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how dangerous is drinking on xanax
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
how dangerous is drinking on xanax
by batgirl912, Aug 14, 2009 01:20PM
ive been taking xanax for 12 yrs off and on. i would take them for a few months until i built a tolerence and they didnt work wait a month or 2 then start them again at one point i was up to 6grams a day so i quit for a yr then got back on them off and on and off and so on then about 4 yrs ago i started drinking on xanax and found that i could take a half a gram or 2 grams and enhance the effects and i could take less xanax but now i think im becoming an alcoholic.the xanax doesnt seem to work unless i drink on them.im only 28 but i feel like my vision is getting blurry and i think its f the xanax i also feel depressed and have major anxiety plus exreme mood swings and insomnia if im not taking them.i love xanax they really help me but i feel like they only work now for me if i drink so how dangerous is it to mix the two and is xanax known to make people have blurry vision i mean even when not on them ? thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 14, 2009 07:02PM
, Aug 14, 2009 07:02PMTo: batgirl912
When you're drinking alcohol and use the medication Xanax you're putting yourself in great jeopardy. You are using both to deal with your underlying anxiety and this is most likely to lead to addiction to both alcohol and Xanax. In addition, the combination is additive and can greatly diminish your brain function and cause periods of time when you are not in control of yourself.
Member Comments (3)
by batgirl912, Aug 14, 2009 01:32PM
im batgirl i meant mgrams in my question earlier not grams id be dead so iwas up to 6mg at one point and now i can takea 1 mg or 2mg and drink and then it works see i think xanax is making me dumb seriouly is that possible?
by Paxiled, Aug 15, 2009 01:55AM
Drinking and taking downers makes you dumb. Seriously.
