Today is the day i'm on xanax for 4 years?
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Hey Mikey,\nBeing on Xanax is not very good to begin with unless you have a severe anxiety problem.  2mgs and 4mgs is a Pretty high dosage.  However I believe that there are people out there that need such high dosages of Xanax.  I am not sure about the health affects that could cause. And YES withdrawel is  difficult and  very dangerous !  Are the Xanax precribed to YOU??  That is the  BIG no.# one "?" The only way to withdraw from Xanax is only with a doctor's guidance- he can withdraw or wein you down slowly-Or is you go in to a drug rehab place.  These are the only two ways you can get off Xanax!!!  I am really serious.  If we try to wein ourselfs off , we can easily have drastic and deadly affects!!!!!  It affects our heart, our blood pressure can skyrocted or declien so drastic it can cost you your life.   Also a doctor or rehab  "can" sub with another med.  they monitor your heart-your blood pressure and any other vitals.  I hope this is some help-  I really am concerned for you. keep in touch my e-mail add. is\ncjydawn@yahoo.com\nGOOD LUCK FRIEND! AND GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!
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xanax belongs to the benzodiazepine classification of antianxiety drugs it is an immediate action choice for MILD anxiety and social phobia\nas is ATIVAN \nValium which is still widely used is also used but is a poorer choice as it has a longer half life so the patient response may not be as predictable\n benzodiazepine drugs of which xanax is one are also used  as sedatives muscle relaxants  in the treatment of epilepsy and alcoholism\nthe distinction between their uses are determined onset duration and route of administration\nsince you did not specify what the xanax was being used to treat and asked for other drugs i'll give you some more anti anxiety drug names\natarax\nativan\nbuspar \ncentrax\nmiltown\n equanil\nserax\nstelazine\ntranxene\nlibrium\nyour doctor probably feels this is the best drug for you and your condition\ni hope this helps you\ngood luck
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Sounds like you mean Xanax
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Probably a good choice, but please don't take the Xanax.  So many primary care docs think Xanax is the answer for everything.  There are many much better choices (Lexapro being one on my list.  Not at the top, but certainly on the list.)  I hospitalize at least one patient weekly for detox from Xanax.  It is FDA approved for use up to two weeks.  Yes, it will make you feel great for two weeks, but seriously, if I gave you something that made you feel great, then yanked it away, would you thank me for it??  It's not nice to put people on Xanax.  It is dangerous in long term use and most people take it for years, not weeks.  Do yourself a favor and flush it down the toilet.  If you absolutely must take it, limit youself to the smallest dose possible (they can be cut down to 0.25mg easily) and no more than two or three daily.  There are much safer alternatives and in my opinion, Xanax is absolutely inappropriate for any patient.  I was the medical director for the Katrina response for Northwest Louisiana and since the hurricane I have personally treated many hundreds of people with anxiety disorders.  I have not written a single script for Xanax.
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If you have Xanax in your system in th last two days, in my state, you are legally considered under the influence. There is no sobriety check or blood level check. If you have taken it you are intoxicated and all the laws covering dui apply to you if you are driving on it.
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22 years!! Poor bloke, you need more help than Yahoo answers can give you, thats basically my lifetime there...
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I take Xanax for panic attacks and before I get on an airplane, claustrophobia!  \nI don't drink, not my thing so I can't make a comparison for you.  \nI do know however that Xanx and alcohol are addictive.  I'd pass on both if I had the choice.
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Well, I should think so--but first, is he on any other medications? First, check those to see if they have any dangerous interactions with xanax. If not, it seems like it should be okay. I'm not a doctor, though, so take this with a grain of salt.
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I have been taking it for 4 years with no problems.
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4 Years ago, maybe............
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I am surprised you could hold out 4 days. Your doctor will write a prescription that will knock it out almost immediately. It is worth the money.
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Just to let you know that my Dad has a prescription for Alprazolam which is a generic of Xanax and it is an oval pill scored on one side and on the other is G3719. \n\nXANAX Pfizer\nAlprazolam \n\nUse:\nBenzodiazepine anxiolytic. Anxiety disorders: Adults, initially, 0.25 mg 2 or 3 times daily. Increase dosage by 0.25 mg increments, if required. Maximum: 3 mg/day in divided doses. \n\nElderly or debilitated patients: Initially, 0.125 mg 2 or 3 times daily; increased gradually, if required, depending on tolerance and response. \n\nImpaired hepatic or renal function: 0.125-0.25 mg 2 or 3times daily. Increase gradually if needed and tolerated. \n\nPanic disorders: Initially, 0.5 - 1 mg at bedtime or 0.5 mg 3 times/day. Increase by increments no greater than 1 mg every 3-4 days until patient is free of attacks. \n\nSome patients may require up to 10 mg/day. Discontinue alprazolam slowly by decreasing the daily dosage by no more than 0.5 mg every 3 days. A decrease of 0.5 mg every 2-3 weeks is more appropriate when a dose of 6 mg daily or more has been administered even for only a few months. Once a dose of 2 mg daily is achieved, decrease the dose by 0.25 mg per 2 to 3 weeks. \n\nContraindications:\nMyasthenia gravis, acute narrow angle glaucoma. \n\nPrecautions:\nNot recommended in pregnant women, nursing mothers, patients < 18 years of age, psychotic or depressed patients, individuals prone to drug or alcohol abuse. Use with caution in elderly or debilitated patients and those with impaired renal or hepatic function. Avoid abrupt withdrawal of alprazolam. For repeated cycles of therapy, perform periodic blood counts and hepatic function tests. \n\nSide effects:\nDrowsiness, dizziness, coordination difficulties. Release of hostility and other paradoxical effects such as irritability and hallucinations may occur with benzodiazepines\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe other drug is SL-08\nHYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE \nRecords 1-5 of 6\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDescription:\nFor symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension associated with psychoneurosis and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested. Useful in the management of pruritus due to allergic conditions such as chronic urticaria and atopic and contact dermatoses, and in histamine-medi... \n\nMore Information:\nAtarax Tablets & Syrup\nHYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDescription:\nThe total management of anxiety, tension, and psychomotor agitation in conditions of emotional stress requires in most instances a combined approach of psychotherapy and chemotherapy. Hydroxyzine has been found to be particularly useful for this latter phase of therapy in its ability to render the distu...
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isn't it a little 4 years early??, never mind i'm still interested
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Interesting question. I have been on xanax for 20 years, guess I'm not looking to good either.\n\nI know of no studies that have been done on long term effects of such drugs, I would gander you still have emotional problems that the Valium did a good job of masking. I have never heard of such complaints from ex valium users. Check webmd.com and see what they say.
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i asked this question 4 days ago.
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Hmmm, I'd like to answer this in four years . . . .
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I quit after 33 yrs. IT CAN BE DONE..  Talk to your doctor about helping you.  I took something for anti-anxiety.  It really helped me.  I just took it about 4 months, but it worth it.  I have been quit for 15 months.