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How long will xanax side effects last?
I am sick of being sick, i hv taken xanax before cause of my anxiety. I just wondering how long it's side effects will gone? I am really sick of it, Headache, Dizziness, Extreme Fatigue, Dry Mouth,Lost of concentration, Insomnia, And a lot more, Please Help!!
I was on Xanax for 7 years in high doses. What that drug did to my body and brain is horrific. It's been a year and 3 months since I got out of a medical detox. I didn't have seizures, thank god, but was taken off of them cold turkey. I was hearing and seeing stuff that wasn't there. My right arm was stiff. I couldn't sleep and had night terrors when I did. I had to relearn how to sing. I had to relearn how to smell a rose. Though a lot of the horrific stuff went away... I am still dealing with numbness in my hands that comes and goes. Weird burning feelings that pop up outta nowhere in my arms. I sometimes feel an electro shock feeling in my feet when I first stand on them in the morning. My memory from the last 7 years is almost gone. It's like I had amnesia. Brutal. BRUTAL!!!!! I still see things that aren't there or I mistake something as super scary for a paper bag on the side of the road, like a sick dying kitten. When I ride in a car, I feel like when I see brake lights, that I'm gonna die. I don't have much anxiety, or at least I call it something else, because saying I has anxiety got me into the mess I'm in now. I say Im positive and happy, and I am. So I can only attribute what I'm going through to my Xanax abuse. I was taking 3 to 4 2mg bars of Xanax a day for 7 years. So please..... be very careful with this drug. It is much easier to face your anxiety and depression with positivity and therapy - taking accountability for your own actions and seeing your part in everything you do. Taking a magic pill to feel better has many consequences! I have been looking for other people who have had these same experiences. I have only found a few. Thanks
yes,its very individual if you get bad rebound anxiety or not.i have a very nervous disposition from p.t.s.d and im very emotionally/physically sensitive to drugs even caffeine. i find xanax great a first when i take it-occasionally-but the next 2 days after i feel more anxious,neurotic,depressed.Is not a good drug if you are a very
oversensitive type person ive found.
In studies xanax has shown to lose it effectiveness/power after 4 months of daily use-the magic wears off unfortunately.It loses its effectiveness which causes panic/anxiety in itself.doctors over prescribe long treatments which is wrong.
Good luck and be cautious of these innocuous looking little white tablets.
oversensitive type person ive found.
In studies xanax has shown to lose it effectiveness/power after 4 months of daily use-the magic wears off unfortunately.It loses its effectiveness which causes panic/anxiety in itself.doctors over prescribe long treatments which is wrong.
Good luck and be cautious of these innocuous looking little white tablets.
There is controversy on the permanent effects that benzodiazapines cause to our bodies.
There are some people that are more effected then others by these type of medicines.
so its pretty much a tossup.
I do believe myself though that they do cause a degree of Cognitive damage, that probably takes awhile for our bodies to totally heal.
There are some people that are more effected then others by these type of medicines.
so its pretty much a tossup.
I do believe myself though that they do cause a degree of Cognitive damage, that probably takes awhile for our bodies to totally heal.
Xanax withdrawal period all depends on the person, how much and how long it was taken.
Some people can take it for months, and just quit "not a good choice" but feel no withdraw from it.
others take it for a week, and have withdraws, Ive met a guy who experienced withdraw after only 3 days, but he couldve had a addictive personality.
Like MrGreen said, Benzodiazapines should never be quit "cold turkey" and Im sorry to say, but Xanax is considered the worse of Benzos because of the short half life" the amount of time the medicine stays in the system"
there are different ways of quitting.
There is a switch method, where you tell your DR about everything and how your body might have gained dependence, and he should switch you over to a longer lasting benzodiazapine, something like Klonopin, or Valium.
That will cut back on withdrawal, and after your body has gone through the "Xanax" withdraw, you can begin to withdraw yourself from the Klonopin, or valium.
That is something that you will have to talk to your DR about, because I do not know the severity of your dependence, and how much you have taken.
There is also taper methods with just plain old Xanax, but I have heard, and read that its worse.
Im a strong advocate for Klonopin, Thats what I take, pretty low dose, and works great. With allot less side effects, tolerance issues then Xanax, and is considered one of the "best" benzos to be on, if you have to choose one to have to be on, Id choose Klonopin, its the lesser of the devils.
Recovery under the proper tapering, and Hopefully you have a understanding DR. should be quite simple, and "faster" then those who had to take it for years.
and if you feel that the Klonopin really helps, then good news It has been approved for long term use unlike Xanax, also has allot less side effects.
Keep us posted
Some people can take it for months, and just quit "not a good choice" but feel no withdraw from it.
others take it for a week, and have withdraws, Ive met a guy who experienced withdraw after only 3 days, but he couldve had a addictive personality.
Like MrGreen said, Benzodiazapines should never be quit "cold turkey" and Im sorry to say, but Xanax is considered the worse of Benzos because of the short half life" the amount of time the medicine stays in the system"
there are different ways of quitting.
There is a switch method, where you tell your DR about everything and how your body might have gained dependence, and he should switch you over to a longer lasting benzodiazapine, something like Klonopin, or Valium.
That will cut back on withdrawal, and after your body has gone through the "Xanax" withdraw, you can begin to withdraw yourself from the Klonopin, or valium.
That is something that you will have to talk to your DR about, because I do not know the severity of your dependence, and how much you have taken.
There is also taper methods with just plain old Xanax, but I have heard, and read that its worse.
Im a strong advocate for Klonopin, Thats what I take, pretty low dose, and works great. With allot less side effects, tolerance issues then Xanax, and is considered one of the "best" benzos to be on, if you have to choose one to have to be on, Id choose Klonopin, its the lesser of the devils.
Recovery under the proper tapering, and Hopefully you have a understanding DR. should be quite simple, and "faster" then those who had to take it for years.
and if you feel that the Klonopin really helps, then good news It has been approved for long term use unlike Xanax, also has allot less side effects.
Keep us posted
Thanks for ur comments. I just wonder is there anyway to get out off Xanax's withdrawal symptoms?? Or how long will it last?? Will I be fully recover??
The person stopped cold turkey. That was your problem. You can't just stop taken xanax. You have to come off it slowly. No wonder your anxiety is worse. May need an even higher dose to get things back to normal again.
did you experience anything like what your describing during the period of time that you didnt take them?
If you didnt then Id just say it was a side effect, if you did Id say it was a withdraw.
you should talk to your DR. for more professional advice.
If you didnt then Id just say it was a side effect, if you did Id say it was a withdraw.
you should talk to your DR. for more professional advice.
Did your anxiety cause any of your symptoms that you are feeling now?
Or are all of them new to you?
Or are all of them new to you?
Will stop taking Xanax for a month, then suddenly take one and stop it cause severe withdrawal side effects?
I hv taken Xanax for 2 months, but I hv stop taking it about 2 months,I hv taken Xanax once last month because of anxiety and it seems geting more worse. I think is the withdrawal side effects, I found a whole list of Xanax's withdrawal side effects on the net, and my symptomps matched many of it. I hv these symptoms since I stop taking Xanax.
Xanax is doing all that? Wow. Used to take 3mg a day and never had any side effects at all from them. Shows how medication differs from one person to the next.
How long have you been taking them for?
And about how long after you take the pill do you feel these side effects?
And about how long after you take the pill do you feel these side effects?
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