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 | M | 57 | 10 years | 12/9/2007 | 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 | 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 | 4 | anxiety/panic, akathisia(recent) | sedation, confusion, memory loss at higher doses, the ususal for benzos. Side effects were very mild. The benefits greatly outweigh the risks/side effects. (for me anyway) This drug worked effectively and quickly in demising panic/anxiety symptoms. | only take this drug when you really need or if you have severe chronic anxiety/phobias/panic disorders that require long term treatment with benzodiazepines. Most literature suggests that xanax is the most addictive and most potent of the benzos, but also very effective. As of now, I take 0.5mg of the brand name version as needed and not on a daily basis. DONT' TAKE THIS DRUG WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER SEDATVIES. Severe confusion, complete memory loss of the past days events may result. Additionally, combining 2 sedatives that depress the CNS increases risk of overdose from either substance. | M | 20 | 6 months | 8/2/2007 | 4 | anxiety/panic...and general nerves | Sleepy hangover...some mild depression...but nothing heavy... mild forgetfulness but just like trying to remember something when you're sleepy | Very Useful...and in fact they keep trying to prescribe more to me but really I only need to break a .25 in half and lick about 1/16th off that to get the calming effect...unless I'm getting on a plane or something major... but it's pretty good | M | 52 | 6 years | 9/4/2007 | 4 | Panic attacks and anxiety | Memory loss, sleepyness. Depression if I take too much in a day. | This drug really well during panic or anxiety attacks. | M | 43 | 3 months | 7/11/2007 | 4 | [Social] Panic Attacks/Agoraphobia | I sometimes felt invisible, like nobody could notice anything I was doing. Occasionally it would make me fall asleep if I had to stay in one spot for too long. After a fairly short period of time I would feel moderate rebound anxiety. | I have periodic panic attacks, particularly at social gatherings, riding in cars, and walking into rooms full of people (i.e. late to class). I felt that the medicine worked, but I felt that it created urges to take more than directed when the rebound anxiety hit, so I switched from alprazolam to clonazepam (Klonopin). I think xanax is great for airplanes and adjunctive treatment with ssri's, but by itself I don't think xanax has much too offer except as a short term treatment for panic attacks, klonopin is less sedating and seems to prevent future anxious episodes without causing cravings, and tolerance seems to build up much slower than xanax does. | M | 19 | 60 days | 6/30/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | The only noticeable side affect was almost instant sleepiness and minor drossiness that carried over to the next day. | I took this medication to deal with my kids, wife, school, and work and I must say it helped me get through the stressful times. I only took it as needed and not everyday and only when I felt a crappy day coming on. I would definitely not recommend this drug if you have to get up early the following mourning, you will just be too relaxed to want to do anything. | M | 22 | 365 days | 7/28/2007 | 4 | M | 1 months | 4/10/2007 | 4 | pre | none | M | 49 | 1 days | 6/25/2007 | 4 | Fear of flying | I take Xanax only when flying. I take it about an hour before the flight leaves. It eliminates the severe feelings of anxiety I used to experience when flying. It makes my drowsy, but that's a good thing, so I can sleep on the flight. | I've noticed vivid dreams for a night or two after taking it. Also, I do get irritable for a day, 2 or 3 days after taking it. | M | 59 | 6 years | 7/15/2007 | 4 | M | 49 | | 2/22/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Lethargic, Short Term Memory Loss | Don't take more than you are prescribed | M | 34 | 2 years | 3/24/2005 | 4 | Panic attacks | None | Still worried about the potential for addiction, so I only take it when I know I'm having an above-average anxiety problem. I'd like to take it more, because it works great. | M | 38 | 10 months | 6/25/2002 | 4 | Alcohol withdrawal symptoms | Sleepiness at dosages over 1mg. VERY PRONOUNCED WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. | After an extended length of heavy alcohol consumption I was very physically addicted to alcohol, although not mentally -- I seriously wanted to quit at this point, but if I didn't get a drink every few hours I would experience sweating, dysphoria, severe anxiety to the point where I was jumping at shadows and SEVERE insomnia (I went five days without sleep easily when trying to quit). I found a doctor and told him I had previously been diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and was relapsing (this was true enough, though I omitted my alcohol situation). He proscribed Prozac (20mg) and the generic form of Xanax, Alprazolam (proscribed at 1mg every six hours or as needed). Well, after a short period where my body got used to the Xanax (I was very sleepy and uncoordinated for about three days as I recall) I was much better. When I felt the anxiety coming on I took .25mg to | M | 33 | 3 months | 1/8/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Withdrawal symptoms in between doses. Feel flighty & anxious if I try to cut back. | Great for anxiety, but if you try to taper down or take less over a couple of days, you feel like you have the flu. | M | 34 | 2 years | 2/2/2005 | 4 | panic attacks/anxiety around people | tiredness, more naps than usual. | I've been taking .25-.5 mg 3 times a day. This drug works, but I found that I could not taper the dose very easily without getting nervous. This drug is effective but I think I would rather take Klonopin which has a longer half life and less habit forming potential. | M | 19 | 4 months | 11/3/2001 | 4 | anxiety | M | 38 | 9 months | 1/7/2002 | 4 | Anxity | M | | 10/7/2002 | 4 | Panic and anxiety | None | I take a total of five 1mg pills daily and I can live a normal life with them | M | 52 | 9 years | 12/27/2002 |