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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Xanax
Anybody willing to admit they take it or have taken it?
I know this is personal so feel free to FM.
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MsMitcia
27 dresses.?.ha..TY everyone
Member since 8/06 1527 total posts
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Tina
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Re: Xanax
Yes. Both my DH and I have taken it for panic attacks. I don't care for it, it makes me worse. My husband likes it and it works for him.
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:52 PM |
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JennZ
MY LIFE!!
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Re: Xanax
Was going to until the Dr. told me I could gain weight. And that was the last thing I wanted to hear before I got married. I was a complete baskit case, talk about anxiety attacks, I was a mess.
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:53 PM |
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Hi-Fi55
12 years...wow....
Member since 2/06 2984 total posts
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Dianne
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Re: Xanax
I've taken it. Got a bottle at home. Haven't taken any in awhile though. Yeah me!
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:54 PM |
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reggie
I love my boys!!
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Re: Xanax
I have taken Xanax. Been on effexor and prozac too(not at the same time though )
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:55 PM |
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Lauren
Very Happy!
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Re: Xanax
I took it from last May through December 23rd. I took it for panic attacks and became addicted. I then decided to weam myself off of it since October and it took me until Dec 23.
My advice...if it's for panic - don't take it everyday. I probably should have been given a different medication because I needed it everyday. And it made them worse.
Now that I am medication free, I feel a 10000 times better.
FM me if you have any questions....
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:59 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Xanax
My grandmother took it, it was a lifesaver for her.
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| Posted 2/22/07 3:59 PM |
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rose825
Best Friends
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Re: Xanax
Posted by Lauren
I took it from last May through December 23rd. I took it for panic attacks and became addicted. I then decided to weam myself off of it since October and it took me until Dec 23.
My advice...if it's for panic - don't take it everyday. I probably should have been given a different medication because I needed it everyday. And it made them worse.
Now that I am medication free, I feel a 10000 times better.
FM me if you have any questions....
Xanax is a great medicine for intermittent anxiety and panic attacks. It is short acting so it works quickly for at the moment aid. But it has a very short half life so it wears off quickly and if you are anxious most of the day you will feel rebound anxiety and feel worse when it wears off. There are similar medicines that are longer lasting.
DH & I both use it as needed
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:03 PM |
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MsMBV
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Member since 5/05 28602 total posts
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Me
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Re: Xanax
I was prescribed this for panic attacks. Turned out I was not having panic attacks, but rather my body was toxic (long friggin story).
It made me fall asleep within 10 minutes. No joke. And I am the kind of person who can chew Vicodin & still function.
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:14 PM |
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Kate07
Feel better my little guy!
Member since 5/05 4476 total posts
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Kate
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Re: Xanax
I have a filled prescription. I only take it when I really feel I need it. My prescription is for 25 pills and I had it filled in September and I think I have 22 left.
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:37 PM |
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Libragal07
Loving Summer.....
Member since 8/06 6636 total posts
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Samantha aka Sammy Bones
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Re: Xanax
Yes only a few times to help with Panic attacks
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:38 PM |
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nrthshgrl
It goes fast. Pay attention.
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Re: Xanax
Only once - the nurse insisted before surgery. IMO it was completely unnecessary.
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:40 PM |
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4ForMe
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Barbara
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Re: Xanax
Posted by Kate07
I have a filled prescription. I only take it when I really feel I need it. My prescription is for 25 pills and I had it filled in September and I think I have 22 left.
I'm like you. I have it sitting in the closet just in case, but I only take one when I'm extremely anxious. I usually also take them when I have to fly because I am a white-knuckle flier.
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| Posted 2/22/07 4:59 PM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
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Donna
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Re: Xanax
yes in the past for anxiety, but was taking every day and was addicted so weaned off.
I was given a few times since then an RX for as needed. Which I prefer. Its fast acting IMO....
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:02 PM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: Xanax
I have and it did nothing for me. I used to have to take it to fly.
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:12 PM |
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Chica
Cuteness!
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Erica
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Re: Xanax
Posted by 4ForMe
Posted by Kate07
I have a filled prescription. I only take it when I really feel I need it. My prescription is for 25 pills and I had it filled in September and I think I have 22 left.
I'm like you. I have it sitting in the closet just in case, but I only take one when I'm extremely anxious. I usually also take them when I have to fly because I am a white-knuckle flier.
Me three. I have major anxiety about flying. It's really the only time I take it. I didn't realize there was a stigma associated with taking it (I'm a little out of touch when it comes to these issues).
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:17 PM |
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sami
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Re: Xanax
If i were not TTC I swear I would be taking them all the time! No Joke I m the most nervous person ever! I HATE THAT about myself!!!!
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:27 PM |
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JTK
my 4 boys!
Member since 6/06 7396 total posts
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Kristi
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Re: Xanax
i was up to 2 mg a day..which is a pretty high dose..i think.. i took myself off it for fear of addiction...and coming off was VERY VERY hard..i went through major withdrawel symptoms..
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:43 PM |
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2Pisces
Life Coach
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Paige
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Re: Xanax
I gave it to DH when we flew to St. Lucia for our honeymoon. He was alot more calm and relaxed the plane ride down there, whcih was a good thing.
I took it for anxiety a few years ago and it was good for me, but it was short-lived.
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:47 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Michelle
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Re: Xanax
Not Xanax, but Ativan which is basically the same. I use it VERY sparingly.
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:51 PM |
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Laura1
Fun in the Snow!
Member since 11/06 4512 total posts
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Laura
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Re: Xanax
Havent had any in awhile due to my pregnancy, but I take it for panic attacks, not everyday. I was taking lexapro and wellbutrin daily and using the xanax for panic attacks
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| Posted 2/22/07 5:58 PM |
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jodi714
Love my little girl!
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Jodi
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Re: Xanax
Posted by rose825
Xanax is a great medicine for intermittent anxiety and panic attacks. It is short acting so it works quickly for at the moment aid. But it has a very short half life so it wears off quickly and if you are anxious most of the day you will feel rebound anxiety and feel worse when it wears off. There are similar medicines that are longer lasting.
What she said!
Xanax is extremely addicting and one of the most difficult and dangerous drugs to withdraw from. If you need to use it more than on an "as needed" basis, talk to your doctor to get something else that is more long acting and less addictive.
ETA: With this post, I have 666. If that isn't a sign of the potential danger of Xanax, I don't know what is. 
Message edited 2/22/2007 8:03:41 PM.
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Jen2999
Baby girls & beagles rock!
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Jen
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Re: Xanax
Is it bad that I read the title and said to myself "yes please"
All kidding aside.. I was perscribed it once but never filled the perscription cause I am a very "non med" type person...I dont even take cold medicine.. and I learned to deal with my anxiety in other ways.
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| Posted 2/22/07 8:08 PM |
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Tumbalina
Better than the news!
Member since 2/06 2840 total posts
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Angela
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Re: Xanax
I have taken it only when needed.
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