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Unless your a doctor, please be careful about telling people xanax is a BAD drug. unless you know their HISTORY and have been with them during a PANIC ATTACK!
I am really getting tired of people who think just because a drug did not work for them or the side effects are bad or the addiction factor, that any drug (NOT only XANAX) is bad for everyone. this is a forum to share not to diagnose. weather your a new comer or monitor or have been on this site the day it started.
I am really getting tired of people who think just because a drug did not work for them or the side effects are bad or the addiction factor, that any drug (NOT only XANAX) is bad for everyone. this is a forum to share not to diagnose. weather your a new comer or monitor or have been on this site the day it started.
I agree with you. Everyone tries to act like they are doctors. I was prescribed xanax 9/711 for panic attacks but I didnt take them every day only when I needed them. I got a quantity of 90 and since then I have only taken 40 pills since then. I have five refills and I still havent gotten them. they were prescribed to me to take every 6 hrs but I never told them that way. I only took them for when I got a real panic attack and that was not often and it took it away. Just recently I got injured and I am unable to got out until I get well so for past week I took it on Thursday then on Monday(memorial day) and today. Now I don't know how I will feel like tomorrow. I have been getting them bad and thats why I take them. I know the pharmacist has said that you can get addicted to them it you take them every day as precribed and when you don't really need them. I only take them when I need them. I can't wait till I get better so that I do not take these again.
I agree with you. My doctor put me on Xanax two years ago on an as needed basis. At the time, it worked for me-very well at that but in the last 6 to 7 months it isn't as events in my life have gone past what Xanax was intended for.
I will never say it's a bad drug-used for its intended purpose, it's a very good one. Just because it no longer works well for me doesn't make it a bad drug. And you're right-I WISH I had this back in the mid 90's when I was suffering severe panic attacks.
I think people need to understand we're all different and what works for one may not work for someone else. I also think some doctors need to understand situations change and a switch may often be in order instead of saying no, stay with what you're on.
I will never say it's a bad drug-used for its intended purpose, it's a very good one. Just because it no longer works well for me doesn't make it a bad drug. And you're right-I WISH I had this back in the mid 90's when I was suffering severe panic attacks.
I think people need to understand we're all different and what works for one may not work for someone else. I also think some doctors need to understand situations change and a switch may often be in order instead of saying no, stay with what you're on.
Makes sense. If Xanax or any other medication works for someone that's important. Any information I have posted is from sources and I suggest the person speak it over with their psychiatrist whom they may not have discussed the issues to begin with. The only time I've discussed issues with Xanax were when it stopped working for people and often that's because its generally meant for short term use as an anti-anxiety drug and other anti-anxiety drugs (such as Klonopin) have a longer half life and less of a potential for a person to build up a tolerance to. I would never tell someone who has a working medication, including Xanax to change it. But if a person has issues with a medication I discuss it. And give them some general suggestions to talk over with their psychiatrist.
And much of my information comes from "Instant Psychopharmoclogy: A Guide for the Nonmedical Mental Health Professional" by Ronald J. Diamond. Its written by a professional but so that consumers can understand. You might find it worth reading as well or anyone here and in no manner does the advice in it take the place of anyone's psychiatrist but it does give a person a better understanding of what general guidelines for medications are and how they work.
And much of my information comes from "Instant Psychopharmoclogy: A Guide for the Nonmedical Mental Health Professional" by Ronald J. Diamond. Its written by a professional but so that consumers can understand. You might find it worth reading as well or anyone here and in no manner does the advice in it take the place of anyone's psychiatrist but it does give a person a better understanding of what general guidelines for medications are and how they work.
Well I'm not a Dr. but but I play one on T.V.! ha ha. I agree with you. Xanax has helped me alot. I read posts where people say not to take it because it will quit working in a very short time. That's not true for everyone. I've been taking it for 4 years with no increase in my dose. This is my 3rd time on it. I've quit when I've been on an antidepressant that helps my anxiety but it seems like some of the antidepressants poop out and the xanax is still working! I know alot of people have had bad experiences with meds and they feel like they're helping someone by telling them not to take that med. But we're all different and what works for one of us might not work for someone else. Take care. Remar
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