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 | Insomnia | sleepiness | need to increase doses to get same affect,still suffer from insomnia, can fall asleep for about four hours, concerned about addiction. | F | 71 | | 9/13/2006 | 3 | Headache | 0 days | 8/28/2018 | 1 | Gad | Horrible . Would not recommend to my worst enemy | Yeah like I said it's horrible. | M | 27 | 0 days 3 | 11/7/2019 | 5 | Taking for panic disorder | None | F | 40 | 1 days 1mg | 7/20/2015 | 1 | Anxiety Attacks | Extreme fatigue. | The fatigue from the Xanax was so bad and felt like such a drug-induced haze that I quit after taking it the first time. I could cope with the anxiety, but I couldn't cope with the way Xanax made me feel. After quitting all caffeine my anxiety went away on its own. | F | 23 | 1 days | 8/27/2007 | 4 | Panic / Anxiety | None | I swtiched to Xanax XR from Klonopin 2 days ago. WOW! I did not realize that the Klonopin was not working like it should until I started taking Xanax XR. Erases any anxiety and negative thoughts. I take it in the am and have zero issues or problems all day. I highly suggest switching if Klonopion is not working for you. I stayed with the XR since I was taking the longer half life Benzo instead of IR Xananx. What a great drug! | M | 36 | 2 days 1mg 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 3 | prerequisite increase in anxiety followed shortly by its decrease, slight pulsing of the head and body after showering on what perhaps was a dose too large, tingling, a creeping grogginess | xanax can be easily abused and hence doesnt seem worth its desired effects , i do not recommend this RX as a regular timed dose , perhaps however xanax could be quite effective when taken as needed and used correctly | M | 19 | 2 days | 8/26/2007 | 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/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 | 3 | anxiety and panic attacks | some drowsiness,some memory issues the first couple days , sometimes the anxiety would slip through, some nausea, sometimes I feel like I'm in a fog. I am told it will go away after a few weeks. | I have had very bad vertigo for the last 6 months with no cure so far. The last month I started to have severe anxiety and panic attacks due to my health and all the worries that come along with it. The first time it happened I thought I was having a heart attack. Went to the hospital and they told me it was just a reaction to one of the new meds they were trying on me at the time. A few weeks and a few more hospital visits later I found out what it was. From the first day I started taking it I felt better. I am hoping that as the weeks go on it keeps getting better and the drowsiness goes away. It also has been helping a little with the vertigo. So far I would recommend it as the first start if you are having your attacks due to stress or medical issues. | F | 31 | 5 days 0.5 2X day | 8/13/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Feelings of detachment and unreality. Withdrawals are: Shaking, extreme anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations, vivid dreams, heart palpitations. | Addicted after just five day! Took me five weeks to ween off and had to go down to .125 a day. Withdrawals sent me to ER where the doctor gave me Vistaril, a non-addictive antihistimine, to counter the withdrawals and to help me sleep. It was a God send. The doctor there said that Xanax is not made to be taken on a regular basis. It's only for breakthrough panic attacks on an as needed basis...not daily. He said that if you are driving under the influence of Xanax, you are charged the same as if you are DUI. If somebody dies, you go to jail. Highly addictive drug and very dangerous. | F | 49 | 5 days .5 mg 2X day | 6/23/2010 | 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 | 2 | Panic Disorder | Xanax XR has not given me any relief from my panic attacks so far. Klonopin worked better for me. I am experiencing severe dizziness, tiredness, and diarrhea, but still anxiety. It has made me have suicidal thoughts, hence my discontinuation. | M | 19 | 6 days 1 MG | 7/23/2012 | 1 | anxiety/depression | extreme fatigue and in a "fog" all the time | DO NOT TAKE XR - WITHDRAWL AFTER ONLY 7 DAYS OF TAKING IT. | F | 37 | 7 days 1mg 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 2 | Stress, anxiety | Wanted to give Xanax XR a go as I have been using regular Xanax asit wears off pretty soon. Tried the generic Xanax XR and it had no effect at all. | F | 42 | 14 days | 3/6/2009 | 2 | Panic Disorder/Anxiety | I was on 0.5 mg (1/2 milligram) 2x daily of regular Xanax for 15 years for panic attacks and anxiety disorder. It worked wonderfully and I had a very good quality of life with it. I had a job, got out of the house daily and lived my life much more normally. Suddenly last month, my psychiatrist of 20 years decided he no longer likes to prescribe regular xanax anymore. Well I had a very bad anxiety relapse when he prescribed me Xanax Extended Release 1 mg one time per day instead. It was horrible!! It felt like I didn't even take my xanax and I had waves of normalcy mixed with horrendous rolling anxiety and intermittent panic attacks daily, noon and nightly. What I didn't know was that it was only giving me .25 mg at a time 4 times per day. Well I was used to the 1/2 of a milligram 2 times per day which was much stronger. People with anxiety or panic disorder notice every subtle detail and bodily change, so I started panicking when I felt like they weren't working. My anticipatory anx | Not nearly as effective as the regular immediate release xanax. If you took that before taking xr, get ready for horrible panic attacks again unless they put you on double your old xanax dose. | M | 45 | 30 days 1 mg 1X day | 9/28/2019 | 1 | gernerized anxiety and panic attack | decreased sex drive, a little drowsy in the am since i take it at bedtime. | I was on the instant release xanax 1 mg 4 times a day and they worked great until they started wearing off, so they put me on the XR, i still get panic attacks and i like the fast attacking effect of the IR, i feel like i'm waiting for ever for the XR to kick in, most importantly if you dont have insurance your screwed IR xanax is less than 20 bucks a month where XR release is over $200 a month, That in itself will cause you a panic attack when you get that surprise bill from the pharmacy!! Besides that i have tried every benzo for my condition and have done so for years, dont switch to valium if youve been on xanax XR to save money because you'll be better off taking a benadryll! | F | 27 | 30 days 4 mg 1X day | 8/19/2011 | 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 | Panic Disorder | Makes me a little tired at first but none otherwise. | The comedown is MUCH smoother than with the short-acting xanax. | F | 24 | 1 weeks | 4/9/2008 | 5 | GAD, Health Anxiety, OCD | Very mild, brief drowsiness at 0.5 mg twice daily. | Has alleviated most symptoms related to anxiety and I am able to function arguably well compared to recent months. I am taking this medication in combination with Lexapro 2 mg once daily and Buspar 7.5 mg twice daily. I didn't believe it was significant in my recovery until I missed a dose and found out quickly just how much it actually was helping to decrease my symptoms. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 11/7/2006 |
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)