Atarax and Panic Attacks: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2020

For Anxiety "Was prescribed 10mg Atarax tablets with directions to take 1-2 every 6 hours as needed for anxiety and panic attacks. Taking 1 pill did nothing, so I took 2 the next time I felt anxiety creeping in. It made me very tired and dizzy, then sent me into a panic attack. I am better off not taking this medication when I feel anxiety coming on because it usually does not develop into a panic attack, let alone as worse as this one got."

• JBr...
• January 25, 2019

For Anxiety "This should only be taken for acute anxiety. It’s extremely effective for stopping panic attacks and excessive worrying, but it is not good to take if you have to complete tasks. It utterly floors you. If you’ve experienced a traumatic event and do not mind being less functional, it will help greatly, especially if you want to get some sleep. But do not take this regularly before work or exercise. I’m a bodybuilder and run quite a lot, but I only take the medication afterward. I would not recommend long-term use, but I’ve been going on 5 years and it is still astoundingly effective when I start panicking and getting irritable. I usually just take it a couple of hours before sleeping or earlier if I’m panicking. So, effective as hell, but floors you, but you will not be dysfunctional or overly foggy. Its effectiveness is actually on par with Xanax, but there is no euphoria or risk for addiction, which is common in anxiety patients."

• Det...
• August 10, 2019

For Anxiety "I’ve been taking Atarax for anxiety after my doctor took me off Klonopin. It is a hard battle I have with myself now, I am getting more panic attacks now, but not as strong because of Atarax. It’s still hard, especially when my panic attacks come at night now."

• Sca...
• April 23, 2021

For Anxiety "I’ve been prescribed this drug for over a year now. It does little to nothing for my anxiety. Many times, it has actually sent me into panic attacks, which is why I was prescribed it originally. My panic attacks have gone away thanks to a newly prescribed mood stabilizer (lamotrigine), however, if I take the Atarax to try and help me sleep, it almost certainly will cause me to have an attack. It makes my chest feel heavy and makes it feel as if I’m having difficulty breathing. I wouldn’t recommend it, but I know it does work for some people. It helps to quiet my mind but has the opposite effect on me physically. It also causes hot flashes, which trigger my panic attacks as well."

• Fle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2021

For Anxiety "I thought this would help my anxiety and calm me down with zero side effects whenever I want. Boy, was I wrong. There have been only negative side effects after taking a combined amount of 50 mg in the last 2 days. First of all, it makes me dead tired, so tired that I can't get up from the bed. That lasts for about 4-5 hours after taking only 12.5 mg. Other terrible side effects were lower libido, becoming almost sexually numb, depersonalization got worse, I actually had almost a panic attack, I got hypnic jerks, and sometimes felt like I couldn't breathe when I tried to sleep. Still feeling the effects of it after almost 24 hours of not taking any. Never going to take this poison anymore."

• CMM...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 18, 2017

For Anxiety "Was prescribed for anxiety, and instead it threw me into the worst full-blown panic attack I have ever had! Totally out of my mind!"