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Xanax causing depression?

I think my low dose Xanax 0.25 mg is causing me to have depression.  Is this possible?  Has anyone else experienced this?
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I am sorry to hear of your struggles.  It is great that you are getting out and walking.  Sunshine and fresh air can be a great help to ease depression.  I recently went through a traumatic divorce and was taking Xanax.  It is extremely addictive and the withdrawal is not easy at all.  If fact it can be quite dangerous.  I would advise you to talk to a therapist and seek advice from an addictionologist.  Support is very important.  Be careful.  Read some of the blogs out there.  I had no idea Xanax was so physically addictive...many people are not aware.  Be kind to yourself and try to do something you used to enjoy but have not indulged in for a long time.  Mine was horseback riding.  It is a Godsend.  Good luck and please....be good to yourself.  Some people never recover from Xanax.  It is a very serious drug.
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im having the same problem, what to do?
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So glad all you folks posted here.  I've been taking Xanex for years off and on to sleep.  Lately, I started taking every night .5 and after two weeks of that am so depressed I can't stand it.  I am sure it is the Xanex.  I was on Prozac for 10 years and finally got off that.  The doctor kept prescribing others but they were horrible; especially Zoloft.  I have tried everything and it seems that the natural products help the most.  Especially, moringa oliefera and Brigham Tea.  The Zija product is exceptional but too expensive for me but the others are quite reasonable.  All the good things help but it is a battle every day.  I have a blessed life and have no real reason to be this depressed.  Good luck to everyone.  Meditation, Hypnosis, Yoga, Prayer ( pray constantly anyhow), outdoor exercise and lots of good sunshine help.  Also, acupuncture helps, massage and the most important is a loving friend to talk to.  I have a life coach who is great and I think she helps keep me on track.  
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I started having anxiety here and there so my dr prescribed me .25 alprazolam xaxax I took 1 at nighttime to sleep then my anxiety got worse day by day so I started taking more 3x a day as dr prescribed after 6 days I was engulfed in panic I left my job uncontrollably crying I went home I stayed in my bed I thought I was going crazy I wanted to kill myself I thought I was gonna be stuck like that for the rest of my life.minutes seemed like hours I had no love for my kids no anger no fight I seen the dr.He thought I should double up the dose.I thought otherwise.2 days of being bedridden and scared of everything I quit cold turkey.I had been taking them for 7 days I seen a phsyciatrist He only offered to prescribe me more meds.I didn't take them.I don't usually take pills maybe a tylenal or benadryle.I seen a natural dr/hypnotist which tought me breathing techniqes and how my brain and neurological system works.which helped alot.After7 days of taking the Xanax I quit then came the depression I am usually very sociable and out going I couldn't see or talk to anyone I didn't want to go to the grocery store my kids ballet I had no interest in anything fun I went from 3 to 1 meals a day lost 12 pounds.I normally watched shows on tv like dexter the news walking dead I couldn't watch them anymore it scared me.I had to take sleeping pills to sleep at night.Which didn't work half the time..I had a couple of good nights in the last week I actually felt myself again.only to wake up to the same despair the next day.It has been 12 days since I quit.And I feel my depression starting to phase away.I am a very happy person I love my family,my job,my Life there was no real reason to be depressed.Seeing your stories here and support from my family and dr really helped my get through this.I hope my story can help someone can help someone else out there.Maybe these meds work for some people but not me.If I can give anyone any advice don't give up keep fighting It will all get better.
                                                                                                                                      
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Hello.

Actually, bpchris hasn't posted on MH since 2011.  You'll get a much better response if you start a new thread.  You can do that by clicking on the orange "post a question" button on the top right.
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I take klonopin (2mgs at night to sleep). I have been on various benzos for 7 months now. Lately I feel like it is contributing to my depression. They are switching me from Zoloft to Effexor to help with the depression but refuse the idea of me tapering off of the klonopin. I would really like to taper off safely. How are you doing it?
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