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 |
| 4 | anxiety | none - take a low dose throughout the day | F | 54 | 6 months | 12/22/2007 | 4 | Panic attacks; generalized anxiety | xanax is extremely addictive. | I am 30 and have been on xanax since I was 18. I now take 6 mg a day and cannot function without it. I take it in conjunction with 15mg of Buspar a day in hopes I won't NEED to take so much, but I still do. Both my doctor and I have reserved ourselves to the fact that I will be on it for life and that the past 12 years cannot be undone. Even on 6 mg a day, my anxiety is still not 100% under control. I would say its about 85% contained. When I began taking xanax, just one .25mg a day was all I needed. It certainly works- there is no doubt about that- it almost immediately relieves anxiety, but then wears off quickly. If you take it, just be careful- there are times when I wish I wasn't dependent on such a high dosage of a narcotic to just feel normal. If you aren't feeling physically addicted yet, I would talk to your doctor about safely weaning yourself off. | F | 30 | 12 years | 12/12/2007 | 5 | pannic attacks | none | I know allot of people talk bad about this medicine , But I think you have to take it like the doctor says. I was on 4 a day for awhile know2 no problems. And it has gave me my life back. I could not do anything leave the house, it was crazy. Much better. | F | 41 | 1 months | 12/10/2007 | 4 | anxiety | M | 57 | 10 years | 12/9/2007 | 4 | stress, anxiety, | More outgoing happy calm think before I react | This med makes me feel normal again. Ive suffered with nervous issues my entire life and even developed chronic urticaria. My nerves were shot from stress and anxiety since childhood. I was put on antidepressents about 7 years ago even though I never felt depressed. Paxil made me gain 30lbs. Zoloft made me angry. Lexaro didnt work at all. Xanax makes me calm and rational. No more jittery nerves. No more hives or pain from stress. Just feel GREAT. I take .5 in the evening and .5 in the morning. Still have the same life stresses but can manage to deal much better. | F | 37 | 40 days | 12/2/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/Agoraphobia | ADDICTION, grogginess | HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. I couldn't leave the house without taking at least a little chip of it. This was years ago, and I'm glad I came off it before I got even MORE addicted. I take Effexor XR now and my panic attacks are gone! | F | 28 | 3 months | 12/2/2007 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia | Wonderful medication. Cured lifelong insomnia. I don't care if I have to stay on this medication for the rest of my life. | I take .5 about 45 minutes before I want to fall asleep. It works like a charm. It gently lulls you to sleep...it doesn't give you that "oh my,I'm going to die" feeling that so many sleeping pills induce. I haven't had to up my dosage and I really don't understand why anyone would abuse this medication. | F | 25 | 8 months | 11/30/2007 | 3 | stress, anxiety | I would only take this for an acute panic attack. Not for regular use. I had some chest pains and felt a little too euphoric on this. | Probably the most addictive benzo, although obviously it helps some. | F | 31 | 2 days | 11/24/2007 | 5 | Panic attacks | None, other than making me a bit drowsy as it wore off. | This drug is a life saver and helped me get through the panic attacks I would have on airplanes (50 mg). I had no bad side effects. The trick is to only use it when you have to, and not to become dependent on it, as with any drug. I only use it for flying, so only as needed. It takes the edge off with no bad side effects. I cant say enough good things about it. | F | 46 | 2 years | 11/18/2007 | 5 | OCD/ Anxiety Attack | None yet. | This is a very helpful medication for Big Panic Attacks. Attacks in the way you think you are going to die, sweat, short of breathness, cauise of the desesperation of obsessive thoughts. 2mg of Xanax works inmediatly calming me down. I have 2 or 3 kind of situation a year where Xanax works very effective. .50 works fine to have a good day in job, full 2mg I will recomend stay at home. And as everything in life, there is a risk of addiction, but not something you can't handle. Very nice drug | M | 29 | 1 years | 11/6/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, angina | Some drowsyness if taken on an empty stomach. | Started taking this several years ago for air travel (.5 mg 1 hr before flight) and it worked great. Now that I'm older, I'm prone to minor panic attacks and chest pains associated with perimenopause and life in general. Just one pill a day makes me feel normal again. Since I've been using it almost daily, it does take an additional 1/2 pill for air travel to be most effective. | F | 50 | 15 years | 11/2/2007 | 5 | perimopausal sleeplessness | If taken after midnight, I would be groggy in the morning. Dry mouth during the night. | Zanax worked beautifully to help me fall back to sleep after a year of waking at 3 AM and being restless until dawn. I skipped a few nights here and there to see if I was dependant on the drug, but felt nothing other than the 3 AM wake-up. | F | 53 | 2 years | 11/2/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Muscle Weakness | I have been taking .5mg xanax daily for about two years. My legs and arms have been getting so weak it was hard for me to get out of a chair or bed and walking was almost impossible. I thought I was just getting old. My doctor had no idea why I had muscle weakness. Last week I felt that I didn't need Xanax anymore and I stopped taking it. Then about 3-4 days later my cronic muscle weakness is totally gone. It must be the drug. I feel like I'm 30 years old. I will continue to use Xanax once in a while if I need to calm down. | M | 50 | 2 years | 11/1/2007 | 1 | BPD 1, GAD, SAD, Depression | Over a long enough span of time...you lose any sense of who you are. All side effects I list are from long term use though they surfaced in as early as a year: violent, increased mood swings, constant withdrawal, derealization, morbid, suicidal and very self destructive. | THIS DRUG IS NOT MEANT FOR LONG TERM USE!! IT IS NOT A WONDER DRUG!!! Search for other means before it's to late. | M | 23 | 5 years | 10/31/2007 | 4 | panic and anxiety | drowsy if I didn't get enough sleep. Some rebound anxiety after successive doses | Xanax worked wonders for calming me down, but . . . Be careful using it!! I never got addicted becuase I used it really sparingly, but even after a few doses in sequence, as little as two or three 0.25mg doses in a two day period, I felt some rebound anxiety. It was different than the original anxiety, just an unpleasant, overstimulated feeling. Mine was minor enough because of the low dose and duration, I could usually mask it with physical activity, or something else that required concentration, but if it had been much more intense, it would have been hell. There are plenty of stories on the web about xanax withdrawal, and it sounds really bad. So use it if you need it, but only if you really need it. And if you really need it alot, there are probably more appropriate options | M | 36 | | 10/27/2007 | 4 | anxiety | works well but lately have been developing a tolerance | It really hepls just use it cautiously | M | 29 | 4 days | 10/26/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Relief! A little drowsy | This medication saved my life literally. I was so depressed and anxious that I was contemplating suicide. I suffered for a year before I saw someone and started Prozac (which was new) and then the Xanax. I was able to stop shaking and BREATHE. | F | 49 | 18 years | 10/24/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Took .25 mg. Just 1 dose. First I got really sleepy and later felt sort of "rung out". I had no anxiety but felt emtionally drained. This lasted from 2pm till I went to bed. The next day I had some agitation. I had this same feeling once when I took a tiny bit of Klonipin. It's now 11pm and I feel high and can't seem to calm down. I don't have regular anxiety. I took this pill because I lost my job, was about to split up with my boyfriend that night and had some other trauma and was really distressed. I just wanted a little break from all the anxiety so planned to take the pill maybe a few days. I only took .25 mg. That's a tiny bit though I am ultra sensitive to drugs. Even with the agitation I'm feeling I can see how you'd get addicted to this stuff as there's something about it that makes you want more. My anxiety is gone...but I feel like I've had 300 cups of coffee and it's a horrible feeling. I will never be taking it again. | F | 44 | 1 days | 10/24/2007 | 5 | Anxiety attacks | headache (could be from not using caffiene anymore) | I've suffered from Anxiety attacks for years now. I'd taken these years ago at 1mg 2x a day. It was entirely to much for me. I'm a large man too. at 6'5" and 200 lbs, more than 1 mg a day, and I'm a tard. I take .25 at bed time and .5 when I have an attack now. It wors wonders for sleep. Gentle sleep and shuts off the rat race in my head thats a royal pain to deal with. Great drug, but do not abuse it. Its very easy to become an addict. Xanax addicts are pretty hard to be around. | M | 28 | 6 months | 10/22/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Feeling like your drunk. | Agreed, Clonopin is a much better drug to take for anxiety. Both are not for the long term though. Lexapro, Zoloft or something is better. Xanax is temp. Your body will build a tolarance to it. Like alcohol. | M | 30 | | 10/17/2007 |