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Ok, the other day I took a very small amount of Xanax, it appeared to take away a bit of my mental agitation while at a training. I have not taken anxiety medication in the past.
So today I had some shopping to do, on the way to the store I felt anxious, so I dissolved a half of a Xanax under my tongue.
When I got in the store I felt like I was in a daze, then I felt a really heavy sensation all over my body, my heart started pounding and I felt I was not getting any air.
Oh my GOSH! Panic or what?
Then of course it did not help that my mouth and throat felt numb from dissolving the Xanax in my mouth, stupid me! I needed to just get out of the store! I drove home fast! Now still feeling really icky, but trying to calm myself down.
I have had similar reactions, after taking sedating pain meds, drinking alcohol, that appear to be sedating in nature.
Is it that my body is just so wound up, that a fast sedation upsets my chemistry, making me panic worse?
Is this a common happening?
PattyLyn
So today I had some shopping to do, on the way to the store I felt anxious, so I dissolved a half of a Xanax under my tongue.
When I got in the store I felt like I was in a daze, then I felt a really heavy sensation all over my body, my heart started pounding and I felt I was not getting any air.
Oh my GOSH! Panic or what?
Then of course it did not help that my mouth and throat felt numb from dissolving the Xanax in my mouth, stupid me! I needed to just get out of the store! I drove home fast! Now still feeling really icky, but trying to calm myself down.
I have had similar reactions, after taking sedating pain meds, drinking alcohol, that appear to be sedating in nature.
Is it that my body is just so wound up, that a fast sedation upsets my chemistry, making me panic worse?
Is this a common happening?
PattyLyn
That said, it could also relate to how you took it; dissolving versus swallowing outright. That prolonged how long it took for your body to absorb the medication and could easily have altered the effect. Benzos are fast-acting, so you need to take your dose at once for maximum benefit.
If the sensations passed, you can probably chalk it up to anxiety or to the meds. Next time you take a xanax, try to take it all at once, whether a half pill or a whole pill, and see if the incident happens again.
I hate going shopping, it's the one routine, that really makes in anxious, Shopping and sitting in heavy traffic are the worst for me.
My Psychiatrist told me a few years ago, more panic attacks accrue while shopping than during any other time. But he didn't know for sure why this happened, only that it did.
thegrimms, I went to my family doctor, I had to go anyway to get a TB test for work.
He stated, that Xanax is not suppose to be taken sublingual. By doing that it absorbs to fast, opposed to the proper way, which of course is swolling the pill like a normal person would. So by slowly taking bits of the Xanax, and letting in dissolve sublingual, in addition to the experience as you spoke that is, having anxiety that lasts a few minutes after taking a anxiety medication, Yikes I really set myself up for disaster.
George, I took the Xanax sublingual, because I have a huge fear of taking any medications. So, by dissolving a pill, little by little in my mouth, (I know that sounds crazy) I think that it might not make me really sick, or I will know right away how I will feel, or have a slight allergic reaction before taking the entire pill. or lastly turn green, (chuckle) . At any rate my theory on this backfired on me today, didn't it?
Shopping, actually calms me down, but not in the state I was in today. I bought a book I have been wanting to read, then dashed out! But the driving when anxious is a big issue for me as you. For me getting from point A to point B, when I am anxious causes a dreadful feeling in me.
Pattylyn
Linda, you're describing what is a panic attack for me and they most often have occurred while shopping.
Of course we are all individuals and things affect us differently. I've never had xanax so I don't know what it would do.