User Reviews for Xanax:

I have had panic disorder for 18 years. Before there was Xanax, I was put on some very dreadful MAO inhibitors that made me unwell and did nothing. Less than a year later Xanax came out and it was a miracle. No more extreme fear and no more anorexia. I had attacks all day long so bad that I couldn't eat. I thought I had Pheochromocytosis, a bad disease of the adrenal glands. I was given a bunch of tests to make sure I didn't. I would not be alive today without Xanax, it has stopped the attacks and I've been on the same dosage for 15 years. .50 2x's a day. For all you people who keep harping on the fear of addiction, just stop it. You need it or you wouldn't be on it. Would you be worried that if you had to take blood pressure meds the rest of your life you'd be addicted? In a sense you are, you'd be taking a risk to stop them, and you need them. So stop pulling your hair out about being a drug addict, you're not.

i take a 2 mg. each night at bed time to help me sleep. i tried alot of other sleep aids but nothing worked. this is the only drug that work's for me. i do not take this drug for any other reason and would never take it during the daytime, only when i'm ready for sleep at bedtime.

his medication has worked wonders in my life over the last three years, unfortunately, there are some social stigmas attatched when taking a controlled substance and I have found that even some pharmacists like to treat you like a "pill head" even though I take it for legitimate reasons. Because of this, I have found it hard to be honest with my Dr. about my tolerance building up because I don't want him to get the same impression. Other than that, I would say that, in the correct dosage, this medication is very effective in treating both minor and severe panic. I regained control of my life and my ability to be a patient mother, I CAN SLEEP, I can have one thought at a time (which allows me to get things accomplished). Overall, I love this medication and my only complaint is that I feel like I'm not allowed to say that without being an "addict."

his medication has worked wonders in my life over the last three years, unfortunately, there are some social stigmas attatched when taking a controlled substance and I have found that even some pharmacists like to treat you like a "pill head" even though I take it for legitimate reasons. Because of this, I have found it hard to be honest with my Dr. about my tolerance building up because I don't want him to get the same impression. Other than that, I would say that, in the correct dosage, this medication is very effective in treating both minor and severe panic. I regained control of my life and my ability to be a patient mother, I CAN SLEEP, I can have one thought at a time (which allows me to get things accomplished). Overall, I love this medication and my only complaint is that I feel like I'm not allowed to say that without being an "addict."


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