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alprazolam: This is the medication I never knew I've always needed. I've had sleep disorders and mood disorders all my life. I went to my family doctor and asked to try Xanax to help me sleep. I have a huge problem with anxiety when I'm going to sleep. I wasn't aware it was anxiety until I took it. I've had some cases since I've taken it when I was almost having a random panic attack. Whenever I take Alprazolam almost instantly I feel balanced again and normal. It's amazing.
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alprazolam: I am a recovering alcoholic, now 23 years sober but have had to relent and begin taking alprazolam for general ongoing mild anxiety which affects my sleeping which in the past had been very normal. I take one half of an oval pill and then one half of an Ambien for sleep and it has worked great. No side effects. Of course I am concerned about addiction but I am against the wall on a remedy and I am committed to a limit on my alprazolam and Ambien.
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Niravam (alprazolam): I was prescribed this by my doctor as a fast acting release from anxiety attacks. It helped me come off all medications for my anxiety disorder, now I only take Niravam when I'm having a bad anxiety attack, which is now very rare!
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Niravam (alprazolam): I have a disorder called RSD/CRPS one of the things this has affected is my hearing and sensitivity to movement so when I have to get in a large crowd or noisy environment like an airport I can take one of these and it dramatically helps since I never know when I will be in a situation like that. It is nice to be able to take a quick acting medicine to help. It does a great job
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax was a God send when I was in a terrible car accident and lost my best friend. I knew that it was a controlled substance, so that made me wearly. I recently got into a relationship, and my boyfriends whole family is highly addicted to Xanax. They are prescribed them, buy them off the street, and so on. They fight each other for "bars" and pay a fortune for them. The family is a complete wreck. family members had forgotten important things, like family matters, misplacing wallets, purses etc... even getting into car accidents while they're on them. They helped me when I took them as prescribed, but seeing how my boyfriends family act while on the drug, I would be careful.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Found the brand name was by far more effective than generic alprazolam. I find typically I do much better with brand names than generics, depending on your co pays I'd go for the brand names, the difference in my insurance is generics are 3 and brand is 6 so it's a world of a difference to me. I felt or 'thought' the Xanax wasn't working, but realized I was on generic alprazolam and switched it, it was like night and day.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I have been on Alprazolam for 10 years for panic disorder and anxiety. I am still on the same dosage that I was ten years ago and I am definitely sure that drug companies differ in their drug production. Whenever I pick up a prescription and the pharmacy tells me it's "just a different company", the red flag goes up. The oval shaped 1 mg. tablet just does not work as well at the round 1 mg. tablet.
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Xanax (alprazolam): They are a huge help, I have post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and agoraphobia and if I didn't have Xanax don't think I could go out of the house. I also have seizures and take Topamax. Everything got worse when my libido passed! Now I can do the things I used to do!
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Xanax (alprazolam): I had anxiety so bad from work I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. I didn't take it until I got home from work because it made me sleep. I was on it for 6 weeks and I noticed I had an addiction to it. I was hurrying home after work to take it (no, really doctor, I can stop it any time I want to). My doctor said to stop taking it. I was awake for 3 days but I did it. I know now that I needed to reduce it a little at a time because I had been taking a high dose for a while. It's a life saver for bad anxiety, just watch the dosage and be careful about how long you are taking it. If you keep those 2 things in mind it's the best anti-anxiety medicine.
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alprazolam: I always suffered from MAJOR test anxiety during high school and college. When I returned to school to get my Masters, I knew that the level of anxiety I would get before an exam couldn't be healthly. I was getting panic attacks. Finally I felt comfortable enough to ask the doctor for help. I only have major anxiety before an exam and this medication really helps me. I do not use it every day, only when my anxiety is peaking. Great for moderate use.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax works well for me with my fear of flying. I have to take it on an empty stomach otherwise it does not work. It makes me sleep on the flight to get to where I need to go. The one problem that I am having is memory loss. I cannot remember the events that happened the day that I take it. It makes me very passive.
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alprazolam: I just started using alprazolam for 3 weeks. From my mid teens years I have had nervous stomach symptoms which lead to multiple bowel movements a day, including sweating and numbing hands. Uncontrolled shaking of my feet or tapping on surfaces with hands. Because very little was know; my teachers would make me sit on my hands to control my twitches. I%u2019m now 50 years old, married for 25 years and still having panic disorders till this medication was started. Flying, small confided areas, in tight areas with many people, lack of bathrooms and just not being in control of my environment, would trigger an attack. I was embarrassed and covered my symptoms. 0.25mg of Alprazolam has helped me concentrate and control my racing thoughts. I feel in control and at peace in the most stressful situations. I thought not using it on the weekends would be okay, NOT SO, heart rate, numbing hands, trembling muscles and waking up in the middle of the night with racing thoughts were the outcome. You%u2019re never too old to start this medication given your doctors approval.
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Xanax (alprazolam): The fastest acting anti anxiety medication I've ever been prescribed, and by far the most effective. The anxiety I experienced prior to medication was crippling, I would stay in bed all day and not want to leave my house to go to school, or anything that involved other social interaction. This medicine got me up, happy, and willing/wanting to do the things I could not do before. However, through prolonged use of this medication I have as a result become addicted, as when I do not receive my scheduled dose I feel withdrawals. Overall - this medication has done so many good things for me I would be content taking this until the end of time, for the pros outweigh the cons, tenfold.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I suffer from anxiety to the point where I am scared of things. It was so bad I wanted to pull my hair out. I was adopted when I was just a few days old, My mother ( who adopted me) died when I was 16. Life just seemed so hard for me. I was prescribed Klonopin and Ativan before Xanax, now I take Xanax and Concerta together and it really has changed my life. I work two jobs and go to college. I have become a superstar at work, winning contests and getting along with everyone, I rate this drug a 10 it is incredible!
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alprazolam: I really can't say enough about how good this medicine is for my condition. I have tried many other types of medicines out there for anxiety and panic disorder: such as Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor and Buspar. None of them came close to helping me. Xanax does the trick for me and even though I am prescribed the 1mg pills it only takes a half of one to make me feel "normal" again. A
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Xanax (alprazolam): I have had severe panic attacks all my life. I don't even know how to explain what this makes you fell like, it's like you can't catch your breath, your hands start to go numb. My head goes numb. Then I felt like I am going to pass out or am having a stroke. I have nothing but a positive experience with this medicine and I have tried other's. They didn't work. I have never had any side effects with Xanax. So 1-10 its a 10, but take only as prescibed.
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Xanax XR (alprazolam): Love this medicine. It relaxes you so you can not possibly feel anxiety. The first time I took a whole one I thought I was going to pass out and could hardly walk - so be careful. It will make you sleepy so use caution when taking during the day. It can also help you sleep when you can't stop thinking. I highly recommend it for occasional use but not for every day.
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Xanax XR (alprazolam): This medicine has helped me with my social anxiety tremendously. Before, I would sit at home on the computer all the time, too afraid to really do anything. I skipped school all the time because I was too nervous. Now I'm going to college, making friends, etc. I still get nervous, but not nearly as bad as it once was. This medicine helps me live.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax worked wonders for my anxiety. Next thing I know, I only ate one meal every four days and lost 15 pounds in two weeks. Withdrawal is the worst. I vomited for seven weeks straight and at least twice a day. I've been clean for two months I still don't sleep until five/six in the morning. I have slight muscle tremors. Prescriptions must be monitored extremely carefully.
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alprazolam: Alprazolam has allowed me to regain my social life. I was imprisoned in my own home by anxiety attacks, not able to spontaneously go out for a meal, a movie, etc. Now I can go out and not worry about having an anxiety attack. It has literally changed my life, and I am very thankful for it.
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Xanax (alprazolam): When I start to pace around the room, swimming in my non-stop traffic of thoughts I know I need to take my Xanax, it calms me and I even stopped smoking out of anxiety.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I have been on Xanax for about 3 years and I used to have really bad panic attacks but I don't now. The only problem I have with them is that they have made me gain a ton of weight.
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Xanax XR (alprazolam): Have been taking for a few months now with great results. Little dosage changing. I tried SSRI's and other medications without much luck other than feeling down or drained. Used Trazadone for sleep, I was living like a zombie. With Xanax the sedation wore off after roughly 5-10 days which was the only thing I can complain off. I have been doing better at school, less worrisome tics, better sleep instead of waking up screaming. Longer acting was better for me than a rollercoaster ride of taking a lorazapam or xanax (same dose worked wonderfully for 6 years) and now I just found that this time of my life, I needed something long-acting that I wouldn't have to think about my anxiety or worry about it anymore.
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alprazolam: Just about the safest drug you can take. Don't drink on it and you'll be fine, that anxiety will be a thing of the past and you should sleep nicely too.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I have used Xanax for the past 15 years for moderate to severe panic and or anxiety attacks. Were it not for this drug, I am not sure what I would have done. It was and still is a God send. I only use it as needed as opposed to daily use. Two downsides are that it makes me drowsy and if I drink alcohol when I have taken it, I get very testy. Don't drink and drive and don't drive while on Xanax.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax is the best medicine. I was dizzy for two months straight. I felt like I was on a boat and couldn't get off. My whole life was just a mess between working full time, school, personal life until I found Xanax. I am on 0.5mg twice a day and I have my life back. I can tolerate people again. This is the wonder drug. Other than being a little more tired than normal, which I will suffer through because it is better than biting people's heads off every chance I got.
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alprazolam: I mostly used Xanax when I had an altercation (verbal) with my girlfriend. She would over-react, and as a result I would get so charged up that I couldn't switch back to normal. Taking Xanax eased my nerves so that I could "start new" with the conversation. Very powerful though and lasts a long time. I took doses of 0.25mg (I'm 115 lbs). If semi-anxious, doses made me very tired. I blacked-out for parts of a night when taking 1mg. Memories of stuff that happened, felt like memories of dreams. Also cancels out ADHD stimulant medications.
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alprazolam: This medication works well for my anxiety. I feel very relaxed and calm but I find it highly addictive. Sometimes I have memory loss and when I try to wean off of it my anxiety worsens and I go through withdrawal similar to a hangover.
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alprazolam: Have been suffering from anxiety and recently have been having panic attacks. I started Zoloft about a week ago, but am using Xanax in the meantime for short-term relief. The pill is amazing, and calms me down within about 20 minutes. Such a wonderful drug.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax made me crazy. I am now in the process of weaning off of it. You cannot stop Xanax cold turkey. It'll be another two weeks before I'm done.
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alprazolam: Work's great for me. At the beginning of the treatment I did have some sleepiness, but now I'm doing GREAT. I didn't think that this medicine was going to change my life. I suffered from anxiety for year's, but now I can enjoy life.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax has probably helped keep me alive and breathing over the last two years. The toll of being a military wife, mom, full-time worker, etc. had me so stressed out that I began to procrastinate on EVERYTHING because I couldn't emotionally handle things like paying bills, running errands, etc. I only take 0.5mg of Xanax as needed, but just knowing it's in my purse helps me keep my busy life moving ahead. Combined with Zoloft for depression and Ambien for insomnia, I finally feel like a normal person. I feel sorry for the woman I used to be, but I'm so happy to be myself now.
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alprazolam: Insomnia - I only use this at night about twice a week and alternate with Ambien. This works GREAT. I have tried every natural herb there is and absolutely nothing works apart from Ambien and Alprazolam. No side effects and I feel great in the morning. Never need it during the day.
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Xanax (alprazolam): My daughter passed away in November and I kept getting nausea like motion sickness to the point I couldn't eat and I would throw up. Xanax is the only thing that has helped me to start eating again and keeps from me crying all the time. I take 1/2 a blue one at bed time and another 1/2 one later in the day and I can function and not have so many flash backs.
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alprazolam: Alprazolam really works I have had anxiety attacks and headaches. This has helped me so much. Now I take 0.5mg a day and feel so much better.
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Xanax (alprazolam): GREAT for anxiety. The ONLY problem I've had is after taking it regularly, when I try to reduce the dosage or frequency, my anxiety increases.
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Xanax (alprazolam): THIS IS AMAZING FOR ANXIETY / PANIC ATTACKS. I COULD NT BE WITHOUT THIS FOR WHEN MY ANXIETY LEVELS PEAK. ITS THE ONLT THING THAT WORKS THAT BRINGS ME BACK DOWN SOME BIT AND RELAXES ME. IT REALLY IS A GOD SEND FOR ANXIETY / PANIC. I AM TAKING THIS 2 YEARS NOW BUT ONLY TAKE IT WHEN I REALLY NEED IT. WOULD HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS. ITS JUST BRILLANT AND SIDE EFFECTS ARE NON EXISTENT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. I TAKE THE 250MG DOSE WHICH IS A WHITE TAB
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Xanax (alprazolam): Prescibed Xanax for my anxiety and panic disorder. This drug is a God send for me as I take it along with BuSpar and only when those escalating anxiety and panic monsters show their faces. It is fast acting and will help to prevent you from going to the full blown attack. The downsides is that the doctors do not like to write the scripts for this.
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alprazolam: I was 61 before experiencing anxiety. It happened when I quit smoking (2 packs a day). If I smoked, the anxiety stopped. I wanted to quit smoking very badly. I quit 5 months ago. I take 1/2 dose of Alprazolam as needed, usually twice a day. No side effects. I could not have quit smoking without it. Hopefully, I can wean off the alprazolam gradually over time.
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alprazolam: This drug is just about the best thing that ever happened to me. Without it my panic attacks would have crippled me totally by now. I feel panic coming on, take a pill, and I am so very calm within minutes. No side effects and the best part is you don't have to take it regularly. Taken like an aspirin for a headache and works great.
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alprazolam: You need to find the right dose - too much can definitely make you sleepy, but the correct amount will increase your productivity (if you suffer from anxiety).
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Xanax (alprazolam): During the recession of the early 90's I took this drug for a period of about 2 months to combat anxiety. The doctor first tried prozac but that didn't work for me at all. As soon as I started taking Xanax I began to feel better. I was able to put worrying thoughts into perspective. I highly recommend it.
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Xanax (alprazolam): XANAX IS A MIRACLE FOR ME. I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT. IT IS NOT ADDICTING. I NEVER EXPERIENCED WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS EITHER. I AM USUALLY TENSE, HIGH STRUNG AND ANXIOUS. XANAX MAKES ME HAPPY, EASY GOING, TALKATIVE, CALM. IT HELPS ME SLEEP, I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT IT. I TAKE ZOLOFT AND SEROQUEL BUT WITHOUT XANAX NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK OR HELP ME. I LOVE XANAX AND I TAKE IT DAILY OR ELSE I REALLY JUST CAN'T GET THROUGH THE DAY. I HAVE ANGER AND A SHORT FUSE AND BAD TEMPER AND XANAX CALMS MY STORMS. XANAX IS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS FOR ME AND MAKES ME SANE AND ABLE TO FACE LIFE HEAD ON.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I don't have panic or depression problems. I have sleeping problems. I fall asleep fine, but wake up around 2 AM and cannot go back to sleep because my mind is too active thinking about stupid stuff like movies, lawn mowers, hunting, visiting my grandkids, working on my car, music, planned projects, football, YOU NAME IT. I take Xanax when I wake up earky and can't sleep. Xanax makes me go back to sleep almost immediately and I wake up around 6 AM feeling great. I have not noted any side effects, but I take it only when needed.
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Xanax (alprazolam): My anxiety gave me depersonalization. Whenever I take xanax it clears right up for me, especially if I run out of Klonopin. It's a great back up that helps me when that sudden feeling of panic creeps up on me.
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Xanax (alprazolam): After taking this medication I feel very tranquil. I am an easy going person when I take it. I am calm and I don't have that high feeling I hate. I am coherent but calm. No one really bothers me. It's a miracle because before I used it my husband used to get on my nerves, my kids would get under my skin at the grocery market. I wanted to knock out someone but now I am a nice calm person that can be approached and even has fun.
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Xanax (alprazolam): There is not a better drug than xanax for my anxiety. I love it! Thanks to this drug I can do simple things like go to my kids schools with out going into a panic attack!
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax has helped me tremedously, I do not suffer from any of the side effects that are listed. Since being on this drug for my anxiety, I have been given part of my life back. I didn't like to be in crowds of people or go to social events and since I am on this medicine I no longer suffer from these anxieties.
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Niravam (alprazolam): This medicine is great. I instantly start feeling calm from head to toe. I like the fact that I don't have to wait 30 minutes or so for it to kick in. I would recommend this to anyone that needs to have a day life. I also like that I can take it and still function at work.
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alprazolam: I used to be prescribed this drug when I was about 17. I was taken off it because the doctors said it can be addicting. It really helped me get through my panic attacks. They switched me to Xanax. I'm just on paxil now. My father takes alprazolam once a day and it helps him, along with therapy.
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Xanax (alprazolam): This drug works wonders on most people including myself. It calmed my panic, it helped my depression and helped me see life for what it is instead of worrying about every little problem.
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alprazolam: I have generalized anxiety. Was on Klonopin for years mostly for sleep, but now I realize I have anxiety. I wanted so much off of benzo's, and finally after horrid withdrawal even tapering, got off Klonopin. Issues arose, heart palpitations, sweating, dry mouth, hair loss, everyone said back on Klonopin. I refused. Now my blood pressure also elevated.I am now taking xanax extended release and my blood pressure is normal, mouth not dry, no more sweating, palpitations.I feel normal again.
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Prettykitty loves the calmness (unregistered) said:
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Xanax (alprazolam): I used to get very aggravated over what normal people handle. I would go off. Have panic attacks and not know how to deal. Plus, I have tremors in my hands, mostly my right. Once I started taking Xanax the tremors stopped, I could deal calmly with my children when they got out of control. It helps me concentrate easier during the day & sleep well @ nite. It can have side affects though if you don't take it properly! Take it as prescribed and don't make yourself go through the withdrawals.
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alprazolam: This drug saved my life. I have suffered from Anxiety and Depression for almost 10 years, could not find a better dose to easy my anxiety, the worst instant was that I could not sleep continually for more than 4 weeks, I was close to a nervous breakdown situation until I found my GP to bring me this medicine. Amazing result, now after taking for 6 months, I can sleep 4-5 days a week, though still need time to fully recover. Recommend to all who suffer from depression and can not calm yourself down.
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Xanax (alprazolam): This drug has changed my life. I have always had an anxiety problem since I was a child. Didn't have a good childhood, got picked on because I was fat, etc. My parents always faught and everything would just worry me. Some nights I couldn't sleep. I've been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for so long. I feel like people are talking bad about me. I used to get paranoid and get really anxious in public and had social pobia. I can cope with everything now.
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Xanax (alprazolam): I have agraphobia (social disorder) I was confinde to my home to scared to get in a situation I couldnt get out of. My fiance was always trying to get me out of the house. He just didnt understand. I started xanax and it saved my life Now im in college and Im not scared to go out. I take the blue one twice a day.
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Niravam (alprazolam): I have been taking Niravam for over 2 years now. This is by far the most efective treatment for anxiety/ panic attacks that I have tried. However, I am also on Lexapro, Effexor, and Cymbalta which also help combat anxiety by adjusting neurotransmiters in order to decrease the frequency of attacks. Deffinately a great med for those who truly need it!
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Xanax (alprazolam): the 1mg xanax made my life easyer to live. before i thought everyone was talkin about me and couldnt sleep but now im the life of the party
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alprazolam: This drug works well for anxiety and anxiety attacks. Sometimes it doesn't work quickly enough for me, but there really isn't a more fast acting drug in pill form that I'm aware of.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax has helped me tremendously, I was having severe anxiety attacks real bad! My doctor at the time worked next door with in the same buliding/office, and he had witnessed my attacks and finally prescribed me just 1 mg Xanax, and he told me to take 1 half in the morning and 1 half at evening. It took a while but finally I was attack free. I feel like I can live my life now!
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Xanax (alprazolam): I wish doctors would open their eyes and prescribe this medicine easier. Just because I panic easily doesn't mean I'm a psychotic. Docs, lighten up! I need them!
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax have helped me to calm down. I was really under stress (full time job, college every day, a small baby) but did not realize that at the time. I had some visual disturbances, especially when, finally, I could relax. I have experienced chest pains as well. My GP told me it is caused by stress and prescribed Xanax. I had to take the smallest dose at night (I was driving). I could see the difference after a month and I continued for one more month. I did not suffer any side effects.
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