When I was taking it, I didn't have any side effects. But each person is different. And yes it is addictive. The doctor I see is very, very relunctant to give Xanax unless it is desperately needed.

unless you have an addictive type personality its not addictive, xanax helps many who want to recover
for most of us, .25 is a very low dose that wont do much
the doc that strugglin sees likely became a xanax addict himself

You are on a low dose and it works great for anxiety. I think if you need it as opposed to getting into extreme panic go ahead and take it bc that is what it is for. Yes, xanax is addictive along with a slew of other drugs but if you have a legitimate reason to take it and not just taking a handful to get high it is ok. I hope the med kicks in for you soon and you feel better! Gentle hugs coming your way.

Recently inherited a nursing book from Aunt Crystal that discusses Xanax and its side affects. It is a little dated (she got it in 1996) but it might help: minor side effects are blurred vision, drowsiness, change in libido, abdominal pain, dry mouth, fatigue, headache, heartburn,irritability, sweating, and (ironically) nervousness. Major side effects are : hallucinations, clumsiness, confusion, dark colored urine, menstural changes, sleep difficulties shakiness, rash, sore throat, and dark colored urine. Hopefully, you won't have any side effects. Best of luck. How is the surgery recovery going?

Just realized I meant the question about surgical recovery for beautibib. (I'm new to this website) Sorry if I weirded you out.

I don't tolerate most meds well but I have been on Xanax XR 1 mg. daily for a few months now. I know it can be highly addictive but I haven't noticed any problems on the rare occasion I miss a day. I like that it is extended release better than the short acting. Now, if I could find an SNRI that worked as well...
Best wishes to you. :o)

They can be addicting but are safe to use for short term. I was reluctant to take them too often as well even when my symptoms were severe but my MD and family encouraged me to until I can stabilize on regular anti-depressants. (just need to find the right one!)

My doctor just changed my meds because I was having non stop panic attacks several times a day. That's never happened to me before. I'm on .5mg and he says I can take 3-4 pills a day. I don't find it addictive at all, but I'm not one to take meds if I dont need too. I wont even take medicine if I have a headache lol. The only symption I found is that I get VERY nausous if I have it on an empty stomach.

for daily panic attacks its better to find a prozac type med that suits you
if relying on xanax dont take before bed or you may eventually lose the ability to fall asleep naturally
the main side effect of xanax is being drowsy
years ago the makers of xanax spent a fortune advertising xanax to docs as a panic attack cure and so introduced many docs to panic attacks, they were new back then. Their ads worked, but really xanax is no better for a panic attack than any other valium type med. sadly xanax has been adopted by many drug addicts to tide them over when they run out of their illegal drugs