Alprazolam and Drowsiness: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Can...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 21, 2021

For Anxiety "I have had anxiety issues for 4 months and got prescribed Xanax on my 2nd month. It helps very well and makes me feel so much less anxious. It allows you to stop panic attacks, but it makes me drowsy. The drowsiness is very relaxing though."

• Fac...
• July 12, 2017

For Anxiety "So, hmmm, the medication has been good to me. But you have to get the dose just right, or you will sleep for about ten hours, lol. I take 1 mg, and it seems to work well for my anxiety and my borderline personality disorder outbursts. You might not focus as well because you will be very relaxed. So if I have to work with my hands (jewelry smithing and nails), I only take a half a pill, 0.5 mg. If I'm at home or it's a severe attack/episode, I take 1 mg. If it's a night terror or panic attack at night that causes insomnia, I take 1.5 mg. My dose is 1 mg twice a day as needed, but I don't need them twice a day. Maybe once every week or two."

• Mr ...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 13, 2021

For Anxiety "I've been using alprazolam mainly for occasional anxiety and insomnia on an as-needed basis for over twenty years. A script of 30 of the 0.5 mg lasts me for about a year, and I only take half a pill at bedtime when needed. I'll sleep a solid 7 or 8 hours and wake up refreshed, never experiencing any grogginess."

• tHE...
• January 14, 2011

Alprazolam for Anxiety "At first, I didn't like the fact of taking medicine every day, but ever since the day my doctor (psychiatrist) prescribed this to me, at first a little drowsy in the morning, but after a couple of days, I felt great, especially in the morning. If you have anxiety like me, it will make you feel like a whole new man without always being tight, and chest feels heavy, and sweating could go on. Xanax is a wonderful medicine."

• Anonymous
• April 7, 2009

For Anxiety "Works 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 years, but now I can enjoy life."

• syd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2019

For Panic Disorder "The first day I took alprazolam, it made me feel dizzy and almost sleep the whole day. One thing not to do is take 1 mg during the day and go to sleep - it will make you sleep the whole day. Even if you wake up, you feel dead tired. But after my second 1 mg pill and off to work, I feel a little bit drowsy, but after that, normal. After my second 1 mg, I feel normal, nothing happened. The drug really does work. I feel relaxed and ready for anything at work... thank you."

• min...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 27, 2020

For Anxiety "For sure, alprazolam - 1 mg tds - cannot be beaten for acute anxiety. No debilitating side effects (diazepam, lorazepam, and medazepam make one far too drowsy) - and certainly there is nothing else prescribed here in Scotland (even though 2 mg bars have been 'off the book' for 15 years or more) to touch it. For panic disorder, I would recommend clonazepam 2 mg tds, which I have had on Rx even longer since around 2006. Alprazolam (Ksalol, Xanax, FRONTIN, etc.) doesn't have a long enough half-life to be effective for chronic panic, hence I have been taking two different BzDs for 10 years."

• Ste...
• August 17, 2021

For Anxiety "One time I took Xanax, and I swear I woke up at 6 am, so I thought, okay, got to get ready, thinking it’s 6 am, and I kid you not, it was 6 pm. I have never had this experience before in my life. I’m waiting for the bank to open, and it’s getting darker outside. I’m thinking, isn’t it going to get lighter outside, or are we going to have a bad storm? I swear to you, it took me an hour to understand it was by now 7 pm. I slept the whole night and all day without moving. That scared me so bad. I’m 60 years old, and I have been through a lot, but nothing like this. Wow."

• Zio...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2019

Alprazolam for Anxiety "I’d taken Ativan prior to this, and my experience wasn’t that great with Xanax. It made me feel really sedated and gave a drunk feeling and hangover the next day on only .5. Kind of made me paranoid a little bit. I would highly recommend Ativan over Xanax, as Ativan gives you a calm feeling, better for anxiety, at least for me, and not that disgusting drunk feeling."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 16, 2025

"Well, ever heard of someone with a brain that never stops? Too much pace and too fast. Well, this med literally is a lifesaver for slowing down your hyper brain for some hours, especially for stuttering, confidence issues, or tremors (I guess anxiety). I have taken it on an irregular pattern when I fear I will be hyperactive. No side effects whatsoever except a bit of sleepiness (which I will take any day). Also, its dependence and addiction are overhyped. I doubt it will have any addictive effects unless you take 20 mg+ every day for years maybe."

• Di ...
• September 8, 2013

Alprazolam for Panic Disorder "No side effects besides drowsiness. It puts me at a calm to help me think clearer."

• TJa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 3, 2019

Alprazolam for Anxiety "Best medication for anxiety. Kills anxiety instantly and makes you feel good. It’s sedative, but it’s worth it."

• tay...
• October 2, 2018

Alprazolam for Anxiety "This medication makes me really happy with stress relief, anxiety relief, and a lot of energy. Love it, no side effects. The first few days might cause drowsiness, but then it goes away."

• Anonymous
• March 26, 2012

Alprazolam for Anxiety "Xanax is great. It gets rid of anxiety but makes me drowsy."

• try...
• April 18, 2013

For Anxiety "Great for getting uninterrupted sleep. No groggy feeling in the morning. However, tolerance to medicine is pretty quick, therefore, it has not proven to be the best remedy."