i was having alot of fears i went to doctor he gave me xanax to take does it help you feel better and how long

Answer 1

it helps immediately, just be careful and don't get too dependent on it...take it very sparingly, and be careful because it is highly addictive...it can cause seizures when trying to withdraw from it, although if done right, you won't have them...it is really a miracle drug and lasts for a good long while, in my estimation

Answer 2

I think Xanax is over-prescribed and that patients are under-informed about it. I was prescribed Xanax some years ago when doctors had difficulty diagnosing a physical problem I was having. They said I must have had an anxiety disorder. The Xanax had almost no effect on me at any dose. It is not intoxicating and does not cause a noticeable sense of peace or calm. It is, however, terribly addicting. Once you are hooked on it (they will refuse to use the word "addicted" in favor of "dependent") it is extremely difficult to get off of. The withdrawals are the most nightmarish, horrifying experience I have ever had. After a brief time with the withdrawals I opted for weening off. This just made withdrawals more tolerable but dragged it out longer (they will tell you that weening off causes no withdrawals). Once they have you hooked the doctors and pharmacists will treat you like scum. Patients complain about this very frequently and I found it to be true. The drug never helped my physical symptoms or anything at all for that matter. It only made my life miserable. I wish I had never even heard of Xanax.

Answer 3

Xanax (alprazolam) is a medication in the benzodiazapine class will help control the symptoms of anxiety, but it will not take away anxiety or the underlying factors causing the anxiety.

Normally, Xanax will take about 20-30 minutes before the effect begin to be felt; however, it will depend on if you take it on an empty stomach or after a meal. You will need to drink plenty of fluids, maintain an adequate diet, and perhaps speak with your pharmacist regarding the effects and side effects of this medication.

An imporant thing to remember while taking benzodiazapines; do not suddenly stop taking them and do not increase your dosage unless previously instructed to do so by your prescribing physician (for example, if currently prescribed 0.25 mg and the effects are not substaintial, your physician may instruct you to take another dose within a two hour period). Normal dosing is one tablet every 6-8 hours depending on the strength of the medication. Do not drive or operate dangerous machinery while taking Xanax as it can cause slowed reaction time, dizziness, and drowsiness, especially until you become used to the effects.

You may wish to consider counseling too, to recognize, identify, and validate the difficulties that are you causing you anxiety. Medication is only one step to treating anxiety and other disorders that make day to day life difficult.

Good luck, and peace to you.

Beki

Answer 4

Yes, Xanax makes me feel much better. I don't get a "high" from it like some people do; it just makes my anxiety go away, which is what I want from this drug.

As far as "how long," you may have to stay on it for the rest of your life if you have a serious anxiety disorder.

Warning: if you stop taking Xanax, ever, do NOT stop suddenly. That can cause life-threatening seizures. You have to "taper down" from it to avoid this risk.

Another warning: you may experience excessive daytime drowsiness while on Xanax. What my shrink did for me b/c of this problem was to give me a prescription for Klonopin (a related anti-anxiety drug that doesn't sedate as much). Now I take Klonopin by day, and Xanax by night.

Be careful not to miss doses.

Answer 5

I don't know much about it, but a lot of my family takes meds for such things and I've never heard complaints of that one