feelings of those around me. drinking while on xanax is a HUGE no no - unless your purpose is to forget everything you are about to do.If you have an addictive personality AT ALL xanax is not advisable as a good treatment for anxiety or any other reason | F | 30 | 18 months | 4/11/2007 | 4 | anxiety | addictive/ | F | 17 | | 2/7/2005 | 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 | generalized anxiety | sleepyness/fatigue. this stuff knocked me out the first few times i took it (.25-.5 depended on level of anxiety). After a week or so, side effects wore off when i took a low dose. I take it on an as needed basis. usually 4-8 (.25 mg pills) a week. | It definately helped. Made work/life more bearable and i am much more calm in situations that previously had me flipping out. I was perscribed this along with Zoloft, and they both seem to be working fine. | F | 22 | 2 months | 4/26/2005 | 4 | anxiety, stress | Some sleepiness, some lightheadedness | This was given to me for a few days after my first anxiety attack. I took it when I needed it until I saw my general practictioner. When I saw him he added Lexapro and took me off the xanax and the Lexapro made me deathly sick for three days. So now I just use the xanax whenever I feel like I may be having a panic attack and it works great and I recommend it to be taken whenever you need it. I know its said to be addictive, but if you are responsible and just take it when you think you need it, its extremely helpful | F | 23 | | 6/1/2005 | 4 | undetermined lightheadedness | Lack of energy, metabolism has slowed, need naps to get through the day | It stops the lightheadedness, but after taking it for so long, I'm dependant upon it. The beginning withdrawls from this medication are horrible and could potentially be deadly. | F | 33 | 4 years | 3/30/2005 | 4 | aniety and panic attacks | Without this medicine, I have an increase in blood pressure. When I take it, which is when I notice that I am becoming quite anxious and nervous, it slowly eliviates those feelings. I only usually have to take .5 miligrams daily, and occasionally may take it twice daily, the second time being in the evening, before bedtime. Since I am Menopausal, it helps me to get a better nights sleep too, and believe me, I have tried everything from music to relaxation therapy! There are times, when I may not even have to take it everyday. It may be addictive, for all I know, but there are certainaly worse things to be addicted to. As I said, without it, my blood pressure climbs from the extreme anxiety that can sometimes manifest itself in me. I really never much have panic attacks, since I've been on it. I do not take it though, just because I think I have to, at the same time everyday!! I know, when one of these anxious feelings are coming, and this one .5mg, slowly calms me down. | If it's additive, then that's fine with me, because I can | F | 55 | 17 years | 2/26/2005 | 4 | Anxiety attacks | It made me yawn and sleepy but I cut down the dosage and then I could function fine. | This drug works great for me. It makes me calm when I am freaking out, and it helps me sleep. I can take it on an as-needed basis. The only problem is that is supposed to be addictive and you have to take more as time goes by. | F | 33 | 2 months | 9/6/2002 | 4 | anxiety | none that I can really say | F | 54 | | 8/1/2002 | 4 | Anxiety | Sleepy | I have been on .5 mg for 9 years I would take when needed. I was on Paxil for 2 1/2 years, gained 50 lbs, worked out 5x a week , never loosing any weight. Tried lexapro for a year, I was still fat.. took wellbutrin for 6 months,made me have worse panic attacks. I need something stronger, I feel crazy , cant relax or go out to dinner, worried about everything, what could happen etc.. But that said.. I have lost 25 lbs.. | F | 38 | 9 years | 1/19/2009 | 4 | GAD, insomnia | Worst side effect is making sure you have your stash. Forget Sleeping without it. Vacation? Good Luck @ Customs. You can't just go to a hotel and fall asleep like a child. | I envy those who just fall asleep and don't have to take pills first. Makes me feel like a mental patient. It is Salvation for daytime anxiety caused by a divorce. Or from personal problems? I am a slave to it and I hate this. Take .75mg at bedtime. | F | 64 | 20 years | 12/1/2008 | 4 | very bad anxiety | no side affects that were bad, when I would get a panic attack i would take one and then I would instanitly feel better and much calmier. i would reccomend this to anyone but only in the cause of very bad anxiety or panic attacks. | Not alot of doctors like to prescribe this because it can become addictive but it really does help. pretty much has helped me the most, i have taken all the doses on Lexapro, Trazadone, prozaic and now cymbalta. | F | 23 | 1 years | 12/10/2008 | 4 | Anxiety/Anxiety Attacks | Drowsiness. | I take .25 mg and because I also worry about its addiction potential, I only take it as needed. Anyways, I love it! It almost instantly relaxes me. The only downfall is that it does make you a little tired, but at the same time being tired is better than experiencing anxiety and/or anxiety attacks. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 5/6/2008 | 4 | Insomnia and anxiety | none | taken at very low doses it works quite well | F | 83 | 25 years | 3/20/2009 | 4 | panic attacks | a little manic for the first six months but nothing really extreme. | For the first six months of taking this drug, it was like a miracle. Not only did it help with panic attacks but it really helped by social anxiety. I started having energy and the will and excitement of doing things and getting things done with ease. After six months, my social anxiety returned it still helps with panic attacks. I take two a half pills a day at 0.5 mg. A few times when I become extremely stressed I tried taking more but it didn't improve things, so I went back to my regular dose. | F | 29 | 1 years | 7/18/2008 | 4 | GAD nightly panic attacks | tired, addictive, euphoric | I loved Xanax when I started to take it. I was able to sleep and function during the day. My doctor advised that I was only to take it at night, before bed. She said it was a short term fix. I started off on .5mg and that was upped to 1mg about 6 months later. Now, if I want any results, I have to take 1.5mg. I will soon be weaning from this as it doesn't work anymore since I have built up a dependancy to it. I tried to wean cold turkey and that was a nightmare for me. I now have added Lexapro and am looking forward to losing this in my drug arsenal. Plus, the Xanax did not help at all with anxiety during the day. All it did was help take the edge off when I went to bed. I would recommend it, but not for long term use. I am scared about weaning from it, but I want to so I can move on. | F | 32 | 1 years | 8/25/2008 | 4 | severe anxiety/insomnia | woke up groggy and it qA Hrd to get my morning going. | F | 57 | 6 months | 8/14/2008 | 4 | Severe Panic / Anxiety / Soc Phobia | The only side effect that has bothered me was being tired all the time. I am medication intolerant -- I am unable to take most medications, including all anti depressants. Xanax is the only one that did not harm me. Please read my additional comments. | I have been on Xanax going on 4 years. I started at .25 mg's 3 times per day. It felt like a miracle. Then a tolerance level began to develop, so my doses were increased. Not only was I taking the Xanax for the sudden panic attacks, but was also prescribed the Xanax as a preventative to be taken every day. My highest dosage eventually reached 6 mg's per day due to tolerance. I am now being forced to have to wean, and I am very scared. I have suffered withdrawal from Paxil and Cymbalta...those of you who are familiar know the hell this created. Now I am forced to stop the Xanax...very slow wean...I have no choice because it is no longer working for me and my body is physically dependent on it. Highly addictive, even if you don't realize you are becoming addicted. The only way I will be able to get this Xanax to work again is to wean off of it, and start over with the lower doses. I'm leaving my email link because I wish to hear from anyone who can help me out .... let me know | F | 38 | 4 years | 8/5/2008 |