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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Generalized Anx Disorder/Panic Att. | None. | I take 1/2 a .25mg tablet 1 or twice as day as needed. Sometimes 3-4 days go by without needing it. If anxiety /stress kicks in or palpitations-in 30 minutes it goes away. My Doctor said is only addictive in larger doses after 3 or months from use. It had done wonder for me. It has given me my life back. I have 3 kiddos under 5 so I need to stay calm and happy. | F | 40 | 60 days | 12/23/2006 | 4 | anxiety | I've been very cautious to not abuse this drug. However, in the five days I've had it, I only took it as needed for three out of the five days. When I'm on it, I feel very relaxed and I sleep very deep but when I'm off I have insane NIGHTMARES!!! Vivid dreams like you wouldn't believe. | M | 32 | 5 days | 12/19/2006 | 5 | | 12/13/2006 | 5 | panic attacks | i'm a little sleepy when i take it but other than that i have no other side effects. | I started taking xanax about 2 years ago...i was having horrible panic attacks everyday and i thought i was gonna die. xanax is a lifesaver be/c i now take it whenever i feel any sort of anxiety coming on. now i can go months w/out having one and if i do i know i have my xanax. i usually put it under my tongue when i feel one coming on and it usually takes about 10 minutes and i feel back to normal..each pill is .5mg so sometimes i have to take multiple pills when i'm having an attack..i totally recommend this to anyone who is experiencing anxiety of any kind.... | F | 26 | 2 years | 12/12/2006 | 2 | insomnia caused by Effexor | complete loss of inhibitions, especially at high dosages, as well as blackouts. withdrawal is terrible--vivid gruesome nightmares, lack of appetite, intense agitation. abrupt withdrawal is even worse; 2 days after stopping I had a grand mal seizure while working out, resulting in $30,000 worth of shoulder surgery. | I loved how Xanax (at first) helped me sleep, and disinhibited me socially (I'm an introvert) and at the keyboard (I am a writer.) I hated how I became addicted as as the months went by, and began ordering it over the Internet, and ultimately lost interest in everything except obtaining more Xanax. Xanax can wreck your life as sure as alcohol or any street drug. | M | 40 | 19 months | 12/11/2006 | 5 | panic attacks diagnosed | none | taking 4 times a day, .50 mg. for a grand total of 25 years. I started and stayed on .25 mg. 4 times a day from age 17 til age 37-increase was due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. DO NOT MISS a scheduled dose of this medicine if you don't want to experience numbness/tingling sensations in extremeties and then the panic attack nightmare. This medicine allows me to be a functioning, working, normal human being thankfully who can drive and all the other things that most with panic attacks avoid. | F | 42 | 25 years | 12/10/2006 | 4 | anxiety, stress | drowzy | My doctor perscribed this medication for me because for a week i felt like i couldnt breath, shortness of breath, dizzyness, and just didnt want to do anything. My doctor also gave me Celexa, i took Xanax to start with and it has helped me a lot, i feel so much calmer. On the other hand with Celexa that was horrible. Now i am trying to cut down on the dosage of Xanax, i take .25mg 3 times a day. Hopefully it will not be too hard to stop, this medicine has helped me a lot | F | 30 | 1 months | 12/8/2006 | 5 | anxiety | If I take too much, I get sleepy | It works very well in moderate doses. I am frightened about building up a dependency. | M | 64 | 2 years | 11/30/2006 | 5 | F | 47 | 1 years | 11/27/2006 | 5 | Anxiety,Panic Attacks,& Agoraphobia | None | Xanax has been a life saver for me. When I was first diagnosed with panic attacks, I didn't leave my house for almost 3 months. I couldn't handle it. The doctor put me on Zoloft and Xanax. The Zoloft actually caused more problems, so I stopped taking it. I have been on Xanax for about 4 years now at .25 mg. I only take it when I need it and I may go months without a panic attack and not have to take it. But when I get really stressed out I may take 3-4 a day. I used to worry about the addictiveness, but have had no problems. Without Xanax, I don;t know what I would have done. I've finally figured out that I'm not going to die from the attacks (took a while to figure that out), so they come less and less. I still have to take it if I go to a concert or anywhere there's going to be a large crowd of people. But atleast I can go to those places instead of hiding out at home. It's a great help if used correctly. | F | 30 | 4 years | 11/24/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Anxiety | No side effects, other than the ones you should have | take .25 mg daily, anxiety related to rapid cycling bipolar disorder. Panic attacks and anxiety attacks come on quick and taking xanax stops them in their tracks and puts me back in control. Great drug, don't really worry about the addiction, since I take about 20 pills a day for my bipolar disorder, I will be taking medication the rest of my life so this is just one more! | F | 37 | 6 months | 11/23/2006 | 5 | anxiety attacks | none, I took a small amount usually to help me fall asleep. My advice, try giving up caffeine and you may not need the drug afterall. | I had been experiencing panic attacks as soon as I laid down to fall asleep. I would become anxious and feel very stressed. The doctor reluctantly prescribed alprazolam. Then I experimented with giving up coffee. After the initial withdrawal from caffeine, I haven't had anxiety since. I had been using this drug 3-4 times a week for 2 years. | M | | 11/20/2006 | 1 | Panic Attacks | Complete and utter laziness. | I was prescribed this medicine to take if I felt a sudden panic attack coming on. I would usually take one at night to fall asleep, but when morning came along, I just wanted to lay in bed all day and that's what I did on my days off. It kind of became addicting for me to take them in the evening just to get to sleep, but I went off it cold turkey. It was terrible! | F | 26 | 3 months | 11/20/2006 | 4 | social anxiety | I am on the extended release and am only taking 1 mg a day. But I have a huge increase in appetite; not like "Oh, man, I need to go out and eat!" but when I sit down to eat I eat alot more than I used to. I also would get tired after taking it for the first few days, but for awhile now I've been fine. Also, for awhile my doctor had me taking the normal xanax as I needed it, and that would make me very drowsy... kind of like a very unpleasant high. I am also starting to notice mood swings, though I dont know if that is the Xanax. For instance, a little thing will make me unusually sad, and then something just as insignificant will make me unusually happy. I think this is the Xanax as before taking it I was a fairly consistent person regarding my mood. And the final side effect was a decrease in my sex drive for the first week, and since then it takes a little bit more to get me going, though I havent had any problems with impotence yet... I just need a little bit more foreplay | I worry about the dependancy issue even though I am at a low dosage. However, it has helped very much with my anxiety. For example, I went to a concert last week and was more sociable among strangers than I normally would be due to feelings of anxiousness around them. I also am able to put myself into positions where I would normally feel anxious and not feel so bad anymore, and this has helped me rebuild some relationships that I had abandoned due to my anxiety issues. The increased appetite is also a good thing, because I've always been on the lighter side and have been trying to gain weight for years now. So the drug helps and with minimal side effects. I have to admit, I am a bit skeptical when doctors try to put me on medications. They had me on Lexapro, Reglan and even Zolfran in an effort to stem my anxiety and the nauseous feelings I get when anxious... but these didnt work very well. When the doctor told me Xanax, I freaked out because there is a stigma attached to it and I kn | M | 19 | 1 months | 11/16/2006 | 3 | M | | 11/16/2006 | 1 | anti anxiety | Helps with sleep and sedative BUT very addictive. | Slowly built up tolerance to Xanax. Had to take more than just one per day. Very hard to detox off. Had SEVERE withdrawals. Also know of friends with similar problems. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH YOUR DOSAGES, KEEP IT LOW! | M | 36 | 6 months | 11/15/2006 | 4 | M | 27 | 2 days | 11/12/2006 | 4 | panic attacks/anxiety | works very well I haven't had a panic attack in at least 5 years. When I am at work it does nothing except make me more relaxed. If I am at home on the weekend and take one while resting I fall asleep. | The doctor oringally perscribed 2mg 3 times a day but I found this was too high a dose. I asked to be given a lesser amount so doctor perscribed 1 mg 4 x day. I take 1 1/2 mg in the a.m. and 1 1/2 mg in the early afternoon. I found that at night I don't need it. | F | 52 | 8 years | 11/12/2006 | 5 | anxiety, sleeplessness | very sedating. makes me "loopy". | very effective for anxiety. | M | 40 | 3 months | 10/29/2006 | 4 | stress tension /Sciatic nerve pain | tiredness,decreased alertness | DR prescibed this medication for sciatic nerve pain, why I still dont know, but it seemed to help. After taking it for 3 yrs dosage increased to 2mg a day, I know that you develop a dependency on it very fast, I have since then slow reduced dosage to 1mg a day, that took a long time to do, about 6mths. I now take 1/2 tablet, .25mg every 4 hrs. Mornings are usually the worst with the withdrawl. Does anyone know the long term effects of taking this drug. My advice to anyone who is looking to take it is. Dont take it for more than a couple of months, There is a severe dependency that develops, my new DR told me withdraw symtoms if stopped cold turkey can lead to fatal results! right now my plan is to reduce dosage by .25mg every 3mths. Good luck to all who are trying to get off xanax. | M | 48 | 6 years | 10/17/2006 |