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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XANAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | some anxiety | It caused full blown panic and anxiety attacks. It caused depression, suicidal tendencies, poor self esteem, very poor judgement. Started into withdrawal and had to keep taking more. It caused my miscarriages. It ROBBED me of 20 years of my life. A rating of 1 is extremely too high for this drug. It should have never been put out into the market. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!! It should be pulled from the shelves. | F | 49 | 21 years | 4/11/2005 | 1 | Recreational | I took this drug after drinking 2 bottles of Heineken and a shot of Jagermeister and proceeded to blackout (I literally remember nothing from 10 minutes after I took the pill until the next afternoon at around 4pm when I woke up), completely go insane towards everyone I was with, crash my car going at least 55 into a tree in someone's front yard, and get a DUI for driving drunk. This drug is ridiculous, and all of you people talking about how you love it need to wake up and realize that if you love a drug you have a problem. This drug is nasty, it's addictive, and it can easily cause blackouts with or without the addition of alcohol. Why doctors even give this to their patients is a mystery to me. I have taken this drug on a few occasions and never has it been a positive experience. I have friends who became addicted and then moved on to bigger things, such as Oxy's. I have also seen people who were prescribed Xanax and will never be functional without it again. I despise this drug. | People think they need medication for typical human emotions because they are too weak to realize these negative feelings are illusions they've created for themselves. I used to have panic attacks and I worked through it without medication. I haven't had a panic attack in years and quite honestly, I doubt I'll ever have another. I'm glad our society has deteriorated into one which popps pills for anything that may be of inconvenience rather than combat it with intellect or logic. You're all sad and pathetic for loving your supposed | F | 22 | 12 times | 4/20/2005 | 1 | anti anxiety insomnia | pleasant relaxation, mild sedation, memory loss | I became addicted to this drug taking it at therapeutic doses in a short period of time at which point no one wanted anything to do with me, accusing me of drug seeking behavior when I asked for Valium to wean myself off. The only person I would ever recommend this drug to is someone I hate. | F | 47 | 60 days | 1/24/2002 | 1 | Anxiety | Dont give a Sh*t attitude, groggy, cursing | Went in to work and called my boss a Fu**ing A**hole. Got fired. HATED THAT JOB! | F | 25 | 12 days | 4/18/2007 | 1 | SLEEP AND ANXIEY | Insomnia, Burning of the forearm, twitches,jumpy nerves, possibly bruises, pychosis, increase panic attack and anxiety, left side chest pinches, nerve tingling on left side of body. | Xanax has caused me so many problems. It does help you relax and go to sleep. I was taking 1.5 at bed time to go to sleep. Although I was given a perscription for 0.5 three times a day, I thought I could use it like valium. I was told by my doctor to go off cold turkey. It was terribleand I don't know why the doctor made me do this !!! I only took xanax for 30 days. I have stopped cold turkey since 12/2/06 and its been two months and I still feel the side effects of twitches, jumping nerves and tingling. Is there anyone out there who experienced what I have or could answer the question why do I still have these side effects. Before the medication and during taking the medication I had zer symptoms. As soon as I stopped..it all started. Will this every go away or is this permanet. Some doctors have said it only last for two weeks? We'll its been two months...Why???? | F | 29 | 30 days | 2/21/2007 | 1 | anxiety | my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. the depression became more acute with brain zaps - she would hold her head and say | my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. the depression became more acute with brain zaps - she would hold her head and say | F | 61 | 8 months | 1/23/2007 | 1 | anxiety | highly increased anxiety between doses, addiction very quickly | at first i thought xanax was a godsend. i felt that i could cope with my job and it gave me a relaxed feeling, sometimes a feeling of bliss. shortly after taking xanax 3 times a day i became severely addicted to the drug. i had extreme mood swings, memory loss, and became a nasty person. i tried to wean myself off xanax many many times and failed. finally i went into detox. i wouldn't recommend xanax for my worst enemy. it is evil and doctors who prescribe it for more than 8 weeks are drug dealers. | F | 26 | 3 years | 12/27/2005 | 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 | 1 | Anxiety due to Lamisil reaction | Drowsiness for two hours after taking it. Overall it was good in the beginning for coping with my other side effects from Lamisil. However, after taking it for about 4 weeks I became nauseated to the point where I had a masive head ache and shakes. | Xanax I've read is only for short term use. For me I have figured out it is best not to take any RX at all. | F | 41 | 4 weeks | 9/25/2006 | 1 | Panic Attacks/Anxiety | This drug is a monster. | This drug still whispers to me. I have been off of Xanax for 3 months now, but I still find myself thinking of them, EVEN DREAMING of them. I was numb the whole time I was taking them and didn't realize truly how numb and insensitive I was until I got off them. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that stopping them cold turkey was so horrible. I truly just wanted to die for the first 3 days I came off them and didn't feel normal until 2 weeks after. Yet, they are so addicting I don't know if I'd turn one down today; I've just stopped myself from seeing a doctor to get them. Learn to cope through life with God. | F | 20 | 6 months 1mg 4X day | 11/3/2012 | 1 | Situation stress | Do NOT under ANY circumstance take this poinson. I detoxed off Xanax 4 months ago and remaincompleyely incapacitated. O have had to resign my job and am being passed around from family member to family member so no one burns out caring for me. I am completely dependent now on others. I suffer debilitating insomnia, anxiety, depression, burning skin,tachycardia, dry mouth, pins and needles sensations and many more painful crippling symptoms. Nothing is so bad that you need to take Xanax. Stay away from this drug!!!!!! | F | 47 | 7 months 2.5 | 12/17/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | I was prescribed Xanax for situational anxiety, or one or two times a year moderate anxiety. Something I now know I could have handled myself.. I wish I had! It started off GREAT, worked wonderful for so many years.. I didn't know the Devil was at my back! I started not feeling well, getting some depression, worsening of anxiety, I Ended up in the Psych ward..I unknowlingly became an ACCIDENTAL ADDICT . I was in tolerance for 1-1/2 years, Dr's. increasing my dose, which only helped a few months at a time. I'm a 59 female, had to w/d from the evil little bastard pill. OMG!! I cannot or nor would ever in a million years contemplate or believe anyone telling me what they had or have gone thru in benzo w/d, if i had not experienced it myself.. I have had heroin addicts on the psych floor tell me they would never put another Xanax in their mouths because of how horrendous and LONNNGGGG the w/d and recovery was!These are people that have gone on and off Heroin and coke MANY times, becau | The class of drug SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN BY DOCTOR"S AT ALL. | F | 59 | 10 years 3-4 mg.a d 1X day | 4/9/2013 | 1 | Anxiety | Increased anxiety, fear, terror, development of phobias, muscle problems, dizziness, caused me to become completely disabled...the list of side effects is too long to list. | This drug is pure POISON!!! It destroyed my life so fast I didn't even know what was happening to me. Of course the doctors never told me how bad this drug was, how insidious. I lost my life to Xanax and am now off of it but the damage has been done..literally, the damage has been done to my nervous system and my body is trying to heal. It takes so long. Do not even be tempted with this drug unless you are into playing Russian Roulette. Believe me when I say, the pre-existing anxiety I had was a cakewalk compared to the terrors of the Xanax experience. | F | 35 | 2.5 years 1mg 1X day | 4/8/2013 | 1 | anxiety disorder | increased severity of panic attacks, socially inappropriate behavior/outbursts of crying, etc. made the panic disorder 1000%worse. Ended up going to a rehab at over 20,000 dollars to kick it. DON"T DO IT! | should be illegal. | F | 51 | 5 years | 3/16/2006 | 1 | insomnia | I took a very small dose for several years. Yes, it works well, but is definitely not worth it. It can takes years to recover after quitting. | This drug, prescribed by my doctor with no warning about addiction, has nearly destroyed me. It works so well until the side effects set in, or until you try to quit, that it's difficult to believe how horrible it can be when you quit. Stay away from it. | F | 66 | 10 years | 1/14/2006 | 1 | PANIC ATTACKS/MANIC DEPRESSION | BAD WITHDRAWL BETWEEN DOSES. | IT MADE ME VIOLENT WHEN I WAS EXPERIENCING WITHDRAWL FROM IT, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET MORE.. MY DOCTOR HAD TO KEEP INCREASING MY DOSEAGE OFTEN. I HAVE AN UNUSUALLY HIGH TOLERANCE FOR DRUGS SINCE I HAVE BEEN TAKING PRESCRIPTIONS SINCE I WAS 4, STARTING WITH RITALIN. XANAX CONTROLLED ME, I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT OR MY LIFE. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICINE FOR LONG-TERM TREATMENT, OR TO BE TAKEN FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN EMERGENCY. I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH VALIUM. MY EMERGENCY DRUG OF CHOICE IS NOW ATIVAN, AND I TAKE THAT ONLY WHEN I AM SUPER PANICKY/DESPERATE. BENZO'S ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. | F | 37 | 4 months | 3/28/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Addiction and subsequent tolerance withdrawal. Dose was 1.5 mg per day for 6 years. Dose was increased to 4 mg per day for two weeks during recovery from surgery and I developed tolerance withdrawals. | Withdrawal from Xanax is extremely difficult and requires hospitalization. I required six days in-patient detox and 3 months of intensive out-patient recovery. Please refer to www.benzo.org.uk for more information. THIS IS A VERY ADDICTIVE DRUG WHEN USED ON A LONG TERM BASIS. If you require anxiety management, go see a psychiatrist to receive proper long term care. General practitioners should not be allowed to prescribe this medication. | F | 47 | 6 years | 4/8/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | My symptoms that I took it for are mutiplied by 100. | I take only .5 when I feel like I am going to have a panic attack. That's only 3 times a month. By the next day, I wish I had just road out the original panick attack because I not only feel anxiety, but I SCREAM AT EVRYONE THAT IS WILLING TO LISTEN. I hate this drug. Thank God I never started taking the dose my doctor recommended. Please don't take this and drink, I also have a friend that contracted MAJOR DISEASE in college from taking xanax and losing judgement. worse part is, SHE NEVER REMEMBERED HAVING SEX, so she couldn't even figure out who gave it to her. This is why I never have taken even the low recommended dose. | F | 26 | 5 years | 2/3/2010 | 1 | ptsd | hallucinations, paranoia, apathy, depression, very addicting, withdrawl is the most AWFUL of all. | Thank-goodness I have a doctor who saw the seriousness of this drug and forced me off it. I was weaned and replaced with Klonopin. It keeps an even balance and I'm not anxious or scared, helps my sleeping, tremendously. STAY OFF OF XANAX! My mom and husband stayed with me when I went off it, I would reccomend having it done profeesionally, don't be alone and try it!!!!! The withdrawl is HORRIBLE, you literally lose your mind. | F | 57 | 10 years 2 mg 3X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Felt extremely sedated, even on a lower amount. Doctors, in general, will not tell you the truth about this drug. Unknowingly became tolerant to my dose amount and began experiencing interdose withdrawal a short time after I started taking it. This drug completely derailed my life and made my anxiety so much worse to the point of becoming homebound and agoraphobic. I finally figured out what was going on and got off the xanax. Subsequently, my anxiety is so much better, but I am left with many other problems. If you think your anxiety (or whatever problem you are dealing with) is bad now, try some benzos and see what real hell is waiting for you. Do the research, people! Consider alternative modes of dealing with your problems before opening this can of worms. | I strongly advise people to stay away from this drug and any of the benzodiazepines! They should not be prescribed, or at the very least, MUCH more regulated. They cause dependence (sometimes after very short-term usage) and the risks can be incredibly severe. I am currently in month four of severe benzo withdrawal. This stuff is worse than heroin. I had over 50 symptoms, some of which you would not even begin to fathom. This has been my worst nightmare. I am doing better and am down to about 15 or 20 symptoms, but am told withdrawal can last and healing can take 6-18 months. It influences your GABA production, and, as I understand it, can actually damage your GABA receptors. This does not fix itself quickly. It takes the brain and body much time to heal. There are some people who will argue that they can take these drugs and get off of them without incident, but how can you know if you will be one of the "lucky ones"?? The doctors will deny all of this until they are blue in the face, unfortunately. Just don't trust everything your doctor says. Be your own advocate. | F | 33 | 2.5 years Varied 1X day | 9/14/2010 |