XANAX Reviews (ALPRAZOLAM)Average Rating: 3.9 (928 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XANAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Anxiety | TREMORS, HEART PALPS, SEVERE HEAD/NECK PAIN, BLURRED VISION, INSOMNIA, DEPERSONALIZATION, DEREALIZATION, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. PURE TORTURE FROM WITHDRAWALS. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG !! NOT FOR DAILY REGULAR LONG TERM USE. READ ABOUT BENZO WITHDRAWALS ON GOOGLE. THIS WORKED FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL MY BODY DEVELOPED TOLERANCE, AND THEN IT RUINED MY LIFE. WITHDRAWAL IS 6-18 MONTHS OF HELL WHICH YOU CAN'T IMAGINE !! | M | 34 | 7 months .25mg 3X day | 1/2/2011 | 5 | sleep | na | na | M | 21 | 30 days .5 1X O | 11/25/2010 | 1 | anxiety, generalized anxiety | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG. It will control your life; you won't be able to leave home without it. You will be relaxed at times but the price is NO sleep without and break-thru anxiety. | It took a month of horrible insomnia and one seizure to stop. I never saw a doctor. I couldn't drive due to exhaustion. Always in the bathroom, flu like shakes for weeks, hot flashes HELL. Happy I'm off it.I cry at little things; it's great to be alive now.Had flashes of bad thoughts in bed that kept coming.Do not EVER take this.Doctors KNOW it's bad.Try B Complex,fish oil,yoga. Calms you at first;then your hooked.Avoid.Exercise-do Something.Given my lst in '85 big mistake.Blunts emotions,takes Joy out of life.Now I can feel. | M | 66 | 24 years .5 mg 1X day | 11/7/2010 | 5 | tinnitis, anxiety | None...this is/was a miracle drug for me. It gives you the munchies but I need to gain weight anyway. | M | 42 | 3 years 1mg 2X day | 10/31/2010 | 2 | GAD, Anxiety | It wasn't as effective for anxiety all the time but most of the time.I didn't have to increase dosage and used it mostly for sleep. Then I got off it and the withdrawal is horrible.I have barely slept in ten days, one night zero sleep.I'm a zombie.And I'm a senior one at 66. | Don't ever start.Don't take them.Get something from the drugstore!If you try and quit it is BAD, u can't stay off the toilet,no sleeping,in bed I feel like I'm going crazy.Hot flashes,can't drive-too weak.Husband is sick but too tired to help much.You can't nap.When will this insomnia end? | F | 66 | 24 years .5 mg 1X day | 10/29/2010 | 1 | panic | withdrawal! | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | M | 32 | 2 years 2mg 1X day | 10/28/2010 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression | No noticeable side affects when taking Xanax responsibly as prescribed. | I only take it during stressful situations like a death of close family member, or when I am unable to sleep or relax because there is something bothering me. To me it is a wonder drug, helping me cope through difficult times without having the feeling of being "drugged". | M | 56 | 2 years .5mg 1X day | 10/15/2010 | 5 | panic attacks | dry mouth | All in all this drug did its job and helped me handle bad panic attacks. Only take this if you are having a bad panic attack and need to stop it otherwise addiction will follow and you will have problems. Don't take it everyday or a tolerate will build up. | M | 39 | 1 years 2 mg 1X AN | 9/26/2010 | 5 | Panic Attacks/Agoraphobia | none | This is my "miracle pill." Even though I've been on it a very long time, I have never had to up my doseage - thank god. It helped me get out of the house when I was completely housebound years ago. All I can say is that it makes me feel normal. | F | 35 | 18 years .75 mg 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 1 | anxiety | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG, I'M TELLING YOU NOW..AT YOUR OWN RISK, ALL BENZOS ARE DANGEROUS! | I belong to a support forum Benzobuddies.com, and also benzowithdrawal.com and this medication has put me in the house! i can't go shopping or anything. doctors ruin lives! | F | 24 | 3 weeks 0.5mg 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | Don't use this drug to solve your problems. | Hurting from the side effects and the withdrawals? Get some group help (nothing sold at this website, just a group forum) www.benzowithdrawal.com | F | 41 | 0 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | panic attacks and anxiety | my side effects to xanax was hallucnations and hearing voices, I had to go to the hospital where they treated me like a extreme dangered violent person, admitted me into a mental instiute, then diognosied with szochophenia then put me on pills for that. xananx totaly ruined my life. | F | 27 | 12 days .05 1X day | 9/22/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Felt extremely sedated, even on a lower amount. Doctors, in general, will not tell you the truth about this drug. Unknowingly became tolerant to my dose amount and began experiencing interdose withdrawal a short time after I started taking it. This drug completely derailed my life and made my anxiety so much worse to the point of becoming homebound and agoraphobic. I finally figured out what was going on and got off the xanax. Subsequently, my anxiety is so much better, but I am left with many other problems. If you think your anxiety (or whatever problem you are dealing with) is bad now, try some benzos and see what real hell is waiting for you. Do the research, people! Consider alternative modes of dealing with your problems before opening this can of worms. | I strongly advise people to stay away from this drug and any of the benzodiazepines! They should not be prescribed, or at the very least, MUCH more regulated. They cause dependence (sometimes after very short-term usage) and the risks can be incredibly severe. I am currently in month four of severe benzo withdrawal. This stuff is worse than heroin. I had over 50 symptoms, some of which you would not even begin to fathom. This has been my worst nightmare. I am doing better and am down to about 15 or 20 symptoms, but am told withdrawal can last and healing can take 6-18 months. It influences your GABA production, and, as I understand it, can actually damage your GABA receptors. This does not fix itself quickly. It takes the brain and body much time to heal. There are some people who will argue that they can take these drugs and get off of them without incident, but how can you know if you will be one of the "lucky ones"?? The doctors will deny all of this until they are blue in the face, unfortunately. Just don't trust everything your doctor says. Be your own advocate. | F | 33 | 2.5 years Varied 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 5 | anxiety | Tiredness, mild dizziness. First time I took .5 mg it knocked me out cold (but I got a good night's sleep!) | Xanax has been VERY helpful to me. My doc prescribed it to help me deal with pre-wedding stress. It calms me down within an hour of taking it. I can finally relax and stop at yelling at people while planning my wedding. I know this drug has been said to be addictive, but I am on SUCH a small dose. I've been taking .25 mg as needed (which has been every other day or so). The first time I took it, I tried .5 mg and it was too strong (I only weigh 120 lbs). I fell asleep in 5 minutes and was groggy the next day). I'm really happy with the small dose, as it calms me without making me too tired. I have also found that if I take it in the morning, I can have a glass of wine at night and be fine. I DO NOT recommend drinking more than one or two drinks while taking this drug, however. | F | 28 | 2 weeks .25 mg 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | ptsd | hallucinations, paranoia, apathy, depression, very addicting, withdrawl is the most AWFUL of all. | Thank-goodness I have a doctor who saw the seriousness of this drug and forced me off it. I was weaned and replaced with Klonopin. It keeps an even balance and I'm not anxious or scared, helps my sleeping, tremendously. STAY OFF OF XANAX! My mom and husband stayed with me when I went off it, I would reccomend having it done profeesionally, don't be alone and try it!!!!! The withdrawl is HORRIBLE, you literally lose your mind. | F | 57 | 10 years 2 mg 3X day | 9/9/2010 | 4 | Better sleep | Occasional fatigue the following day | It helps me sleep. | M | 68 | 10 years .25 to .5 1X AN | 9/6/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Sleepiness, sluggish. | Xanax helps a lot when I have anxiety. Sometimes I take more than the doctor recommends, maybe a double dose if I am having a lot of anxiety. For example, I took a double dose when I got an MRI done b/c I was so claustrophobic, and it really helped. I would not recommend anyone take this drug if you have to be fully functional and/or drive b/c it definitely affects your ability to react...it makes me feel sleepy (I get a great night's sleep when I take it at night). | F | 28 | 4 years .25-.50 mg 1X AN | 9/2/2010 | 1 | anxiety/panic attacks | Paradoxial reaction! Increased anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, agoraphobia, nausea and terrible withdrawal effects! | This drug does not work on everyone! Dr's don't like to believe this! Don't get on it if you don't want to go through hell to get off. Side effects of withdrawal are horrible, look them up and research before starting! | F | 33 | 5 months .5 3X day | 9/1/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Dry mouth and throat, "light headedness", some difficulty with urination. Helps relaxe me. | Everyone seems to react to this drug differently. Some love it and some dont. You can not know or take anyone elses experience, you need to try for yourself. Start with low dose as recommended and do not exceed 4mg per day. Doses should be spaced out through the day and not bunched up at a particular time of day when you are most likely to have anxiety, avoid the temptation to double dose when having a bad time. Can be EXTREMLY addictive, so the lowest dose you can get by with should be used. Trying to get off this stuff at high dose (over 4mg, but could be lower depending on the person) can be PURE NIGHTMARE HELL. On the other hand, it DOES work for most folks, so ONLY take it as directed and avoid the temptation to sneak in a little daily increase. Also, withdraw symptems are different for different people. For some, its mild at a 4mg daily dose to stop, for others, a trip to hell on earth, and possibly the local ER. | M | 57 | 2 years 0.5mg 4X day | 8/31/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | No side effects taking this medication. | I use Xanax on an as needed basis for anxiety. If I am having a particularly hard day, or need to do something that may cause anxiety I take the medication. I have never had any issues, and it works great to bring my anxiety under control, especially since it works so fast. | F | 26 | 5 times .5mg 1X AN | 8/29/2010 |