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. | I went to bed around midnight and woke up at 5:30 convinced it was am but surely enough it was pm. Don't waste your time or life all for an alternative | F | 19 | 2 days 2 | 11/3/2014 | 5 | panic attacks and anxiety | Sleepy at first ,but I'm good now | F | 46 | 1 months 1.5 mg. | 10/29/2014 | 3 | panic depression | drowsiness, clouding of the mind, forgetfulness, lethargy | It did relieve panic disorder for me but eventually it just made me lack energy and felt like doing nothing but stay at home all day. Has a mild antidepressant effect which I enjoyed at times. Getting off Xanax was unpleasant. It took two years to get it out of my system completely. I never want to take it again...not even occasionally. | M | 50 | 7 years 0.25 mg. 3X day | 9/29/2014 | 5 | GAD, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | No side effects except for occasional drowsiness. This is seriously a miracle pill. It has helped me get my life back. Before I would not get on an airplane, drive long distances, I avoided social situations, and could barely sit down and relax or focus. I have been through two extremely stressful situations over the past 4 years I.e. my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer which came back after initial diagnosis. I was also assaulted and sexually harassed at work. This has gotten me through it all. Please don't believe the people who say it's dangerous. It is only dangerous if you abuse it! If you use as directed it works as it should. I've tried Klonopin which gave me nightmarish side effects, Lexapro which made me gain 30 lbs and that gave me more anxiety and borderline depression, Effexor which made my BP go up so high I was hospitalized for 4 days (high bp runs in the family, and Buspar which didn't even touch my anxiety. I can go for days without taking xanax and I dont get withdrawal so maybe I am just lucky and it agrees with my body chemistry but it has truly made a huge difference in my quality of life. | F | 33 | 4 years 1MG | 9/15/2014 | 5 | Anxiety | None. This is a wonder drug if used as prescribed. Xanax saved my life. | I was on this drug for 12 years without ever having to increase the dose. No anxiety, no depression. About two years ago I decided that it was probably of no benefit to me any longer because of all the literature about the body building up a tolerance for it. I weened myself off it 1% a week. Took me two year but absolutely no withdrawal symptoms at all. After I got off it all my anxiety returned. My conclusion. Like any drug it will affect different people in different ways. Just because it can be addictive doesn't mean you will get addicted. You may become dependant but if it works, keep using it. I should never have stopped using it. Now I am on Valium which my Doctor says is safer. Time will tell. | M | 51 | 12 years 1mg 3X day | 8/31/2014 | 5 | Anxiety and Panic attacks | Its a horrible detox off of them | F | 44 | 5 years 2 mg 3X day | 8/29/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | When it comes to dealing with severe, recurring anxiety, this drug works best than many that I have. The only problem is that the longer I have taken it, the more the dosages have been increased. I currently take 4 1 mg tablets a day. I have a new doctor that I am now seeing and he is trying to see if he can get it lowered from 4 times a day, down to two. He wants me to try another medication in addition with Xanax to see if this combo will help to better lower my anxiety. I will be seeing my doctor next month to talk about this, as I already have an appt scheduled with him. I have a sensitive stomach, and alot of pills don't agree with me. Plus, i currently have a healthy appetite and i would like to keep it that way. Hopefully, I will end up with a pill that won't cause me to catch severe dizzy spells or severe nausea or vomiting, which i fear the most when it comes to taking pills period. | The best medication out there for anxiety. However, once you get on it, its hard to be without it. | F | 39 | 10 months 1mg 4X day | 8/18/2014 | 3 | Anxiety | Couldn't really feel anything, just a little relaxed, i guess. Will probably all dr to up the dose. Im sensitive to medication & was really surprised if the low effect. Will post after i up the dose. | F | 32 | 1 days .5 | 7/24/2014 | 4 | Anxiety (also insomnia) | Drowsiness | I don't take this every day, but when I'm going through a rough patch in life, I can take this at night to help me relax and go to sleep. I also use quick meditation and deep breathing in conjunction with this medicine. | F | 27 | 6 months .25 mg 1X day | 6/12/2014 | 5 | Anxiety | This stuff is the best when used in moderation. Seriously, the best! Calm collected and nonchalant I can still go about my daily tasks but with glee and no worry. I love it! | F | 27 | 7 years ,5 mg | 6/11/2014 | 5 | G.A.D., Major Depression, etc. | I have had absolutely no ill side effects. Along with other meds (Pristiq, Wellbutrin) my anxiety and depression are very much under control. I recently had to increase my Xanax to 2mg three times daily. Along with my pain meds for multiple cancer surgeries and back surgeries, I have finally found some semblance of normality in my life. | M | 43 | 5 years 2mg TID | 6/9/2014 | 4 | For sleep | Sleepiness ocasionnaly | F | 52 | 1 days 1MG | 6/4/2014 | 5 | Panic disorder/agoraphobia | A bit drowsy but def helped when having a panic attack which happens to me at least once a day with unknown reason. | F | 22 | 2 weeks .5 | 4/16/2014 | 5 | Depressive anxiety | It can make one a bit tired if you either take too high a dosage or have not taken it in several days. | I take it as need (usually 1 or 2 times per week). It completely makes me feel normal, calm, and peaceful. All anxiety felt in the area of my solar plexus vanishes. Xanax is not addictive as some have written, but one can become psychologically dependent. Unless one has panic attacks or extreme anxiety, .25 or .50 mg once maybe twice a day should be very sufficient for the vast majority of people. My physician prescribed .50 mg up to three times per day. The most I ever took was 1 mg once or twice when my anxiety was high. It really helps with my depression as well, and the affect lasts about 24 hours for me. Some begin feeling anxious in 3-8 hours after initial dosage. | M | 54 | 1 years .5 mg 1X AN | 3/16/2014 | 1 | Anxiety/Stress | For anyone out there trying to seek an escape from life's problems, please don't take this. You'll ruin you're life. Not only will you grow a literally deadly dependence of this drug(whether you think you will or not) but it will almost completely erase your memory from the previous night/day. If you take this with alcohol then you will most definitely regret this as it is not like any other medication with alcohol. This will completely floor you and you WILL do something that risks your life or others. Xanax is helpful IF you actually have severe stress/anxiety problems. I know someone out there reading this doesn't fit that criteria and wants a good high. This isn't a good high. Save your life and take this very, very sparingly. | M | 21 | 5 weeks 6mg | 3/14/2014 | 5 | over working, worry | what a perfect drug for me, I have taken for 13-14 years now. NO side affects, what so ever. | Thank god this drug came on the market | M | 52 | 14 years 1mg 3X day | 2/14/2014 | 4 | panic attacks | None other than the main reason I was taking it was fear of hep c and planned treatment. Treatment was a success but can't seem to be motivated to withdraw, slowly. There's more to this story. I have also been on methadone for years after a series of accidents. Motorcycle, cut some of thumb off and kidney stones :(.sometimes I think it would be easier to just accept it. I'm not 20 any more. | M | 56 | 4 years 3 to 5mg | 2/11/2014 | 5 | anti-anxiety/panic/depression | nothing | 8 past years were prescribed 2mg 4x a day before that started at .25 @ 20 years ago here and their for anxiety and body built tolerance over years. Works great but I hate to see newbies get addicted and tolerance build up. I'm said cause a detox dr got me down to 4mg a day but I don't feel anything. we all have our issues and are different. I need my 8 mg at times..sad but true "like metalica said" Klonopin also isn't bad and works longer again take it when needed not for a regular regimine unless your dr tells you. my dr told me and look where I ended up. You really need to be your own eyes and ears. I was a healthy teen with supplements for bodybuilding,etc..then I saw a phychiartrist and that .25 turned into hell besdes him using another off lable drug to treat my depression social aniexty issue and that famous drug way oxycodone got me up to 80mg a day then told me go detox and let me tell you what hell I went through... If I can help educate just one of you I will feel like I did justice. You think a dr u can trust???? I don't know anymore. I must omit I felt very well but was in a whole state of denial with those 2 mixtures. anyone going thru or have similar experiences feel free to email me. Namaste!!!! | M | 40 | 20 years 8mg 4X day | 2/2/2014 | 5 | Anxiety Attacks Social Situations | i have never had a side effect. | i have taken this off and on for 7 years and my life is better because of it. If you take the drug only as needed and dont abuse it, it is a godsend. People, some of these reviews have to be made up. such as i took .5 once a day for a week and almost died...really. i have quit cold turkey several times and never ever had a problem. Dont be scared of a drug that can fix a problem, be scared if you abuse it. NOTHING is good for you if you take to much. I have piece of mind knowing in case of a panic attack I have a simple solution. | F | 55 | 7 years .25 or .50 1X day | 1/21/2014 | 1 | anxiety | After taking this for awhile, I developed chronic insomnia and couldn't eat or taste. I lost 50 lbs in 2 months. Never suspected Xanax was the cause. I am now emotionless. | My psychiatrist sent me to sleep studies and all types of tests. He said Xanax wouldn't do this. Go to Benzo Buddies.org. Do not take for more then 2 weeks. You'll become an addict. It will make your original anxiety worse. When I stopped sleeping, I was actually in withdraw, although I didn't stop medication. Your body builds a tolerance fast. You'll have to do an expensive hospital detox ($7K cash) and you'll still be screwed up for years. XANAX is a POISON and it will destroy you, you family, your finances. This is no joke and I am sane (although the damage done to me is overwhelming). Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac says Xanax destroyed 8 years of her life. Xanax permanently changes how your brain works. Google benzo, gaba, receptor and anxiety to find out. | M | 52 | 2 years .5mg 2X day | 1/15/2014 |