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(also known as Alprazolam)
Alprazolam is a short-acting drug in the benzodiazepine class used to treat anxiety disorders and as an adjunctive treatment for depression. Alprazolam was invented by Pfizer and is marketed under the trade name Xanax. Its patent expired in 1992.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Anxiety | 2735 |
91% |
| Panic Attacks | 1233 |
90% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 304 |
96% |
| Depression | 253 |
94% |
| Bereavement | 76 |
95% |
Overall, 92% (5148
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find Xanax helpful
Xanax Reviews
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This works but I've become dependant on it. I don't like being dependant on it but I do like being able to function TOTALLY normally while on it.
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Controls my anxiety but does not get rid of it. Am being careful because do not want to get addicted. Only take .25 mg twice a day.
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took it a couple of times just made me sleepy
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0.5 mg, I take it at night to chill me out.
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having to take more but I would have to say working
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has worked but is not working right now.
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Yes helps
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when i feel an anxiety attack coming on i use xanax and it works within 5 minutes
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I do not want to be dependent on a drug to make me feel better. Trying to work on my cognitive behavior to help with my panic attacks.
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When I had the panic attackes I would take a Xanax and it would make me feel alot better. But I only take when I REALLY HAVE TO!
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Help! Xanax/Alprazolam question.
Amanda, Be careful and ask your doc for support as you wean off Xanax. I know a man who was in rehab a month coming off Xanax. He was on a lethal ... [More] -
Help! Xanax/Alprazolam question.
The most common "risk" associated with abruptly discontinuing xanax after being on it for > 6 months is a withdrawal seizure. It depends ... [More] -
Help! Xanax/Alprazolam question.
Below is some info on coming off benzo. I don't mean to sound negative, it's just that my former Pdoc confessed to me that her hubby [also a Pdoc] la... [More] -
Help! Xanax/Alprazolam question.
It's not dangerous, although this med is addictive, you may have anxiety attacks and you may not be able to sleep. There are better med s than this on... [More] -
Help! Xanax/Alprazolam question.
I WOULD COME OUT AND ASK THE DOCTOR IF IT IS DANGEROUS, HOWEVER FROM THE AMOUNT YOU SAID YOU WERE TAKING I WOULD PROBABLY SAY NO, HOWEVER STILL ASK EV... [More]
