Xanax for Panic Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

• jen...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 26, 2012

"I have gone up and down on my dosage with my Xanax. When it's just my anxiety, I do well on 3.5 mg a day. When I have my panic attacks with agoraphobia, I would love to go higher, but my psychiatrist will only let me go as high as 4 mg. It really does help. I have gone down to 2 mg when I am doing better. I have Bipolar 1 disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, social anxiety, general anxiety, panic attacks with agoraphobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anorexia, binge eating, and depression. So I am on several medications. Xanax has been a huge help in my disorders. It has helped several of them."

• ank...
• July 13, 2010

"I tried almost everything but suffered from horrific panic disorder for 11 years. Finally, I decided to take Xanax. I was afraid of getting addicted, but I'm so glad I used this because I have been panic-free for the last 11 months. I don't take Xanax every day anymore at all. I did not get addicted at all. I take it only if I feel like I start getting anxious. I thank Xanax. Xanax is the only thing that helped me."

• LB4...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 11, 2013

"Take 1 or 2 mg at one time, as needed, for panic attacks. Most of the time, I will have panic attacks for no reason or triggers. For some panic attacks, I do have a trigger. Large crowds, no way. People I know, that I haven't seen in years. The only medicine that helps with panic attacks! I take Valium 10 mg four times daily. Anxiety and panic attacks are different. Panic affects your whole day. Anxiety attacks, the Valium is in my blood."

• Dee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 9, 2019

"Severe panic attacks every day since I was 4. I was put on tranquilizers at 16, did NOTHING. In my 30s, Xanax was given and I started living. I was agoraphobic, but Xanax sure helped immensely PLUS it helps for mild depression! It helps accept the torturous symptoms from CFS too! Still housebound from CFS, but Xanax helps me tolerate the misery."

• Wha...
• December 13, 2016

"I take 0.5 mg Xanax as needed, which I have been on for a few months. I suffer PTSD panic attacks, and Xanax is the only thing that helps. I don't always need it and can go weeks without needing to take one."

• Ner...
• November 12, 2008

"I didn't realize all the stress that I had been under. I'd actually experienced a panic attack for the first time at 23 while I was driving home from college. I thought that I was going to die. I was frightened by the entire experience. I went to my doctor who prescribed me the lowest dose of Xanax in addition to 20 mg Prozac. About three months later my doctor decided to increase my Prozac to 30 mg. I haven't needed Xanax for months, but I keep it on me wherever I go. Xanax is so fast-acting. It calms my nerves instantly."

• 804...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 1, 2023

"I have been taking .5 mg as needed for panic attacks for about 5 years now. It is a miracle drug. It's my security blanket. I've been using the same prescription filled in 2019, and I'm getting low. I cannot find a doctor who will prescribe more. I'm getting anxious about running out because when I have a panic attack, I end up in the ER without this medication. I never have to take it any more than two a week at the most, even though my doctor (who is now retired) prescribed it 3 times daily. I do not want to become dependent or addicted to this medicine. It takes away the pains and impending doom that I am dying. If not, I end up in the ER swearing that I'm having a heart attack or something else that I'm not going to survive. Why would a doctor give me this wonderful cure for my panic and then other doctors want to take it away? It's not fair at all. The only side effects I've gotten were headaches on occasion and sleepiness."

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2008

"It works on a panic attack like you wouldn't believe and has saved me from all the ER visits throughout my life, but I also suffer from depression. Xanax did straighten my life out. It is a miracle pill, and I recommend it if you have anxiety or panic disorder. I have been on this drug for about 7 years. I'm 30 years old now."

• JM4...
• April 30, 2009

"I've been on Xanax for over half a year now, and it has really been a lifesaver on a lot of occasions. If it weren't for these Xanax, I think I wouldn't have made it through because it's like they save me from having a heart attack or stroke and dying, or at least that's what it feels like to me. Thank goodness for this kind of medicine."

• Kri...
• July 30, 2015

"Since 9/11, I have developed an intense fear of flying. I stopped flying for 7 years altogether. In 2010, I had a strong desire to start traveling again, so I asked my doctor if there was something he could prescribe me so I could sleep and not feel anxious on flights, and he prescribed Xanax. My fear is so intense that I have to take 3-4 mg of Xanax on a three-hour flight in order not to be anxious, but it works perfectly. I'm able to be on the plane, and I sleep for a good portion of the flight with no anxiety. I do have some memory lapses, I often do not remember leaving the airport or much of what I do for a few hours afterward, but I am able to sleep it off."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 22, 2021

"My doctor prescribed 1.0 daily when I was 19 years old. I'm now 51 and still take it daily. My dosage varies depending on the day or situation. Never more than 2 pills in one day. Some days I don't even take it. However, if I don't take it for a couple of days, I get irritable. I spoke with my new doctor about it, and he assured me I was fine taking it as needed and once or twice a day. Just not to abuse it. I usually take it when I know I'll be in a situation where my anxiety can be high. This medication has literally allowed me to live a regular life. After spending every other day in an ER for almost 2 years, it was a huge relief to finally find something that worked. Sometimes I've considered slowly weaning off of it, but when I weigh the circumstances and the effects of not having it, I decided to just continue taking it as prescribed. My doctor was 100% on board with it."

• Fox...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 2, 2018

"Figured I'd come back with an update since my last post was in 2013. I am still on my Xanax after about 7 years, maybe more. It's still the ONLY drug that helps with my panic disorder w/agoraphobia, PTSD, GAD, OCD, and MDD. I've been prescribed 1 mg 3 x's a day, but have never taken that much. I take 1 mg in the morning and 0.5 mg around dinner and another 0.5 mg before bed. I'm just noticing now that I may need to start taking a little more occasionally. Like an extra 0.5 some days. I'm contributing this to the fact that I am in perimenopause now, and my hormones are crazy at times and increase my anxiety and panic attacks. Also finding it more difficult to leave the house again. But still... I'm not up to the recommended dosage, so I think I might just need to take a full mg 3 x's a day now."

• Man...
• November 10, 2015

"I take 'Xanax' prescribed by my doctor. Not every day, though. Sometimes for helping me sleep when my thoughts are going crazy and my imagination is wild. It does help for sleep. Addictive if you take it every day."

• Anonymous
• March 12, 2009

"VERY GOOD for panic attacks and relief of anxiety. No known problems while on Xanax. However, cutting down the dosage or frequency of use can cause increased anxiety, and so it can cause dependency. I have no problems with Xanax, just problems when I don't have it."

• Hay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 27, 2023

"I have been diagnosed with both general anxiety and panic disorder. After many different failed 'talk therapy' attempts and being taught coping skills that just didn't work well for me, I was prescribed both Clonazepam for anxiety and Xanax for the superseding panic attacks which were unpredictable, embarrassing, and life-limiting. I only use them for that purpose and they work well, quickly, and with no side effects, to stop the panic in its tracks and leave behind a sense of relief. I don't worry anymore about being caught out there in public helpless with one of these nasty panic episodes. This medication is an important tool for managing my diagnosis under the watchful guidance of a responsible doctor with the right expertise and careful dosing."

• HOP...
• April 5, 2008

"Xanax has helped me so much with handling all of life's problems and with helping me with my children! I have two boys that mean the world to me. I lost my job after 18 years, and everything got on my nerves. I went to my doctor and told him I was trying to sleep a lot because I could not handle losing my job and worrying about how I was gonna pay my bills if I couldn't draw my unemployment. I would know that in 6 days, so I went on Xanax, and it changed my life! I now know I'll make it no matter what - just try it!"

• Anonymous
• July 29, 2017

"I was on 8 mg of Xanax a day. Yes, 8 mg, that's 4 bars a day for agoraphobia and several other reasons. But be careful with this med though, it's a lifesaver. I was pulled off cold turkey and almost took my own life, and no ER would help me at all. I went to 4 different ones, and doctors are acting like you're asking for OxyContin these days if you ask for nerve meds. So my doctor finally took me back, and all is well again. But if you can avoid it, don't get on this med, because if you do, you are at the mercy of the system because you're now on it for life. Worst mental withdrawals of my life."

• Nus...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 17, 2016

"Having had anxiety since I was a teenager, I'd been taking no drugs at all and just living with it until I was given Valium by my primary doctor, and that helped. I had seen a CSW, a psychologist, and finally another psychologist who took me off the Valium I'd tried and suggested Xanax and Paxil. I've been taking the two drugs: 10 mg Paxil 1x a day and .025 Xanax up to 3x a day for 8 months or so, with much success. Can these meds be taken indefinitely?"

• Nic...
• November 25, 2017

"This is the best to knock a panic attack flat on its arse. I've been taking 0.5 mg daily for 6 months, and I also take them when I fly. I could literally walk on the wing and not care. Don't take with alcohol, though. I made the mistake of popping one of these, then drank 4 or 5 martinis. I made a fool of myself and swung from a coworker's chandelier at a party and pulled it out of the ceiling. Everyone was cheering me on, so I felt like a bru. The more I drank, the stupider I became. At the end of the night, I climbed a street pole and tried to punch out the light, telling people it was a UFO. They work well, but do not drink on them."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 14, 2017

"I have been on Xanax for 15 years. I'm only 30 years old. While this is a miracle drug for pulling you out of a panic attack and preventing them. This medicine works extremely well for my anxiety. That said, it can cause a very nasty dependence and addiction, where you will need larger and larger doses to combat this rebound anxiety (this is what the doctor calls it). It's your brain screaming for more of the drug. This is not only a mental dependency but also a very strong physical one. If you are thinking about taking Xanax, remember less is more, the less you take, the better it works. It has become part of my daily meds, 2 mg, 3 to 4 times a day, and that's coming from being on the max dose legally available, 10 mg daily. You don't want that. Use caution."

• Naz...
• September 22, 2016

"Please be very careful, and I repeat, very careful. My doctor prescribed Xanax to treat my panic disorder from underground stations (London) phobia of being under the earth's surface. I was managing fine with other medication such as Vistaril, which did a great job but was keeping me tired. Almost two months later, I asked my doctor to take me off of them because Xanax just makes me want to sleep and sit on the couch doing nothing. We tried all dosages, and I still felt sad inside. Here is the shocking part: only eight days after my last dose (which was weaned slowly over two weeks), I had my first ever seizure at the age of 29. I never had seizures, no family history. Never ever will I touch this stupid medicine again, never."

• Anonymous
• December 28, 2011

"This medicine has saved my life ten times over, given me a quality of life on par with others and, above all else, allowed me to succeed. I have had panic disorder since childhood and wasn't prescribed Xanax until age 23. Now I can do anything I want, panic and anxiety free. The sky is the limit, really. This medicine can save lives, the perfect freedom gift."

• you...
• February 14, 2012

"Amazing. Helps so much with my panic attacks. It works almost instantly, which is just what I need. By the time Xanax kicks in, the worst of my panic attack has lessened. This medicine allows me to quickly nip the attack in the bud and allows me to function normally. It does taste terrible, but is worth it! Great medicine. Fast-working and effective. What more could you ask for?"

• Tal...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 9, 2020

"Ok... I started using ecstasy or MDMA in 1998 at 13 years old. Even before I smoked weed. I graduated to weed, GHB, shrooms, Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, LSD, ketamine, DMT, 2CB, nitrous. Heroin, every other opiate too. But I had a close friend die at 30 years old, which made me stop using opiates, which eventually got me on Xanax and Adderall, and that’s it. I have worked in IT for the last 8 years, and Xanax saved my life."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 28, 2023

"I had severe anxiety to the point I could not work. I was totally ill. I was prescribed Xanax 1 mg daily, it saved my life. I have been on the same dose for over 20 years, and if my doctor retires, I won't be able to get it. This is 10 out of 10 for my life. It is monitored, so what is the big fuss with it? Antidepressant pills and everything else sent me to space."