User Reviews for alprazolam oral

I take 0.5 Alprazolam about 50% of the time to aid sleep or if i think a situation is going to be very stressful. No bad side effects. Been five years. Competitive triathlete age group champion-no side effects maybe some gas which can be funny ! recommend .

Although I use it mainly for sleep, I also use it for anxiety. Being reduced to 1 mg for sleep and receiving only 30 per month leaves m with none for anxiety. What to.do?

Very effective also very habit forming. Withdrawal is horrendous.

This medication has helped me greatly.

I have tried or still use Ambein (12.5 mg), Lorazapam (2 mg) and Tamazapam (15 mg). Tamzapam is completely ineffective. Lorazapam requires 4.5 mg to put me to sleep). Ambein is effective if I use 18.25 mg). Xanax works quite well with 4 mg. If I want more than 4-5 hours sleep I take 12.5 mg Ambein with 2 mg of Xanax. I end up using various combinations of these medications because most doctors freakout at the prospect of habituation. One doctor told me at 66 years old I should take Xanax as little as possible so I get .5 mg tabs and take every other day. Like this is supposed to do something? .5 mg has no effect on occasional anxiety. I use Librium 25 mg on jet flights for anxiety and it works fine. Best all around drug for insomnia, anxiety, and muscle spasms is Valium but that's dangerous medication when taking Oxycondone. For basic insomnia Xanax works best for me.Read More Read Less

Couldn't live my life without fear struggling everyday to get out of bed to go to work. And having panic attacks and blacking out at work. I now have my life back!

I suffer panic attacks. When an attack grabs hold of me, I put 1/2 of a 1 mg under my tongue and within minutes the attack is stopping. Without it, the attacks last longer and repeat over and over. I was told to take 2 a day but I still only take it when I need it. This way I avoid the "addiction" reaction that the doctors are afraid of.

I have a ( spindle cell sarcoma in my spinal track, about 10 inches long ) pain pump is not working nor were opiates. I can't barely walk and use walker, cane, and wheel chair. I feel I'm terminal which causes much stress as I'm married,own a new house , have a cock-a-too who will live for many years and things I must still do for family. This drug helps from crying and laying awake all night.

My doctor prescribed this for my insomnia and I was first taking 1mg at bedtime. One night I had 3 seizures. After that he increased the dose to include .25mg 3x daily. I read some pretty horrifying stuff about this drug and wanted to get off of it but do so in a sane and safe manner. I am now down to taking a .25mg tab and cutting it in half and then in half again (not easy). My doctor is very supportive and wants a long slow reduction in order to avoid seizures, etc. I highly recommend not taking this drug. Do a google search and read about the difficulties people have had trying to get off of it. NEVER quit taking it cold turkey. I have NEVER abused ANY medications, but some are really dangerous. I am now exploring the world of essentials oils and more natural ways to deal with insomnia.Read More Read Less

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I suffered from a brutal childhood and now with a diagnosis of PTSD, (Vietnam Vet.) I diagnosed by a board certified DO, and a psychiatrist who also agreed. With the addition of Elavil at bed time the nightmares a and daily morning severe anxiety, fear upon waking are very well controlled. As a Navy medic we used these med's which in most cases alleviated (permanently) all symptoms. Xanax was developed and marketed as a non addicting form of valium which is. In my experience I can now alleviate the pain of severe anxiety every morning. It may be psychologically addicting for some but that's it! I now live a more normal life than ever before going back all the way to my days in Vietnam. I wish more doctors would drop their bad opinions so that more people would not have to suffer! Read More Read Less

I suffer from Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety and Depression, but even in the mist of a panic attack I often opt to skip the Alprazolam. This medication numbs and sedates me, which can help at times, since these sensations are often preferable to panic, but I do not feel relaxed or able to enjoy things (reading, eating, sex, etc). Alprazolam transforms me into a sleepy zombie, it does not feel like a solution.

I get panic or anxiety attacks ,before I go to the Airport ,or flying, also helps me to sleep since I suffer insomnia ,I just use it when I need it, not regularly I am afraid to get addict ,my Ins. and Medicare doesn't pay ....and I suffer vertigo ,that makes me aware to take this medication ,but the way I used it is okay .

I havechro ic pain a!long with chronic insomnia. To top it off I have no stomach which interferes with absorption. The normally prescribed sleep aids Ambien and the others like it make me hallucinate. I have found that this drug relaxes me enough that I can get a few hours of solid sleep.

Been on 1.5 mgs a day for about a year but ive been on it since i was 14 im 24.. its the only medication that does anything for my anxiety. << Happy Girl.

I felt bad all the time(Anxiety), the shrink gave me Xanax and I tried to overdose, I woke up and felt great the first time in years. I have been on the drug for many years and can say it saved my life.

i have had depression and panic attacks bad anziety attacks since 8 years thru teen years and married life i have mental illness, i didnt live a normal life till 2005 when i got alprazolam. i live a normal life now and after 14 years of being on it.the doctors wants me off. i will not go back to living infear for anyone .this med has helped me. i do not show any side affects of this med/ i live now and not in fear of living like all my life./

I have suffered from depression and anxiety since earliest childhood due to a physically abusive parent and then an extremely poor marriage. I began taking Alprazolam in my early thirties for extreme tinnitus. Now, at age 78, I take a 75 mg. capsule of Effexor XR daily and one mg. tablets of Alprazolam three-to-four times daily as needed. I can truly say this has been a life saver for me... Once in a great while I have a mild panic attack, but I can lead an otherwise normal life. I purchase the generic Effexor XR in Canada, but the Alprazolam is unbelievably inexpensive and I purchase it at a local pharmacy.Read More Read Less