Comparing Progesterone vs Xanax
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Prescription and OTC
Progesterone is used to prevent endometrial hyperplasia in postmenopausal women with a uterus who are receiving estrogen tablets. It is also used to treat secondary amenorrhea. Common side effects... View more |
Prescription only
Xanax is used for the acute management off generalized anxiety disorder in adults or to treat panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia. Drowsiness and unsteadiness upon standing, increasing the... View more |
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| More about Progesterone | More about Xanax (alprazolam) | ||||||||||||||||
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Progesterone has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 78 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Xanax has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 923 ratings on Drugs.com. 82% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 9% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Crinone, Cyclogest, Endometrin, First Progesterone MC10, First Progesterone MC5, Gestone, Milprosa, Prometrium | Other alprazolam brands include: Alprazolam Intensol, Xanax XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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1 hour |
20 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
Oral Formulations
Category N
Not classified
Excluding Oral Formulations See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 222 drugs are known to interact with Progesterone:
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A total of 565 drugs are known to interact with Xanax:
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November 01, 1974 |
N/A |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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