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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Anxiety / Panic Attacks | The Xanax works wonderfully when you are on it. However, if you have been on it for longer than a few months, go ahead and try stopping it. You won't be able to because Xanax withdrawal creates anxiety and panic attacks. It's one of the most ironic things about this drug is that the drug itself causes anxiety when you don't take it. It took me 4 months to ween myself off the drug and was very difficult. I encourage anybody taking this drug long term to reconsider. It is very addictive after only a few weeks. | If you must take this drug, only take it during extreme panic attacks, no more than once a week. If you are taking it on a regular basis you will get hooked on it. I have spoke to several other people who experienced Benzo Withdrawal like I did. It is not a fun thing. I felt like I was having a heart attack every day not on this drug. Don't let this happen to you. | M | 33 | 1.5 years | 8/8/2009 | 5 | GAD, PTSD, OCD, PCOS Mood swings | A decrease in sex drive above 1.75mgs/day Slight drowsiness at the beginning of therapy No others. This drug saved my life! | This drug has saved mylife. After years of SSRI's Triptans and every other group of drugs that could be thrown at me I found a doctor that stopped trying to give me anti-depressants or Ativan (nasty stuff and useless) and gave me Xanax. I can leave my home, be in crowds, I am pursuing a career in medicine and run my own business. My temper isn't short anymore and when panic attempts to strike I know that within 15 minutes I can handle any situation. It has given me my sense of self and power over my life back. This medication was an answer to my prayers. The rest had just been nightmares. | F | 30 | 2 years | 8/3/2009 | 4 | Panic Attacks | Tiredness, loss of concentration, unmotivated | Xanax helps immediatley at the onset of a panic attack. Calms me down. Unfortunatley I'll be tired and unfocused for the next couple of hours on it. I only take it once or twice a week when needed. | F | 23 | 4 years | 8/2/2009 | 4 | GAD and Nausea induced by anxiety | Just a bit loopy but MUCH calmer and and increase to appetite. | If you are not an addictive personality type take the thoughts of dependency off the table (also invokes anxiety). Been on SSRI (Lexapro) but it does not produce calmness as advertised - so Xanax is my only saving grace. I take.50mg 3x/day. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS CONSTANT NAUSEA and is being treated for that with SSRI/Xanax. Kind of feel alone in this therapy plan (go to CBT therapy sessions all the time too). | M | 45 | 5 years | 7/22/2009 | 5 | anxiety & panic attacks | None - I take 0.125mg in the AM, under tounge | I use 3 x 10mg Buspar generic daily for base line control and then start my day out with the 0.125mg Xanax under tounge. This causes quick action and I start my day level instead of "35,000 ft and climbing". Obviously I reduce my chances of building up a tolerance. If I do air travel, etc. then I add what's necessary for unusual anxiety. My thanks to all the contributors to this forum. | M | 73 | 9 months | 7/16/2009 | 5 | Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia | none | wonder pill, I've heard about the withdrawls, but I don't plan on experiencing them anytime soon. Xanax gets rid of panic in about 15 minutes, agoraphobia sometimes need 2 doses of 1mg. 1 before going out, and a 2nd while out shopping, in the car, or wherever your at. Best thing out there for anxiety. I take 2-3 doses of 1mg. | M | 29 | 3 years | 7/6/2009 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | muscle twitching, rebound anxiety, feelings of going to pass out | I was on a very low dose for a little over a year. I averaged about .5 mg a day and I have never taken more than .75mg for any major attack. The drug works great when you need it. The problem is long term use. Even though I was on a low dose, I had to wean off this drug for weeks. I am now 3 weeks off of it completely and my body still does not feel right. I am determined to stay off this drug and only use it when I need it. It is a security blanket for me, as I walk around with it in my pocket, just incase I need it. It is great for short term usage or for when you need it, but I would not take this drug long term. | M | 50 | 1 years | 7/1/2009 | 2 | Chronic Anxiety | Depression after 2 weeks of .25 mg spaced throughout the day. Constant desire to sleep. | Definitely does the right thing by preventing a panic attack, but by no means is it a long term solution pill. I only use them in quick, special needs cases. | M | 20 | 1 months | 6/30/2009 | 1 | to calm me during upsetting events | Instead of calming me when I was upset, it made me more upset, even threw me into a fit publicly. | I took only 2 pills, on 2 separate occasions a few days apart. The first time, I was coming home from the hospital after surgery and took the pill in the car on the way home. When I got out of the car I had a sort of weird fit/seizure in the driveway in front of everyone. The second time, I took it to calm myself because I was in a fight with my mom. Instead of calming me, it made me even more upset and I ended up crying all night long. But I haven't seen on this board anyone else with my experience so maybe it's really rare. Maybe I should try it again one day when I'm not upset, just to see if it really was the drug causing these problems. What's for sure is, it didn't calm me, unless I would have been even worse if I hadn't taken it, which is doubtful. | F | 41 | 2 times | 6/26/2009 | 1 | anxiety attacks | after just a few days of .5mg use, I fainted, hit my head during the fall had a concussion and spent a day in the hospital. I have NEVER fainted before. | Be careful | F | 37 | 3 days | 6/26/2009 | 4 | anxiety | extreme tiredness, black outs | It does the job... relaxes me completey... i only take these AS NEEDED because they make me tired and I won't remember doing things...which is super scary. Also can become addictive. | F | 21 | 1 years | 6/19/2009 | 4 | agoraphobia, insomnia | lightheaded, tired, slow | i was originally prescribed xanax 0.25mg for insomnia due to a bipolar manic phase. i had also been given Ativan and Ambien neither of which i liked at all. The xanax didnt really help me fall asleep, so it didnt work for the insomnia. however, i also have social anxiety and agoraphobia which leads to severe panic attacks. i was prescribed Ativan for those, which did all right. I decided to try 0.5mg of Xanax instead of teh Ativan and it works likea charm! no anxiety at all. I still have the same thoughts of panic and anxiety but i do not have the same physical reactions to stress as i did and it is easier for me to go into situations that would normally cause me panic attacks (for example, airports). i am asking my psychiatrist to change me over to Xanax as needed. | F | 31 | 2 months | 6/15/2009 | 2 | anxiety post surgery complications | memory loss, headache, drowsiness, clumsyness/balance issues, dry mouth (especially in morning), loss of apetite. | Hi Everyone... I was on xanas for about 3 - 4 weeks taking approximately 2.0 MG/day for anxiety related to some surgery complications. I have been off Xanas for the last 48 hours or so and am experiencing a lot of odd body issues including headache, dizziness, chills (sporadic), tingling in toes, neck pain (left side, by vein, not muscular), feeling heat-like feelings in my veins, and blurry vision. All of these symptoms are not happening at once but each has been noticible over the last 2 days or so... Anyone else experience these withdrawal-like symptoms after 3-4 weeks of usage? | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 6/10/2009 | 4 | sexual dysfunction/anxiety | made me sleepy, made me much less irritable, helped with anxiety attacks. When took to close together made me sort of manic. Did not increase sex drive, but did help with the stress hindering from being able to have sex | Took as needed, not daily | F | 29 | 2 years | 6/9/2009 | 5 | severe anxiety, panic attacks | headaches, lightheadedness, short-term memory loss (alot), dizziness | well, actually, 4 years ive been taking it off and on, because i was taken off of it back in 2008 because i got caught ODing on xanax and went to the psych ward. now a year later and i talked my shrink into letting me take it again. and now because my anxiety is so very severe, he has me taking 4mg a day PRN. but i really love it whether im addicted to it or not. it calms me down, dangit!!!!!! nuttin like a good tranq i say! despite the side effects, its still worth taking for me because of my serious condition. | F | 23 | 4 years | 6/4/2009 | 5 | panic anxiety ptsd | slight memory loss | Xanax has helped me finally live a more active life. I take it with mirtazapine for my ptsd. I'm not worried about addiction. (.5 X 3 a day) | M | 63 | 2 years | 6/3/2009 | 5 | GAD, Chest Pains | Sleepiness if I take too much. | Wonderful drug. Has helped immensely with stress related anxiety. I went to the ER with chest pains that turned out to be anxiety. I have already been able to stop taking one of my high-blood pressure medications and hope to be off the other one in about a month. I take .25mg before work in the morning and half of that in the early afternoon if it's a bad day. I also take half of .25mg before bed to make sure I sleep through the night. Had taken it about 3 years ago and stopped, but I'm back on it now and won't get off until I am able to quit this job. | F | 49 | 2 months | 5/26/2009 | 1 | Anxiety - Stress | I was on the drug at a low dose of .25 three times a day for 14 months. I then tapered carefully for 9 months and has a horrid withdrawal that lasted 4+ years - and it was not simply the old symptoms returning - I had dozens more I never had. Was forced to stop work for 3 years. I belong to an Internet support group of over 4,000 people harmed by benzos - many permanently | M | 38 | 14 months | 5/23/2009 | 4 | anxiety | TIRED. | This stuff calms me down quite a bit and keeps me from freaking out and being nervous/anxious about everything. I only use it about once a week. Don't abuse it like a moron and you won't become addicted. The only drawback is I can barely stay awake after taking it. | M | 33 | 8 months | 5/22/2009 | 4 | Anxiety,Panic Attacks | Sleepy out of it, some short term memory loss,feeling close to addiction. | TO ANYONE PLANNING ON TAKING XANAX I TRULY ADVISE U NOT TO IT IS VERY ADDICTIVE ALTHOUGH I WAS TAKING A SMALL DOSE A DAY THE FIRST THREE WEEKS I FELT DEPENDENT ON THEM OR ELSE I COULD NOT FALL ASLEEP ITS A PROBLEM OVER A PRBLEM U MIGHT BE FIXING THE ANXIETY BUT WHO OR WHAT WILL FIX YOUR ADDICTION. I SEE SOME PEOPLE WROTE THEY HAVE BEEN ON XANAX FOR 6 OR 8 YEARS OMG I WOULD KILL MYSELF IF I HAD TO TAKE THAT EVERYDAY . I ADVISE YOU TOO UNDERSTAND ANXIETY AND PANIC DISORDER BE STRONG AND DEPEND ON YOURSELF TO FIX YOUR ANXIETY I WAS ABLE TO PUT A STOP AFTER A MONTH OF TAKING THEM I JUST DIDNT FEEL LIKE BEING ADDICTED TO ANYTHING SO I STOP TAKING THEM AND I WAS FINE.DOCTORS WILL SAY U NEED THEM LIKE THEY TOLD ME BUT USE THE XANAX AS A BRIDGE TO REALITY AND BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR SELF GOOD LUCK! GOD BLESS | F | 23 | 1 months | 5/19/2009 |