questiong regarding xanax....?

Question

recently i have been switched from paxil to xanax for my anxiety. my doctor told me to take it once every day, but warned i could become addicted. i am just wondering if i really need to take it everyday or just take it when i feel the anxiety. i know that the paxil i had to take everyday for it to regulate the chemicals in my brain. my question is does the xanax need to be taken everyday in order to be effective or can i just take it when i need it? because i dont want to get addicted

Answer 1

I just take a half at bed time when I'm anxious. It works.
If it doesn't work for you then take a whole one.
I don't have that addictive gene so I can go weeks without taking it. I think caffeine starts me up with the anxiety.
You really do have to consult a physician because if you have a chem imbalance then you must follow their instruction and not your own. This is vital that you don't do your own thing.
I can because I don't have a chemical imbalance. It's the riles of life that get me started and nothing more.

Answer 2

Believe it or not, if you take it only when you need it, you are more likely to become addicted. Take it everyday like your doctor told you. Just don't take it more than once a day because then your body will become more tolerant and expect more, then more, then more, and then you have a problem on your hands. If it doesn't work anymore after taking it once everyday, do not ever take more...tell your doctor right away so he can come up with an alternative.

Answer 3

Let me first say, I am not a Doctor. Yet, I hope to offer some advice having recently gone through this same situation myself. (I'll try to be brief.) I went through an assortment of therapists and medications before I finally found a combination that seemed to work well. After I started showing significant improvement (which I noticed personally, but also was confirmed by my family and Doctor.) I started to feel confident enough to "experiment" with the notion of going off my meds. I had been warned about the dangers of stopping medication without my doctors consent, but I had also been warned about the danger of dependency. So I feel, having this information, and knowing that I have a good support system around me in case I fail, that I then came to the rational decision of "taking the next step", that is, learning to live without the meds. Now, given the large instance of people relapsing after coming off the meds too soon, my Doctor advised against this. But we talked it through together, and I think we both saw that it was a rational decision (although he would probably say, a risky one too. But my counter to this was that I am in a fairly stable position for the risk. - If you'd like me to be more detailed on that, just send me an email.) But most of all, he emphasized to me that it is my decision, and that no one can force me to take the meds if I don't want to. I think in talking it out, after thinking it through, we were simply better able to understand each others concerns, but we were also able to define what would be some indications of how I was reacting to the change. Which I think is important.

So whatever you decide, I wish you the best of luck. If you have any questions, or want to check in with me in the future to see how it's going, feel free to make contact. "So far it's been three weeks and I've never felt better!" [big smile!] - and don't forget to brush your teeth... peace.

Answer 4

I started out on one, as needed. Then, I needed one a day. Then, I needed two per day. Then I realized I actually "needed" it, so I weaned myself off of them over a few weeks, and against doctor's orders. I knew I was becoming seriously addicted and I had recently gone through the withdrawls of cigarette smoking (after 50 years). Xanax is addictive! See if your doctor would proscribe Zoloft...I take that and, miraculously, never have panic attacks anymore. And, it is not addictive.

Answer 5

Xannax is not the same class of med as Paxil. You could try to just wait until you have an anxiety attack. And see how that works.

Answer 6

hullo
xanax is a benzodiazepine drug(alprazolam), used in severe anxiety states(panic disorder), highly addictive if taken on regular base more than 2 weeks, we use it as an initiative course only, one should be careful not to become addictive on it.


Dr solo

Answer 7

i did the same as u. i take it as needed. maybe a couple times a wk. paxil is a hard drug to colme off of. do it very slow! very! go to quitpaxil.com its asupport group. e-mail me if u wana chat. were in the same situation. good luck!

Answer 8

I was taking xanax and i think the less you take is best. Then take it when you fell anxiety.
Clonazepam is very good too (i changed for it).
Good luck!!
Kate.

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