what does xanax make you feel like

[beancounter68]

Im on cymbalta and xanax and not sure what im supposed to feel. Is the cybalta making me calm or the xanax? I was treated for depresson and extreem irritability due to overload of one very stressful year.

[Stacy79]

I'm not sure about Cymbalta, but Xanax makes you feel very slow and dopey.  I don't know how to explain it, other than a slow feeling.  

[beancounter68]

why would my dr give me that if i needed it for irritability
he said in addition to my depression it may have to do with me being the big 40............i do feel dopey and slow but not as irritable. guess thats my answer :)
thanks

[beancounter68]

did you take xanax? stacy79? and was it a good experience?

[GoingToMakeIt]

Cymbalta is an anti-depressant. Xanax is used to treat anxiety.

[allaboutmary]

I would only take the xanax if you are having bad anxiety. You might not need to take them everyday. just my opinion....

[troubleinohio]

I used xanax for years back btwn the ages of 18 and 21 roughly, and then again for about the past 2 years on a daily basis. If yours is making you feel dopey or sleepy, the dose is too high. Ive always remained on the lowest dose .25 mg. I was given .50 mg to take, but i always broke them in half and used only half as much. Taken this way, it has never made me sleepy, slow,stoned or dopey feeling. Just normal again. takes away my panic. Although when i have to go to the dentist, thats another story, i have to take a full .50 on the way there, and sometimes another half again right before they start working on me because my panic goes through the roof.  ANyhow, what dose are you on? you may need to reduce the dose. You dont want it to make you feel adversly, it should just normalize you so you are not in a state of panic or distress.    

[beancounter68]

i take 1mg and i dont feel loopy or drugged at all but calmer. .5 didnt do anything really
thanks for your help

[JMTMmomma]

I've taken lots of depression and anxiety meds. Xanax is the best in my opinion. I have no insurance anymore so I'm not actively taking them, but taking them daily keeps you from having panic attacks. My friend occasionally gives me a few of hers and I'll just take one if I have a panic attack and can't calm down. If you get easily stressed, talkative, jumpy, irritable or nervous these are anxiety signs. Also Klonopin I used to take. Valium and Ativan are also similar. I think it usually takes 2 weeks for anti depressants to work, so give cymbalta some time. I liked Wellbutrin when I was on it. It actually saved my life. Plus it made me quit smoking and lose weight. Man I'd like to take that again!

[beancounter68]

Wellbutrin made me want to jump outo f my skin and made my heart not just race but pound.
I dont really know what my prob is..................not weepy depressed, i have a great life. Just lost interest in everything and gained 10 pds and my kids even said i was always yelling and "bitchy"
well, the kids didnt say that , but i was.
I was so edgy i didnt want my husnad to touch me, muchless anyone else. It was s trange for me.
I a very fun, happy person.
My 5 yr old was diagnosed with adhd and aspergers and that has been a rough ride for the whole family .
plus i am almost 40.................39 to be exact. Who knows. I hope i get myself back. I miss me.
And so does my family

[bdbd]

Xanax is to help with stress and anxiety, it should calm you.  As with all meds, it has side effects most commonly dizziness and drowsiness, and some others.  The sides effects will be listed on your Rx information sheet.  It is also an addictive drug and should be monitored by your doctor.  If your dosage is too high, talk to you doctor.  Also my doctor said she recommends only using for a short time, not long term meds.  In additation to Xanax I am in counseling.  Keep in mind counseling is a long term process!!  But very helpful!!  Taking high doses for extended period of time can cause your tolerance to be high and the drug will not be effective.    

[Peaches5036]

OMG
Been on xanax for 16 years, it just made me feel a lttle calmer, helped with panic attacks, didn't really notice any feeling, just absence of scary feelings.
NOW THE ScARY PART
Getting off xanax is the most excruciating pain i've ever experienced. Been tapering from 3mgs a day, down to 2mgs a day, and going any lower is worse than any pain i ever had. It's worse than breast cancer, worse than chemo, worse than labor and giving birth to a 9 1/2 lb baby standing up. ( Just a few of my experiences)
I am not a wimpy person, but this is hell. Am planning to go in-patient next month to get off this insideous medication.
Withdrawls include, possibility of seizures, heart attacks, stroke and permanent neurological damage.
IF YOU CAN, GET OFF IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
The longer you take it, the more tolerance you get to the drug and the harder it is to stop. Doctors, ( my doctors anyway), NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT GETTING OFF XANAX.
I suggest you go to the Ashton Manual website and the Tranqulizer Recovery website and read all about benzodiazipaines.
I'm not a nut, am not exagerating, I'm a 64 year old, grandmother, retired social worker. Generic, "nice lady".
God bless you

[sunshinedust]

I am addicted to xanax and let me tell you its deffiinatly what made you feel calm and great.
i get real stupid like ill forget i have a cigarette in my hand and sometimes i dont even want to talk when im on it.
i snort mine though so i feel it 10 times faster and better
the first time i did xanax i think i snorted half a bar and i fell asleep and i wasnt dreaming but i heard voices,it started out with just one voice and it was a guys voice then it turned into a bunch of voices then they got so fast it sounded like a tape skipping like that real skweaky sound.
it was freaky

[uggghh]

yeah i used to do the same thing as sunshinedust...i most definatley agree with peaches...every word of what she said was true...most horrific thing ever....get off before its too dang late!

[rdfbgdfnmbgjr]

Okay, so I'm young, but I will not tell my age. I am young enough that I live with my single mother, and one younger brother. I have a high on xanax as of this moment, and it's easier to tell you how it feels. Yesterday, between 4 and 5, I took three xanax, and an Advil PM. I went back to the business on my computer, That was the last thing I remember. When I woke up again, it was to my phone. It was 11:00 P.M., and everyone had already gone to sleep. I fely wobbly and unsteady on my feet. My while bosy was tingling, like every part of it was asleep. I got up and went to the bathroom, and nearly missed the toilet. When I finally got done with that mis-hap, and went to the kitchen to get some tea, and took three more xanax. I went to lay back down, and that is the last thing that I remember. Now, I am at home, and I can bearly type anything. I'm trying to get off of xanax, but it is addictive. Very much so. So please, don't start taking it, it's very hard to stop taking. Best wishes.
-Ann.

P.S.
It is now 10 in the morning

[malina707]

hey. honestly you are obviously too young to be taking drugs sweetheart. im 19 and i got a prescription for vic 10mg when i pulled a muscle in my neck and the ******* doctor gave me 180 with 3 refills! that alone had me fenning for more when they were gone. it is because of doctors like that why our generation of teens have such a problem with drugs. i honestly pray u can stop.
god bless.