What is Xanax?

Question

Does anyone know if there are any bad side effects if the use of it is prolonged? I know the common side effects but not for long term use.

Answer 1

oh my.. this is a very dangerous anti anxiety medication. This stuff is sold on the streets as a way to get high.. here are the side effects and other things that can damage you ...

Psychological symptoms: anxiety** (including panic attacks), depression**, insomnia*, derealization/depersonalization* (feelings of unreality/detachment from self), abnormal sensitivity sensory stimuli* (such as loud noise or bright light), obsessive negative thoughts*, (particularly of a violent and/or sexual nature) rapid mood changes* (including especially outbursts of anger or rage), phobias* (especially agoraphobia and fear of insanity), dysphoria* (loss of capacity to enjoy life; possibility a combination of depression, anxiety, and derealization/depersonalization), impairment of cognitive functioning*, suicidal thoughts*, nightmares, hallucinations, psychosis, pill cravings. Note that it is far more common to fear psychosis than it is to actually experience it. Physical Symptoms: muscle tension/pain**, joint pain*, tinnitus*, headaches*, shaking/tremors*, blurred vision* (and other complications related to the eyes), itchy skin* (including sensations of insects crawling on skin), gastrointestinal discomfort*, electric shock sensations*, paresthesia* (numbness and pins and needles, especially in extremities), fatigue*, weakness in the extremities (particularly the legs)*, feelings of inner vibrations* (especially in the torso), sweating, fluctuations in body temperature, difficulty in swallowing, loss of appetite, "flu like" symptoms, fasciculations (muscle twitching), metallic taste in mouth, nausea, extreme thirst (including dry mouth and increased frequency of urination), sexual dysfunction (or occasional increase in libido), heart palpitations, dizziness, vertigo, breathlessness.

Answer 2

Where to begin...?

Prolonged use of Xanax and the effects of stopping are still being discovered. Always check the information leaflet you get from the pharmacy. It's a controlled substance, not a narcotic.

Memory loss, chemical dependancy, more likely to abuse other medications, respiratory problems, inability to verbalize coherent thoughts, disruption of speech pattern, etc...

Assuming this isn't being used to get high, I'd find another non-addictive medication. Try Vistaril. Least side-effects, and not addictive.

Oh, and coming off Xanax and going into withdrawl? One of the most unpleasant, painful, and emotionally agonizing experiences of my life. You might as well be a crack whore or shoot up heroin. Not worth it.

Answer 3

Long term use of Xanax can cause physical and psychological dependence, especially if you're taking more than 4 mg a day. It can also cause reduced liver and kidney function. You'll need to have a blood test periodically to test for those functions. It may also cause a low red blood cell and neutrophil count (a type of white blood cell), making you more susceptible to infections and anemia.

Answer 4

Xanax is an addictive recommendation medicine that slows down the central nervous system. Xanax is as well recognized as benzodiazepines. It is an anti-panic and anti-anxiety medication. Xanax is helpful to ease tenseness, nervousness, and worry related with nervousness disorders.
It works by affecting the part of the brain that controls the emotions, thereby slowing down the nervous system.

Answer 5

I'm not sure for long term effects I took it once and it messed me up like I was high on something I never took it again after that it was'nt a good high

Answer 6

It is a narcotic anti-anxiety drug, but can be used for other things such as phobias.

Its is highly addictive.

Footnote*
For some reason I notice all helpful and positive answers are getting a thumbs down*

Answer 7

I know its pretty addictive. If you mix it with alcohol, even by accident, you can easily die. I know someone who died because of that. It's a lot like vallium. Same drug family. Powerful. - Why is someone thumbs downing all the answers. Everbody's answers were serious, appropriate and informative. Please state why you don't like this responses because if its just to be funny, your abusing the thumbs up/down privledge.

Answer 8

xanax. like wow. this anti deppresent is gonna be the way of the new world.

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanax

Answer 10

its habit forming.

youll be hooked on drugs itll make you feel reeeeel gooood