Xanax

[Climbing Arms of Ivy]

I started taking muscle relaxers for my back and a few other things. Well I get a buzz off of them and they make me extremely takative, happy and extroverted.. So I started taking them as an anti-depressant because I have problems that bother me that I can't do anything about, and they let me get excited about things because before I took them and after I started taking them when I'm not on them I feel "blah", (no interest in anything much and being burnt out from everything). They also help with anxiety. So when I'm not on them I feel agitated, and have aniexty (which I had before I took them) but it's worse since I started taking them and stopping them. So one of my doctors gave me a prescription for Xanax (which is just what I wanted) to help with depression, anxiety and agitation. I don't want to take anti-depressants because I have taken them before and they SUCK. I had heard that Xanax helps with anxiety and helps you feel really content but all they do for me is make me sleepy or just feel crappy (sort of like a hangover). A few times they made me nice and mellow but not the last few times I have taken them. So I other words I thought Xanax was supposed to be "good shit", but I haven't had any benefit from them. So has anyone else taken Xanax and how has it effected you?

[lynsey]

they make you feel tired if you don't really need to take one and if you take too many. I was addicted to them and had to stop taking them for a couple of weeks and suffered really bad withdrawl so be careful. I would feel really sleepy and out of it and do the weirdest things-like go to the tanning salon at 1 in the morning or go in the middle of the night and eat breakfast by myself...or go to the gym at like 4am just weird shit.

[Xac]

they make you feel tired if you don't really need to take one and if you take too many. I was addicted to them and had to stop taking them for a couple of weeks and suffered really bad withdrawl so be careful. I would feel really sleepy and out of it and do the weirdest things-like go to the tanning salon at 1 in the morning or go in the middle of the night and eat breakfast by myself...or go to the gym at like 4am just weird shit.
Yeah i agree the withdrawals are pretty bad and in my personal (and completely non-professional) opinion Xanax should not be used as a daily medication but only now and then.

[lynsey]

I use it as a sleeping aide as because I have anxiety induced insomnia so I can take all the lunesta in the world and still be up all night. So I do take it nightly but not at all during the day and it works great. I am just not allowed to take it in the ay because when I was addicted I had like 5 different doctors I would get it from and 3 pharmacies and I would take like 10+ .5 mg pills a day it was really crazy. I had a horrible ativan addiction too I had one night on it where I took a couple pills every couple hours and later that night I was making out with this guy in a hotel room and I didn't remember how I got there. I kinda snapped and he said I had 5 vodka tonics (which I never drink) and kept popping pills the hwole evening and sure enough I looked at my bottle and it was empty. So I have to leave all my medications at home because I unintentionally take too many if I have them with me. it's very strange I don't know why I have such horrible memory problems.Yeah i agree the withdrawals are pretty bad and in my personal (and completely non-professional) opinion Xanax should not be used as a daily medication but only now and then.

[Xac]

Lynsey i often have a hard time remember what i did the night before on Xanax, it usually goes something like "what the hell these pills arent working tonight" followed by "what the hell did i do last night?"

Wow 10+ 0.5 Mg's is heaps, i thought my 4 (0.5) pills a night was a problem, im glad to hear you have it undercontrol now lynsey!

[lynsey]

it's the evilest drug in the world I have been having the worse withdrawls. I'm hyper and self-concious and think everyone is judging me. I can't sit down to study unless I do something super strenous to the point of exhaustion. It's horrible. But I've been benzo free for a week now so I'm almost there.Lynsey i often have a hard time remember what i did the night before on Xanax, it usually goes something like "what the hell these pills arent working tonight" followed by "what the hell did i do last night?"

Wow 10+ 0.5 Mg's is heaps, i thought my 4 (0.5) pills a night was a problem, im glad to hear you have it undercontrol now lynsey!

[fritz]

I used to use xanax for anxiety, but I quit because of it's side effects. Definetly not helpful for your memory. I know what you folks mean.

Hey, hang in there lynsey!

[Gh0sTiNnyc]

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[lynsey]

yay this is the first morning I woke up not craving it! :) It seems as long as I physically exhaust myself I don't get really anxious wanting it. I wonder how long I have to do this for as I'm getting sore ): ?