Xanax XR

[nputte]

Anyone have any experience with this? It's supposed to be just like xanax but instead of wearing off it lasts all day. Just wondering because so far xanax is the only thing that has worked for me though I try not to take it unless I'm having a panic attack.

[allmymarbles]

With Xanax you have to always keep addiction in mind. It is best to take it on an as-needed basis. If you read these columns faithfully you will find lots of entries on Xanax addiction and withdrawal. I was taking Xanax for panic attacks (due to adrenal fatigue caused by Advair). Not only didn't I take the extended form, I would first take only half a pill. Often that worked just fine. I was not on a maintenance dosage, and if my doctor had recommended it, I would have refused. Doctors are not chemists. You get better information on drugs from a druggist.

[flob]

if it were me, i'd avoid the xr completely unless my condition were severe and chronic. i don't offer medical advice...i'm not qualified by any means to even suggest a cold medicine...but knowing addiction the way that i do and hearing the stories of those who've become addicted and withdrawn from plain xanax, i'd say that the xr is a recipe for some super benzo addiction.

i say this, but there are some conditions that do need it and i don't doubt that. you just have to decide if your condition actually falls into that category, i guess. what does your doctor think?