XANAX XR Reviews (ALPRAZOLAM)Average Rating: 3.7 (76 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XANAX XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | panic disorder with agoraphobia | Zero side effects, high efficacy, no build up in tolerance, nothing bad at all. | I have done very well on Xanax XR, it feels subtle so I don't get tired or lethargic but it is working. If I would take 1 mg of Xanax four times a day I would just sleep. By far the best benzo I have taken. | M | 21 | 4 years 2 mg 2X day | 2/9/2010 | 5 | Alcohol withdraws . Anxiety attacks | hang over felling in the morning! other then that takes the anxiety away lets me sleep ! | I was a binge drinker for a few years an smoked alot of weed while a drank. ! one day my body started to go numb when i was sitting . I thought I was having a stroke or Heart attack . went to the ER They said i had very low potassium due to Chronic drinking and they gave me Xanax for 30 days ! Couse my blood pressure was so high due to Anxiety ! It was a God sent ! They said my Liver was Fine AND kidneys was ok ! I never drink again an recommend to all u bing drinkers take vitamin pills immidiatlely ! I still feel the eager to drink, but my children need me to survive ! Im 32 and i saw my life flash before my eyes but it was my low potassium . know xanax give me a knew hangover in the morning ! witch i dont like so ill probly stop taking them since I only been on them a few days ! couse i know now im not dying just low potassium! i recommend every drinker to take vitamins everyday for ever ! | M | 32 | 3 days .25 3X day | 11/29/2010 | 5 | Panic Attacks/Social Phobia | Fatigue at first. | This is a whole other drug than Xanax. I take it daily and am unaware of having done so except that my psychiatric symptoms are relieved. Miracle Drug. I am sure I am addicted to it, but I have successfully tapered off of other benzos, which were less effective, before, so I'm not too worried about withdrawal. | M | 55 | 4 years 2 mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Tinnitus/ Panis attacks | At first I wasnt taking it at the same time everyday. Spometimes I took 2 .25 doses and some days 3 doses. I found myself to be an emotional wreck. I started taking 3 doses a day 1 at 9 am 1 at 3 pm and 1 at 9 pm of .25mg as long as I kept my times and doses the same I leved out and the ringing in my ears quieted down. When the ringing would get loud it would cayse me to panic and then the ringing would get worse. I was stuck in a vicious circle and xanax has help me with this. NOTE THIS IS NOT THE XR. JUST XANAX | M | 42 | 6 days | 9/8/2005 | 5 | Panic/Anxiety attacks | Drowsiness at first, but WAY more tolerable than not being able to leave the house! | I can do everything i used to do (hunt, fish, ATV, camp,) being away from a hospital doesnt bother me like it used to. I dont get anxious or panic anymore. A++ I take 3mg of Alprazolam Er, generic for Xanax XR, one time a day. | M | 30 | 3 days | 10/10/2007 | 5 | panic attacks and bipolar II | fatigue at first which went away after a few days. I take 2 mg twice a day. | psychiatrists seem reluctant to prescribe it, but this has been the most reliable anti-anxiety medication i have used. | M | 47 | 2 years | 10/7/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | This medication has given me back my life. I have suffered with severe ringing in my rights ear for years, and bouts with vertigo, diagnosed as Meniers Disease. For a few years I took just the regular (Non XR) does at .25 or .50mg as needed. Now with just one single does in the morning of 1.0mg, I feel great, can work all day with no anxiety, also the ringing in my ear has been greatly reduced, and I have not had a Vertigo attack again. I find I can stay off of it on weekends for a couple of days, but my symptoms return if I don't take it on weekdays. | Xanax can cause daytime drowsyness if I don't get a good nights sleep, so I have to force myself to get to bed in time. By nature I am a night owl. I read where some people get addicted to this drug, personally I have never had a problem stopping taking it, but my body for sure is very used to it. It works very well for me, but I know it has the potential to be abused. Myself I am very carefull to take the minimum dose and never drink while taking it. Again its given me back my life. | M | 55 | 2 years | 3/23/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder/Anxiety Disorder | None | I switched to this after taking Klonopin for 6 months to help reduce the sedation being caused by other medications I'm on. Not only does Xanax XR work better than the Klonopin to reduce anxiety, it's like it magically does it without making me tired. I can't explain it. It almost eliminates my anxiety in an easy-to-take single dosage in the morning and there's less of a chance of dependency - I was starting to get headaches if I didn't take the Klonopin every 8 hours to keep a constant amount in my blood stream. | M | 22 | 2 months | 9/21/2007 | 5 | Panic Attacks, Social Phobia | Slight sexual dysfunction, but nothing like taking an SSRI. | I had been on Xanax .5 mg PRN for years. When social phobia and panic attacks struck, Xanax XR 1 mg. once a day provided relief. I have tapered off of benzos in the past, so I'm not too worried about tapering off of this when the time comes. This has been a miracle drug for me, and I have not habituated to its therapeutic effects. | M | 52 | 3 years | 5/18/2009 | 5 | GAD, Panic Attacks | I take xanax xr 1mg twice daily. I've been on every medication under the sun and none have helped as much as xanax xr. I have had a 99% reduction in my anxiety and panic attacks. My doctor gives me .5 of IR xanax as well and I have needed to take one maybe 1-3 a month just on particularly stressful days | M | 23 | 1 years 1mg | 11/2/2013 | 5 | PTSD, anxiety, social withdrawal | No side effects | I had previously used Xanax .05 4x day for twenty-six years. | M | 64 | 5 years 2X day | 2/23/2015 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic | Decline in memory as I get older seems to be exacerbated by all forms of Xanax. | SSRIs failed me. When I really needed it, this drug was a lifesaver. After my Psych. added Depakote to my regimen last year, I cut down from 2mg to 1mg per day and have reduced PRN Xanax IR .5mg to 1 or 2 a month. Memory improved. I may try cutting to .5mg XR, but weaning off is a slow process. | M | 61 | 10 years 1-2mg 1X day | 8/4/2017 | 5 | Anxiety | None | Amazing | M | 26 | 6 months 1 | 1/10/2020 | 5 | Regular Xanax | None | I've tried most medications and have only had negative side effects to my mental health. This lead to alcohol and nicotine. Since Xanax my life and all my relationships have changed drastically. I no longer feel socially awkward or not good enough. I have more drive to better myself for myself and for my loved ones. I no longer drink or use vaporizers. I don't really have a withdrawal but rather I go back to how I felt before the canal started working. This medication was a life saver for me. I've never abused it or taken more than 4mg is day and it is still as effective. | M | 28 | 3 years 3mg 1X day | 12/1/2021 | 4 | generalized anxiety/panic | no negative side effects | Excellent replacement for Klonopin. Lasts just about as long but kicks in much more quickly; along with 3 mg of Xanax in the middle of the day, this combined cocktail, while less sedating than Valium, is the perfect answer for SSRI-resistant chronic anxiety/panic. | M | 28 | 3 months 3 mg 2X day | 12/22/2013 | 4 | GAD, Panic Disorder | Switched back to Xanax from Clonopin but went to Xanax Xr 3mg per day with Niravam for panic attacks, same thing as Xanax but they melt in your mouth and dont taste bad. Good transition, no rebound anxiety, seems like me peaks are level. Overall not bad. | I used to take 3-4mg of regular Xanax(alprazolam) but went to Klonopin because I thought with the longer half life that it would be better, 7 months later, very depressed, I feel like my glass is half empty, Back to Xanax but XR version. I like it One pill a day, sometimes need an extra .5 to 1mg but a great pill so far. You dont feel the hit like you do with Xanax but I havent felt a high in years from it, I miss the feel of it. But it does keep most panic attacks away but not all anxiety attacks. | M | 1 months | 3/30/2009 | 4 | Extreme anxiety part caused by SSRI | Extreme drowsiness and prolonged sleep. I sleep 9-11.5 hour nights yet I'm tired and yawning most of the day. | I take 2mg every evening, and I'm supposed to do so for two weeks, and then reduce to 1mg for one week. I started taking them because the initial side effects for Cipralex/Lexapro (a SSRI-class drug) changed me from very anxious to EXTREMELY anxious, I could barely get out of bed. With Xanax XR (known as Xanor Depot over here), I'm tired, but I feel a lot better. All the anxiety isn't completly gone, but considering the amount I had pre-treatment (after Cipralex, before Xanax) this would probably help a "normal" patient a lot. Remember that benzo-class drugs should never be taken for prolonged periods of time, though. | M | 20 | 1 weeks | 5/31/2007 | 4 | social anxiety, ptsd | Xanax shortly stays in your blood stream. So it can become very addictive. | M | 27 | 2 years | 11/29/2005 | 4 | Panic | Great medication until ---------------------------------------------------------------------> | YOU TRY TO STOP TAKING IT! Welcome to Hell. | M | 36 | 2 months | 4/6/2007 | 4 | general anxiety | none really... | i went from .5 or 1mg of regular xanax to 2mg xr and havent really noticed any difference. i didnt realize my doctor had switched me until i got to the pharmacy so i decided to go with it. still works but sometimes thing i should be taking higher dose because i still have much anxiety. (but less than without the med) | M | 39 | 4 months 2mg 1X day | 6/15/2011 |
XANAX XR (ALPRAZOLAM): This medication is used to treat the panic and anxiety symptoms associated with panic disorder. Alprazolam belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. It works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). FDA Approval Date: 2003-01-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)