Has anyone had seizures form xanax?

Question

I HAVE PANIC ATTACKS AND HAVE BEEN ON ZOLOFT FOR TWO YRS. IT WORK GREAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF, BUT SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED. SO THE DOCTOR ADDED BUSPAR BUT I SEEM WORSE. NOW SHE STOPPED BUSPAR AND GAVE ME XANAX SHORT TERM, WHILE INCREASING MY ZOLOFT. THE PROBLEM IS
I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO TAKE XANAX BECAUSE I READ IT CAN CAUSE SEIZURES EVEN WHEN TAPERING OFF LOW DOSES.
SO EVEN IF IT WORKS, I WILL BE A WRECK WHEN IT'S TIME TO STOP WORRING ABOUT HAVING SEIZURES.

Answer 1

My mother was overdosed by a psychiatrist on Zanax. I suggest you force your lame *** doctor to give u somethin better and quick!!!

Answer 2

I have a serious anxiety disorder and have been switched on and off of meds over the past four years as my doc and I have found the best fit for me. Xanax was the first benzodiazepam I was prescribed. It didn't give me any side effects, before or after I tapered off it. I've also met others who have used it and not experienced seizures (I've never met anyone who has).

Usually, those warnings for severe side effects like seizures are basically there to cover the drug manufacturer's a**. They just want to make sure no one will sue them. Sometimes, those effects were noticed in lab rats given the drugs in VERY high doses and were never seen in humans at all, but they still place the warning just in case. Imagine a scenario like this: someone's prescribed Xanax, then overdose on it and several other drugs. They have a seizure (maybe from the xanax, maybe from one of the other drugs--no one knows). The person has tons of medical bills and no one to blame--so why not sue the drug manufacturer? That's the type of scenario those warnings are attempting to prevent.

Benzos, like Xanax, have been used for decades. They're very effective short-term (sometimes long-term). They're the type of meds that are often given just once or twice to patients--for example, to help calm patients just before surgery. In fact, one of the reasons they're used so much is for the very reason that they don't tend to produce bad side effects when a patient starts or finishes taking them--they're easier to taper than SSRI's, for instance, which is why they can act as a stand-in drug (like your doc is using Xanax for).

So I know starting a new med is scary (for me, I know it has always been), but try not to worry. Xanax is not a med to be scared of, as long as you stick to your doc's dosage instructions. If you have an anxiety disorder, I know you already have a lot of other things that are scary--try not to add another to your plate!

Answer 3

I have taken xanax for six years or so and I haven't experienced any side effects thus far. As a matter of fact I love it.

Answer 4

hullo
xanax by it self cause no seizures,in fact it increases its threshold,but sudden withdrawal after high and prolonged therapy may cause withdrawal fits just as any benzodiazepines.
worry not as far as you are under medical care.

dr solo

Answer 5

i've been on both and really abused the xanax. i've never had or heard of any1 havin seizures