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 |
| 3 | cant sleep/have broken neck | none | helped me sleep somewhat. | M | 24 | 4 months | 5/27/2002 | 3 | panic attacks | Grogginess sometimes in the morning. | M | 27 | 5 weeks | 1/5/2005 | 3 | anxiety, insomnia | no side effects other than drowsiness from the drug | I would have no problem falling asleep at night, but would wake up 3 to 4 hours later with anxiety and could not go back to sleep. Doctor tried sleep medications but they were not powerful enough to stop the anxiety. First night on .5mg xanax I was able to sleep almost 9 hours. Next few nights 7 or so and now im back to 4 or 5 hours max just taking .5mg I break a .25 in half to take during the day if I feel anxiety and it seems to work well. I've only been on this a short time. Not sure if I should move onto Effexor XL as my doctor is suggesting if the anxiety persists. | M | 34 | 2 weeks | 4/27/2005 | 3 | Anxiety/Panic attacks | I only take 1/2 of a .5mg pill occasionally when my symptoms get bad. It does make you very drowsy. Also for me, when it started to wear off in about 3-5 hours, I would have one hell of a crash where the anxiety and panic would get unbearable for a few hours. Even if I took it when I went to bed, as soon as it wore off, I'd be woken up with massive anxiety and panic. It also produced VERY vivid dreams, a lot of times nightmares, when I took it before bed. That combined with the panic/anxiety when I would wake (see above). | I find this drug a double edged sword. While it really does do a VERY good job at easing the anxiety while it's working, I'm really trying not to take this drug. The crashes when it would wear off were horrendous and made my anxiety worse. I'm sure if you don't abuse this drug, and you don't take it often enough to get addicted, it's definitely worth it because it definitely does work on calming anxiety as long as you don't get the wierd side effects that I get. | M | 37 | 4 days | 5/3/2007 | 3 | Loss of wife, insomnia | Confusion while tapering down my dose, insomnia, slept through my alarm several times and was late to work. | Several years ago I developed anxiety while driving. I tried Paxil and Zoloft but it only made me worse. I decided I would simply live with this problem and not take any meds since I was able to handle a reasonably long road trip of a few hours and prefer to fly anyway for long trips ( but, I still get anxious when I fly ). Two years ago my wife got very sick with a rare brain disorder. My anxiety came back with a vengence but I helped her through that horrible ordeal the best I could. When she finally died ( 10 mos ago ) I went of the deep end and couldn't sleep and was depressed. Even my favorite tricks of wine and 3mg of melantonin didn't help me sleep and I was a wreck at work. My blood pressure soared ( I was normal my whole life ). My Doctor prescribed Xanax and Zoloft where I could sleep like a baby - the best sleep I had in years and I could function again at work. I went back to exercising and within a few months my blood pressure was normal. So, in the short term both d | M | 41 | 10 months | 9/5/2007 | 3 | bpd | M | 18 | 2 months | 9/16/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Feeling like your drunk. | Agreed, Clonopin is a much better drug to take for anxiety. Both are not for the long term though. Lexapro, Zoloft or something is better. Xanax is temp. Your body will build a tolarance to it. Like alcohol. | M | 30 | | 10/17/2007 | 3 | anxiety, lack of sleep | felt emotionless and my sex drive decreased....when i quit cold turkey it was hell...back on it but lower dose and hopin to taper down and quit within next 2 months | u have 2 be careful with this drug...do not take it long term bc u will be hooked for life and will need some heavy detoxin to get off it...u dont realize your body is addicted until u try 2 stop..i over did it but went a week without it, which was hell, and am on lower dosage and i find i dont need to take it as much..take it only when u have a true anxiety attack, otherwise u could be in trouble in long run...it is good if u have will power to only take when necessary | M | 28 | 7 months | 1/5/2008 | 3 | ANXIETY/ SLEEPLESS NIGHTS | EVERYONE THAT IS WARNING YOU ABOUT THE BAD SIDE EFFECTS WHEN YOU STOP TAKING THIS DRUG ARE CORRECT! YOU 'CAN' HAVE SEZIURES. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON IT 6 MONTHS OR LONGER! IF YOU DECIDE TO GO OFF XANAX, HAVE THE DR DO IT. YOU HAVE TO WEAN OFF SLOWLY! VERY SLOWLY! PERFERABLY A PHYCHIRIST!!!!THEY KNOW BETTER HOW TO WEAN YOU! THIS IS NOT A MEDICATION TO MESS WITH! SAME 'FAMILY' AS VALIUM! | M | 58 | 3 months | 4/8/2008 | 3 | GAD/Panic Attacks | Queasiness (but not nausea), easy irritability, drowsiness and can easily sleep 12+ hours unless I set the alarm clock. | It has stopped my panic attacks more quickly than other benzo's I've tried (Klonopin, Ativan, and Valium). It works relatively quickly, but its easy to become physically addicted to it. I take .5mg, 2 to 4 times a day and haven't had a serious panic attack in quite some time. As soon as I feel a panic attack coming on, I take it. I did however, (not anticipating that I would run out) have a seizure when I ran out during the holidays and couldn't get another script for it right away. | M | 31 | 1 years | 12/7/2008 | 3 | anxiety and panic attacks | relaxed, tired, worked great on my anxiety | This med should only be used for short periods, doctors nowadays hand this med out like candy for long period of times. It is very addicting and can build up tolerance really fast. Also when discontinuing it take your time, very long time. Do not cold turkey. I went thru months of severe withdrawal symptoms while trying to get off. It effected every part of my body and mind. Still feel effects to this day being 7 months off. Please research and use with precaution. | M | 24 | 1 years | 11/29/2008 | 3 | anxiety | I started to take this after two major anxiety bouts. AT first this stuff was great. It really relaxed me and let me focus. This stuff really makes you feel good. After approx 3-4 weeks I noticed I had less and less energy. I also seemed to have less motivation. I took .5 mg at night and it really helps with sleep. I've noticed that it has started to make me sick to my stomach also. I started to tapper off this drug and the side effects are really bad. Even with this little dose I am experiencing really bad effects. | M | 41 | 6 weeks | 7/18/2008 | 3 | panic disorder | sleepiness and drowsiness | Keeps panic away, but finding the right dosing is a problem. In me there is a wear off effect that begins anywhere between 11 and 16 hours after taking the Xanax XR. This is what makes finding the dosing hard. I cannot quit this med no matter how hard I try, but the doc says that is because of the strenght of my panic disorder coming through. | M | 51 | 4 years | 10/3/2009 | 3 | Sleep | Eye twitch that wouldn't go away, I got very mean and snippy while on it and ultimately it made me horribly depressed, had to kick it. But DAMN that stuff could knock me out! | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/15/2009 | 3 | anxiety | After stopping I had anxiety that bad would not Leave house talk to anyone,I wanted to kill myself literally becoz of the agony I was going through it took 8 weeks to leave my home and feel some relief its hell.I wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy | M | 30 | 4 years 8mg | 5/15/2013 | 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 | 3 | 4 panic attacks and 2 wind down | U really have no side effects but can make u sleepy and miserable withdraws if stop all of a sudden | Really take as needed and if takenj a long time and have to stop to do 30 days jail for instance "the withdraws will about kill u " and the most who take this medicine will love it until u had to withdraw from this 'its as bad ad heroin withdraw as bad as an alcohol withdraw who does nothing but drink and quite frankly ending up n jail is the wrong place and really the wrong place to end up for a user of this medicine and a heavy drinker and drug addicts | M | 59 | 2 years 1 mg,4a da | 5/18/2015 | 3 | Anxiety/Insomnia | Drowsiness (which I guess is the point) Feeling of mild hangover next day. | Didn't really find it addictive, though many have said otherwise. It just makes me exceedingly sleepy and sends me to sleep. The next day I would feel like I had a mild hangover, which is the main reason I choose not to take it. | M | 37 | 2 weeks 0.5 mg 1X day | 5/6/2015 | 3 | M | 59 | 1 days | 7/8/2016 | 3 | for panic disorder with agoraphobia | I was dropped off of it at age 20. Started takeing at age12. When I was cut of cold turkey. I had damage to my brain. now I have uncontroled seizure's. Also ptsd and severe anxiety. | M | 31 | 10 years 8mg | 8/27/2016 |