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Is it ok to take a xanax?

Today I am feeling a little depressed and Ina funk, my mind is racing for some reason, I get days like this. I take 150mg of effoxor is it ok to take a small dose of xanax to try to relax my mind?  What are your thoughts?
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Thanks for the comment.  I have been on been on it since June   I started bc my panic was pretty bad and hit me all of a sudden, had test after test and could find nothing wrong with me.  I think it has been making me feel better, I had to have it increased a couple of times.  I have been prescribed xanax but I don't normally take it as I don't want to become addicted so I do t know when to take it.  I have goid days and bad with my thoughts, as I know I have to have so e type of depression going on as well. Yesterday was not that good of a day but I never did end up taking a xanax I became busy last night so I didn't have a chance to let my thoughts kick in. I just want my old self back. I am sick of feeling this way. I don't want to slip back into the way I was a few months ago thinking everything was wrong with me and not wanting to get out of bed.  I do go to a therapist and it does help inthink I just want immidate results.
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Have you been prescribed Xanax?  If you find yourself overstimulated a lot, did this always happen, or only since you've been on Effexor?  I ask because Effexor is a very stimulating antidepressant, as it targets adrenaline as well as serotonin.  What I wouldn't do is start taking Xanax if it hasn't been prescribed for you, and if this is a regular thing I'd talk to your psychiatrist about it and a possible relation to taking Effexor if this is something that has only started since you started taking Effexor.
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Im also thinking of going for medication... But I have heard of it having side effects and might rely on it. If we start taking it we would most likely be hooked for life....
Not sure about it maybe works for diff people.
I have panic and anxiety disorder for 8 years now
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