XANAX XR Reviews (ALPRAZOLAM)Average Rating: 3.7 (76 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XANAX XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | generalized anxiety/panic | no negative side effects | Excellent replacement for Klonopin. Lasts just about as long but kicks in much more quickly; along with 3 mg of Xanax in the middle of the day, this combined cocktail, while less sedating than Valium, is the perfect answer for SSRI-resistant chronic anxiety/panic. | M | 28 | 3 months 3 mg 2X day | 12/22/2013 | 5 | GAD, Panic Attacks | I take xanax xr 1mg twice daily. I've been on every medication under the sun and none have helped as much as xanax xr. I have had a 99% reduction in my anxiety and panic attacks. My doctor gives me .5 of IR xanax as well and I have needed to take one maybe 1-3 a month just on particularly stressful days | M | 23 | 1 years 1mg | 11/2/2013 | 4 | Anxiety | If I ran out for my month I became nervous and feel like I'm numb and not really knowing what I was doing ,I become more anxious and messed up | F | 42 | 1 years .5mg | 9/1/2013 | 1 | GAD | This drug RUINED my life. I was prescribed this drug after having reported only one panic attack. Within 4 months of using this "medication" I became severely depressed. It took 7 months for me to realize that I was addicted. Ive been off now for 8 months, and completely disabled. I've lost my health, job, relationships, fitness and self-esteem. I'm basically bedbound. I have anxiety 24/7. My life has been destroyed by this medication. Please don't let this happen to you. If you doc prescribes this, do take it and then find another responsible physician. You've been warned. | F | 47 | 7 months 2mg | 3/26/2013 | 2 | Panic Disorder | Xanax XR has not given me any relief from my panic attacks so far. Klonopin worked better for me. I am experiencing severe dizziness, tiredness, and diarrhea, but still anxiety. It has made me have suicidal thoughts, hence my discontinuation. | M | 19 | 6 days 1 MG | 7/23/2012 | 5 | anxiety/picking | none | I use to take .25 IR and when my stress level sky rocketed, I started picking, causing permanent scars. My practitioner put me on the XR and increased from .5 to 1.5 when it seemed to even out the picking and anxiety. I have been on this dose most of my last 3 years. I am bad at taking medications and can miss it for a few days and I have no withdrawal symptoms at all. It may not work for some people but I do know that it does for some and that includes me. I still have moments where I catch myself picking but it is much less. | F | 39 | 3 years 1.5 mg XR 1X day | 7/11/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | The XR has some mixed side effects any given day, sleepiness, insomia, no side effects, loopiness as it wears off to none at all. I tapered my dose and have some mild side effects | I think the XR has helped the anxiety and dealing with the mental stress I deal with at work. If the side effects were less, I would probably rate it higher. The drug helps you function but I can't say I always feel like my normal self | M | 39 | 7 months .5MG 2X day | 3/16/2012 | 1 | anxiety/depression | extreme fatigue and in a "fog" all the time | DO NOT TAKE XR - WITHDRAWL AFTER ONLY 7 DAYS OF TAKING IT. | F | 37 | 7 days 1mg 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 5 | Panic disorder | None | F | 44 | 1 months 0.5 | 11/27/2011 | 1 | gernerized anxiety and panic attack | decreased sex drive, a little drowsy in the am since i take it at bedtime. | I was on the instant release xanax 1 mg 4 times a day and they worked great until they started wearing off, so they put me on the XR, i still get panic attacks and i like the fast attacking effect of the IR, i feel like i'm waiting for ever for the XR to kick in, most importantly if you dont have insurance your screwed IR xanax is less than 20 bucks a month where XR release is over $200 a month, That in itself will cause you a panic attack when you get that surprise bill from the pharmacy!! Besides that i have tried every benzo for my condition and have done so for years, dont switch to valium if youve been on xanax XR to save money because you'll be better off taking a benadryll! | F | 27 | 30 days 4 mg 1X day | 8/19/2011 | 4 | Anxiety & Panic | Some tiredness at first, but it passes. Maybe memory related issues, but not sure. | Diagnosed with Clinical Depression around 2005 after losing several family members and close friends during about a span of 2 years. Effexor = eventual NIGHTMARE. Lexapro 10 MG for several years worked well along with occasional Xanax .5 or Xanax XR .5. (A 30 day supply of each - Xanax - would last me 4 to 6 months) Tapered off Lexapro about 6 months ago and have felt okay without it, but found I now take more Xanax XR .5 - at least one each day for several weeks now. Went back to Lexapro, but starting it again was not going well at all. Lexapro ALWAYS gave me the feeling of "brain cloud", but perhaps that was needed to not dwell on the loss, fears, etc. So, now I'm only taking Xanax XR .5 once a day (in the morning) and do find it helps very much with panic and anxiety feelings. Have also started walking (usually too darn lazy for too darn long) and find that a 20 minute good paced walk is helping as well. Prayer is a must! I have to leave everything at the feet of the Lord and trust Him to take care of it. I like to keep my ducks in a nice row, but most of the time they're all over the pond and I have to remember that God is in control. I don't like to take "mental meds", but if I was a diabetic, I'd be taking Insulin for that physical ailment. I'd love to hear from anyone reading "ask a patient" to correspond, share notes or just express. Thank You! | M | 52 | 5 years .5 1X day | 8/15/2011 | 5 | panic attacks, aniety | none | F | 65 | 15 years .5 1X day | 8/14/2011 | 4 | general anxiety | none really... | i went from .5 or 1mg of regular xanax to 2mg xr and havent really noticed any difference. i didnt realize my doctor had switched me until i got to the pharmacy so i decided to go with it. still works but sometimes thing i should be taking higher dose because i still have much anxiety. (but less than without the med) | M | 39 | 4 months 2mg 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 5 | Panic Attacks/Social Phobia | Fatigue at first. | This is a whole other drug than Xanax. I take it daily and am unaware of having done so except that my psychiatric symptoms are relieved. Miracle Drug. I am sure I am addicted to it, but I have successfully tapered off of other benzos, which were less effective, before, so I'm not too worried about withdrawal. | M | 55 | 4 years 2 mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Alcohol withdraws . Anxiety attacks | hang over felling in the morning! other then that takes the anxiety away lets me sleep ! | I was a binge drinker for a few years an smoked alot of weed while a drank. ! one day my body started to go numb when i was sitting . I thought I was having a stroke or Heart attack . went to the ER They said i had very low potassium due to Chronic drinking and they gave me Xanax for 30 days ! Couse my blood pressure was so high due to Anxiety ! It was a God sent ! They said my Liver was Fine AND kidneys was ok ! I never drink again an recommend to all u bing drinkers take vitamin pills immidiatlely ! I still feel the eager to drink, but my children need me to survive ! Im 32 and i saw my life flash before my eyes but it was my low potassium . know xanax give me a knew hangover in the morning ! witch i dont like so ill probly stop taking them since I only been on them a few days ! couse i know now im not dying just low potassium! i recommend every drinker to take vitamins everyday for ever ! | M | 32 | 3 days .25 3X day | 11/29/2010 | 3 | panic | Stopped panic cold. Sleepiness. After 3 years the extended release did not stay extended as long so I would get reboud. Lowering and quitting is nearly impossible. Need doctors constant help. | M | 50 | 3 years 1 2X day | 8/18/2010 | 4 | Panic / Anxiety | None | I swtiched to Xanax XR from Klonopin 2 days ago. WOW! I did not realize that the Klonopin was not working like it should until I started taking Xanax XR. Erases any anxiety and negative thoughts. I take it in the am and have zero issues or problems all day. I highly suggest switching if Klonopion is not working for you. I stayed with the XR since I was taking the longer half life Benzo instead of IR Xananx. What a great drug! | M | 36 | 2 days 1mg 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 3 | anxiety and panic attacks | some drowsiness,some memory issues the first couple days , sometimes the anxiety would slip through, some nausea, sometimes I feel like I'm in a fog. I am told it will go away after a few weeks. | I have had very bad vertigo for the last 6 months with no cure so far. The last month I started to have severe anxiety and panic attacks due to my health and all the worries that come along with it. The first time it happened I thought I was having a heart attack. Went to the hospital and they told me it was just a reaction to one of the new meds they were trying on me at the time. A few weeks and a few more hospital visits later I found out what it was. From the first day I started taking it I felt better. I am hoping that as the weeks go on it keeps getting better and the drowsiness goes away. It also has been helping a little with the vertigo. So far I would recommend it as the first start if you are having your attacks due to stress or medical issues. | F | 31 | 5 days 0.5 2X day | 8/13/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | I first started taking regular Xanax for about 6 months to treat moderate depression and anxiety, most likely due to a high stress management job. Xanax had immediate positive effect -- I basically returned to normal. I shifted to Xanax XR, took for several months and then the problems began. I had a panic attack which sent me to a hospital and other symptoms, including muscle twitching and stiffening, difficulty sleeping, restlessness. The neurological symptoms worsened and I began to fear a serious illness. So what did my doctor do? He increased my dose. Fortunately, I went to a neurologist who demanded I get off Xanax. I weaned off over a 6 week period... no fun. But the neurological symptoms appeared to worsen as did my anxiety. I have been off for two years now and very close to normal. But that year from hell, in retrospect, was a combination of high stress exasperated by an increasing dependence on Xanax. To this day I am pretty convinced that Xanax had alot to do wit | Don't take it. It is a quick fix, but a potential trip to hell. Fortunately, and thanks to God, I returned from hell. | M | 52 | 1 years 1 to 1.5mg 1X day | 8/6/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Feelings of detachment and unreality. Withdrawals are: Shaking, extreme anxiety, insomnia, hallucinations, vivid dreams, heart palpitations. | Addicted after just five day! Took me five weeks to ween off and had to go down to .125 a day. Withdrawals sent me to ER where the doctor gave me Vistaril, a non-addictive antihistimine, to counter the withdrawals and to help me sleep. It was a God send. The doctor there said that Xanax is not made to be taken on a regular basis. It's only for breakthrough panic attacks on an as needed basis...not daily. He said that if you are driving under the influence of Xanax, you are charged the same as if you are DUI. If somebody dies, you go to jail. Highly addictive drug and very dangerous. | F | 49 | 5 days .5 mg 2X day | 6/23/2010 |