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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | ptsd, anxiety | It gives me a hangover the next day even at the smallest dose. | It works for me along with Lexapro. I take it PRN which equates to about 2-4x a month. | M | 53 | 1 years | 3/4/2007 | 3 | PTSD | Honestly I think xanax helps people through hard to deal with occurences in life but most people abuse it like me.Docs used 2 give this crap out like candy,and now they are so scared of the government that people who this drug really screwed up can't get it and end up having painful seizures. I went from eating a legal presciption maximum allowable for 10mg daily (150 a month)plus some to 5mg of xanax xr daily. Docs really don't know how people with extremely high tolerences 2 this drug will react and don't believe u when u tell them. I got lucky I found a doc who cared.This drug is dangerous in the wrong hands.i been taking massive doses 4 over 18yrs,believe me the seizures trying to get off are weird,u don't black out,ur awake & ur jaw clenches,teeth break,tongue and throat swell,and ur aware the whole time.The only cure,BENZOS!!I am on a maintance dose because the risks are 2 high 2 remove the drug.Hell,I don't feel any relief when I take it but in 27hrs of not I do.It is a wors | I feel the drug taken in massive quantities the way i abused them,over a long period of time actually ruins the brains chemicals that effect the nervous system.I honestly don't know how I am still alive but I shouldn't be.I have been able to eat up to 28 2mg xanax along with 180mg methadone together and noone would know it if they hadn't seen me take it.I honestly needed, and still do,xanax,but,iwish i never touched a 2mg one.They are different somehow.If u would take two 1mg,henceforth making 2mg,it's just not the same.The 2mg bars are extremely potent for some reason.The xanax xr's saved my life.Anyone that needs a long term regimen should be given these,trust me.If given these though Doc's need to raise the dosage when tolerence is known to weaken,don't be cowards & stick ur patients on a physically dependent drug unless u plan on putting them on a drug that will be obsolete 2 their systems and maintenance probably 4 the rest of their lives.This drug given long term is just like | F | 31 | 18 years | 3/1/2007 | 5 | Panic disorder/generalized anxiety | Other than initial tiredness upon initiating course of medication, none. Not sure "tiredness" is a side effect; in the case of panic it may be a benefit over nervous hyperactivity! | Only med that controls my anxiety attacks. I've taken it sporadically for months between years of not requiring it, which worked well for me over a 20 year span. It has been demonized as highly addictive because it was often given to addicts/alcoholics & over-prescribed inappropriately, much as SSRIs are being now. Clinical studies show people with true panic disorder very rarely become addicted to Xanax. I'd used it in the past, didn't need it for years; then recently when panic resurfaced found it difficult to get adequate treatment. My family doc gave me 0.25 mg #30, which helped but did not control it. I found myself carefully saving them to choose when I would panic or not, or for when I wanted to go someplace. The result triggered anticipatory panic attacks. No way to live! Thank God I found a panic specialist who studies & treats only this disorder & who wrote me 0.5 mg #90. Though I often break them in half, I have enough medication to keep me out of the pan | F | 45 | 2 months | 2/27/2007 | 1 | SLEEP AND ANXIEY | Insomnia, Burning of the forearm, twitches,jumpy nerves, possibly bruises, pychosis, increase panic attack and anxiety, left side chest pinches, nerve tingling on left side of body. | Xanax has caused me so many problems. It does help you relax and go to sleep. I was taking 1.5 at bed time to go to sleep. Although I was given a perscription for 0.5 three times a day, I thought I could use it like valium. I was told by my doctor to go off cold turkey. It was terribleand I don't know why the doctor made me do this !!! I only took xanax for 30 days. I have stopped cold turkey since 12/2/06 and its been two months and I still feel the side effects of twitches, jumping nerves and tingling. Is there anyone out there who experienced what I have or could answer the question why do I still have these side effects. Before the medication and during taking the medication I had zer symptoms. As soon as I stopped..it all started. Will this every go away or is this permanet. Some doctors have said it only last for two weeks? We'll its been two months...Why???? | F | 29 | 30 days | 2/21/2007 | 5 | Genralized anxiety disorder | sleepiness--very addictive stuff--difficult to come off of--but can be done--you need to make sure you don't ever stop cold turkey | I Have been taking this rx for 11 yrs this time--it takes the edge off for me and makes my anxiety ridden life more bearable. I do not like ssri's and the side effects associated with them--but this rx is hard to get prescribed and I see a dr an hour away that seems more like a clinic just to get this prescribed--I take 2 mg a day --one in the am and one in the pm--I have not upped the dose in 10 yrs. I did take this also in the late 80's for one year but had alcohol and drug problems not associated with the xanax but associated with the panic and had to taper off this while in rehab--they tapered me down from 2.5 mgs a day over two weeks lowering the dose every 3-4 days--it was tolerable- it can be done if you want to come off it--but in a hospitalized setting is best as panic is hell to deal with --'nough said there | F | 38 | 11 years | 2/13/2007 | 4 | Chronic insomnia | After taking it for approx. 8 years, I needed a slight increase in dosage. Otherwise, no side-effects. No morning grogginess. | Xanax is the Angel of Oblivion - not that I take it for fun or escape - but it slows down racing thoughts and alleviates the "performance anxiety" of falling asleep. I'm very sensitive to the onset of sleep, and HATE the advancing Black Wall of Death I sense when I take traditional sleeping pills. With Xanax, I feel like I'm being gently lulled to sleep as opposed to jumping off a cliff. I took it for years when a do-gooder sleep therapist tried to convince me to go off it and take Lunesta instead. What a disaster! Read the side-effects of Lunesta on this site and you'll swallow cyanide before trying it. I suppose Xanax is addictive, but I want to commend the person who stated that you should not feel guilty for taking it if it's needed and it works for you. I feel much better now for going back on my Xanax. Usually .5 mg in divided doses x2 during the night helps me, and while a *small* amount of alcohol can increase its efficacy (e.g. 1/2 glass wine or an ounce of br | F | 55 | 8 years | 2/13/2007 | 4 | Chronic insomnia | After taking it for approx. 8 years, I needed a slight increase in dosage. Otherwise, no side-effects. No morning grogginess. | Xanax is the Angel of Oblivion - not that I take it for fun or escape - but it slows down racing thoughts and alleviates the "performance anxiety" of falling asleep. I'm very sensitive to the onset of sleep, and HATE the advancing Black Wall of Death I sense when I take traditional sleeping pills (which frightens me into fighting their effect). With Xanax, I feel like I'm being gently lulled to sleep as opposed to jumping off a cliff. I took it for years when a do-gooder sleep therapist tried to convince me to go off it and take Lunesta instead. What a disaster! Read the side-effects of Lunesta on this site and you'll swallow cyanide before trying it. I suppose Xanax is addictive, but I want to commend the person who stated here that you should not feel guilty for taking it if it's needed and it works for you. I feel much better now for going back on my Xanax. I usually take a .5 mg dose 1/2 hour before bed, and then again if I awaken during the night. | F | 55 | 8 years | 2/13/2007 | 3 | High anxiety | Felt hungover in the mornings, until I decreased dosage | When I took my first Xanax, I was at a relative's house and she gave me a 1/2 of a 1 mg. I couldn't get up until noon the next day and I would normally get up at 8 a.m. every morning. About 10 years later when I went to see my doctor about anxiety, he offered Xanax and I refused, not only because of the hangover effect, but also because the relative above is highly addicted to them now. Since she can longer find doctors to give her the Xanax, she turned to street drugs. My doctor explained to me that some people just have an addictive personality and as long as I didn't feel I was the same way, I should reconsider. I asked for the mildest of the mild. I only take a "small piece" of a 0.25 mg when I start to get "that feeling of nervousness" or if I can't sleep. They do take the edge off, especially on car trips where I tend to have high anxiety the most. They also help you go to sleep, but only take a very small amount and take it a little earlier be | F | 35 | 1 years | 2/7/2007 | 4 | Social Anxiety | Addictive! | This drug is not intended for long-term use. I started out with .25 mg as needed. It worked wonders for stressful situations, personal interaction, and such. The only problem is that your body gets used to the med (a combination of liver function and the chemicals in your brain), and builds a tolerance. My psych told me it was okay to take it regularly, never telling me about the withdrawal. I was taking up to 3 mg daily, and would try to taper down, causing severe mood swings, depression, suicidal thoughts, sensitivity to light and sound, anxiety worse than what I began with. Now I'm taking Lexapro, and I'm down to 1 mg / day, and some as needed. It's a great drug if not taken regularly. | F | 29 | 2 years | 2/4/2007 | 4 | Panic attacks | A bit drowsy, getting some chills, but overall getting a grip on reality | I don't need pills to run my life. However, when members of my family start dying and things are out of my control, panic starts to run my life. I was on xanax three years ago in college to help me cope with outside problems as well as the anxiety every student gets. As long as you're responsible, take the dosage your body NEEDS and when it needs it, and pay attention to the NO ALCOHOL warning on the label (it's there for a reason, idiots) this drug can help you through either temporary or permanent ordeals. Addiction is only an option and it's your responsibility to follow up with your doctor regularly to ensure that this doesn't happen. And everyone can be weaned when you feel it's no longer needed to live your everyday life. I was. | F | 25 | 2 days | 1/30/2007 | 4 | anxiety and ocd | none when i was taking xanex but i am currently in a withdrawel process that is really strange. I was on a small dose 15 mg per day so you would think the side effects of withdrawel would be small. NOT... everything was fine until the first day i could feel tingling sensations then bloated stomach, twitching muscles everywhere but then it really started. I started feeling like i was in a daze unable to land my feet exactly where i wanted them to go. Layering of thoughts going very fast. Then it gets better.. the thoughts beging to slow down but you feel even more in the fog... like your thoughts are whirling slowly around you. I started noticing almost grandiose thinking but really it was very deep thoughts and in the midst of this i am touching my other hand to make sure i was there. Very sensitive to everything. Sound, light, movement. Wow I hope this gets better it is driving me CRAZY. This is true for me but i really hope no one else has this kind of experience. I am still in the m | STAY AWAY FROM XANEX IF POSSIBLE | M | 47 | 2 years | 1/26/2007 | 4 | anxiety and ocd | none when i was taking xanex but i am currently in a withdrawel process that is really strange. on a small dose .15 mg per day so you would think the side effects of withdrawel would be small. NOT... everything was fine until the first day i could feel tingling sensations then bloated stomach, twitching muscles Then I started feeling like i was in a daze unable to land my feet Layering of thoughts going very fast. The thoughts beging to slow down but you feel even more in the fog... l thoughts are whirling around you. I started noticing almost grandiose thinking but really it was very deep thoughts Very sensitive to everything. Sound, light, movement. Wow I hope this gets better it is driving me CRAZY. This is true for me but i really hope no one else has this kind of experience. I am still in the middle of it okay i THOUGHT about it some more. It is just like when you got drunk and you are thinking okay i'm drunk but i can drive and then you get pulled over because you are driving | STAY AWAY FROM XANEX IF POSSIBLE | M | 47 | 2 years | 1/26/2007 | 4 | anxiety and ocd | none when i was taking xanex but i am currently in a withdrawel process that is really strange. I was on a small dose 15 mg per day so you would think the side effects of withdrawel would be small. NOT... everything was fine until the first day i could feel tingling sensations then bloated stomach, twitching muscles everywhere but then it really started. I started feeling like i was in a daze unable to land my feet exactly where i wanted them to go. Layering of thoughts going very fast. Then it gets better.. the thoughts beging to slow down but you feel even more in the fog... like your thoughts are whirling slowly around you. I started noticing almost grandiose thinking but really it was very deep thoughts and in the midst of this i am touching my other hand to make sure i was there. Very sensitive to everything. Sound, light, movement. Wow I hope this gets better it is driving me CRAZY. This is true for me but i really hope no one else has this kind of experience. I am still in the m | STAY AWAY FROM XANEX IF POSSIBLE | M | 47 | 2 years | 1/26/2007 | 4 | anxiety and ocd | none when i was taking xanex but i am currently in a withdrawel process that is really strange. on a small dose .15 mg per day so you would think the side effects of withdrawel would be small. NOT... everything was fine until the first day i could feel tingling sensations then bloated stomach, twitching muscles Then I started feeling like i was in a daze unable to land my feet Layering of thoughts going very fast. The thoughts beging to slow down but you feel even more in the fog... l thoughts are whirling around you. I started noticing almost grandiose thinking but really it was very deep thoughts Very sensitive to everything. Sound, light, movement. Wow I hope this gets better it is driving me CRAZY. This is true for me but i really hope no one else has this kind of experience. I am still in the middle of it okay i THOUGHT about it some more. It is just like when you got drunk and you are thinking okay i'm drunk but i can drive and then you get pulled over because you are driving | STAY AWAY FROM XANEX IF POSSIBLE | M | 47 | 2 years | 1/26/2007 | 5 | recreation | tiredness, confusion, euphoria, relaxation, memory problems, disorientation, decreased sex drive, and generally not giving a damn about anything. So DO NOT drive or perform any skills that require attention until the drug effects are realized. | took xanax recreationally(2 mg), but i do actually have problems with anxiety/panic and it worked very well for that. I was also experiencing withdrawal from paxil (an ssri)and it really helped with thatas well. However, it didn't last very long(2-4 hrs). So I can see how it can become very addictive easily and in a short period of time. It is the most potent of the benzodiazepines and also the most addictive, so be careful with it and know what you're doing if taking it. DO NOT combine with moderate/high doses of alcohol. Bad things can happen. I am not a medical expert and do not have medical training. This information is compiled simply from personal experience It does not replace that of a doctor's. Everyone will have a slightly/significantly different reaction to the drug compared to what I described. | M | 20 | 2 times | 1/24/2007 | 1 | anxiety | my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. the depression became more acute with brain zaps - she would hold her head and say | my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. the depression became more acute with brain zaps - she would hold her head and say | F | 61 | 8 months | 1/23/2007 | 5 | Panic-Anxiety | M | 20 | 2 weeks | 1/14/2007 | 5 | | 1/9/2007 | 4 | panick disorder | i have not had any side effects that im aware of | F | 41 | 6 years | 1/4/2007 | 5 | insomnia | sleepiness--the intended outcome | I'm afraid of becoming physically addicted. I have been addicted to klonopin and the withdrawal was sheer hell. I am supposed to take the Xanax "as needed" but my insomnia tends to be chronic. I'll just have to see... | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 12/26/2006 |