xanax

[robbie178]

Can taking 2 - 2.5 mgs of xanax every make you feel exhausted. I have no energy everyday. I'm either depressed out of my mind because I am not drinking or its the meds because I am taking it for anxiety but I am not really anxious all the time. Just tired. This gut I'm seeing wanted me to take 4 mgs for my anxiety.He says its the anxiety thatsmaking me tired or shall I say excruiatinly exhausted. I had blood tests and nothin showed. So whatever going on is in myn head or the xanax.

[ibizan]

I know about PAWS for day job is substance abuse counselor for 23 years and sober/clean 24 yrs!went to a seminar on it years ago and it made so much damn sense for ppl who had drinked/drugged for years and were miserable with depression and anxiety upon quitting!Many doctors don't know about it...the average med school student takes a sad amount of low continueing education hours in addiction and many times faced with it and unknowing!Both of u need to google PAWS and read about it....see if the symptoms match urs!

[robbie178]

I went to meetings everyday my first three months and then stopped going because I started to feel sick. My energy level was so made I couldn't get myself to go to a meeting. I am going to ask my dr today about getting on a good anti depressent. But then I am thinking that I may be suffering from this Post acute withdrawal syndrome that causes kind of the same feelings that depression and anxiety cause. I am so confused. My concentration is very made ever since I stopped drinling. I am not focused and have trouble reading, watching tv etc. The weird thing is that if I was to start drinking again my energy level and concentraion level would return to normal. Very strange. Would you know why that is.

[robbie178]

You are the first person that I have met in recovery that heard of post acute withdrawal syndrome. I am disturbed that my dr'sdo not know about it. I have been very honest with my Dr's about my drinking but since I get really anxious when I go to see them and my BP is always elevated by my anxiey they always harp on the anxiety and want to medicate me. How much do you know about PAWS and can symptoms last for months at a time everyday. I am on 2 mgs of xanax .05 mgs four times daily.

[susieq87]

Are you in recovery with a program?  My experience has been if I was addicted to alcohol, I had a addictive personality, therefore, unableto take anything mind altering substances.  Definitely, there are other things to take that won't cause you to jump from one addiction to the other or cause you to feel out of it all the time.  Anxiety is a part of getting sober... It is great you have 10 months, you are on the road to happiness.

[ibizan]

ok thats different....10 mos.sober is good!thats a lotta X there to take.....Benzodiazepines like X,Ativan,Klonipin very bad drugs for ppl with alcohol problems to take,habit forming and when they try to stop taking on own feels like head blowing apart.So did u give him a honest history of ur alcohol use?There are other good things out there for post acute alcohol withdrawal symptoms that can help minus the X.....google Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome and see if this info fits u......there are many annoying symptoms that can plague one after they stop drinking.

[robbie178]

I am going to talk to my MD tomorrow about my meds. I'm taking 2 mgs a day of xanax. I think I was medicating my anxiety with the alcohol. I loved the effect it had on me. I drank everyday. I was a typical bar fly. That was my comfort zone. The last ten months have been hell because I am not numbed out by the alcohol and I have to deal with the  consequences of my actions. I can't run to the bar and hide and I really have a hard time with  those aa meetings.  The only way I can explain the way I feel is that its like having a tootheache and when the novicane wears off your in excuciating pain. Thats just me. You may feel great after a few weeks and I hope you do. Are you going to go to any meetings? It helped me in the beggining and then I started to question things that were going on. It may help you though.