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February 12, 2011 • 5:52 pm 0
Ambien Side Effects
Be sure to check out our sister site, www.ambienoverdose.org. User feedback is often fairly similar between Xanax users and Ambien users. While almost everyone agrees the pills help at first, as time goes by, more and more side effects and unusual behaviors are reported. Neither of these sites are pro or anti ambien / xanax. They are simply reporting user experiences with the drugs.
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July 5, 2010 • 5:01 pm 0
Xanax Withdrawal
Xanax Question: I quit taking Xanax two days ago after 2 years of taking 40 mgs/day. Yesterday was one of the worst days of my life, and today I feel even worse. I feel incredibly anxious, generally miserable, and I almost want to die! How can I quit taking this drug without so much pain!
Answer: It’s dangerous to quit Xanax (Alprazolam), along with all other drugs in the benzodiazepine class, by going cold turkey. Quitting a large, long term dosage of Xanax can cause dangerous seizures leading you to being carried off in an ambulance. Not only that, you are subjecting your body and mind to a tremendous amount of pain that you simply don’t need to go through. I suggest slowly reducing your dosage. Take 35 mgs/day for a week, 30 mgs/day the next week, 25 mgs/day the next week, 20 mgs/day the week after that. Spend 2 weeks at 20 mgs/day. Then spend 2 weeks at 15 mgs/day. Spend 3 weeks at 10 mgs/day. Spend 2 weeks at 7.5 mgs/day. Spend 2 weeks at 5 mgs/day. Spend a month at 2.5 mgs/day. Spend another month at 1.5 mgs/day, and another month at 1 mg/day, and another month at .5 mgs/day. Then, quit taking the drug. It’s a long process and it won’t be completely pain free, but you are stretching the process over such a long period of time that your body will adjust easier.
If you make a few other lifestyle changes, your body will handle even better. I recommend: going to bed at the same time every night (10 pm). If you go to bed after 10 pm, make sure your room is completely blacked out so you don’t get woken up prematurely by the sun. If you need an alarm to wake you up, you are going to bed too late. Getting plenty of outdoor sun exposure during the day (wear sunscreen with zinc-oxide). You can be outside in the shade, but you need to be able to see open sky (and not through a window). This tells your body it is daytime and keeps it awake. Make sure you get 20-30 minutes of direct sun exposure on your body, without sun screen. Feel free to cover your face. Take a Vitamin D (4000 IUs) and Vitamin B complex (100 mgs)/day). Eat meat every day at 5 pm. Exercise for 30 minutes every day at 5:30 pm. Another 30 minutes of morning or mid-day exercise is a plus, too. Eat pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds at night. Eat carrots, tomatoes, broccoli every day. On top of that, try to generally eat a healthy diet. The reason you started taking Xanax in the first place is because you had out of control stress/depression, which is linked to a bad sleep cycle and a lot of other problems in your body which are easy to solve with proper discipline.
Those steps should cause you to get a much, much better quality of sleep which will balance out your body, provide numerous health benefits and reduce anxiety/stress. Xanax withdrawal causes stress and anxiety, so any natural steps you can do to reduce anxiety are a big plus.
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July 3, 2010 • 10:45 pm 1
Is acne causing you anxiety.. or the reverse?
Question from a poster: “I’ve been experiencing massive acne outbreaks since I started taking Xanax. Is Xanax known to cause acne problems?”
Answer: According to our research, Xanax is not correlated with Acne. If anything, the stress reduction and increased sleep you will experience on Xanax should help. Regardless, check out acneresearch.org – they have a wonderfully simple system for reducing acne. Basically it just requires a little bit of adjustment to your sleep cycle, being outdoors as much as possible during the day, and a diet tweak. Considering all the hell people go through to treat acne with prescriptions creams, antibiotics, and what not, the site is a refreshing bit of simplicity.
Filed under: Xanax Overdose, Acne, Anxiety, Xanax
March 7, 2010 • 10:45 pm 0
Xanax
I used Xanax for a couple of years. I noticed a few things: Although it removed all of my stress and anxiety, it also sapped some of my desire to excel and decreased my ability to rapidly formulate thoughts and react to various complex situations. Basically, I became somewhat zombie-like. Over time, I had to take more and more xanax to get the same effect. Eventually I quit taking it because I felt it was affecting my ability to achieve, and the withdrawal was terrible for about a week. I made the mistake of quitting cold turkey. I’ve since learned that can actually cause seizures and other worse problems.
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January 31, 2010 • 9:46 am 2
Xanax Overdose
Xanax belongs to the benzodiazepine drug variety, it’s main function is to counteract chemicals in the brain that become unbalanced and cause anxiety. Xanax is often used to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, panic disorders and depression.
The majority of patients prescribed Xanax use it to treat generalized anxiety disorder. Although most people experience anxiety symptoms at some point in their life, generalized anxiety disorder is much more extreme than day-to-day jitters. It is a chronic disorder that prevents one from carrying out normal day-to-day functions.
Anxiety symptoms often vary depending on the individual, and can include:
- Feelings of nervousness, jittery or shaky limbs
- Tension, fearfulness and a strong apprehension
- Seclusion or the avoidance of certain places due to fear
- The inability to breath or a rapid heart beat
- Profuse sweating and a trembling body
- An unexplained fear of losing control or fear of death.
Xanax has also been prescribed for short-term treatment of anxiety caused by depression, such as dealing with the shock of a stressful event or other traumatic experiences.
Benzodiazepines work by enhancing the effects of gamma-amino butyric acid and have several effects on the human body, including:
- Anxiety reduction
- Increased desire to sleep
- Muscle relaxant
- The ability to impair short term memory functions
Xanax is not recommended for those who have a history of breathing problems, glaucoma, kidney or liver disease, a history of depression, suicidal thoughts or those addicted to drugs or alcohol.
People allergic to Chlordiazepoxide, Clorazepate, Diazepam, Lorazapam, or Oxazepam should also avoid this medication, as should pregnant or nursing mothers as Xanax has been proven to cause birth defects in unborn babies.
Before taking Xanax it is essential to discuss other medications taken regularly with a board certified physician as Xanax can amplify the effects of cold or allergy medicine, narcotic pain medications, sleeping pills and medication taken for seizure or depression disorders.
Patients taking Xanax should tell their physician if they are taking:
- Birth control pills
- Cimetidine
- Diltazem
- Isoniazid
- Propoxyphene
- Seizure medication
- Antifungal medication
- Antidepressants
Xanax should be taken as directed by a qualified physician, the dosage should not be adjusted and alcohol should be avoided completely. It is best to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking Xanax as studies have proven it to interact poorly with the medication and can lead to potentially dangerous side effects.
Immediate emergency medical attention should be sought in the case of accidental overdose as an overdose of Xanax has the potential to be lethal, especially when ingested during alcohol consumption.
Xanax overdose symptoms often include extreme drowsiness, a confused state of mine, muscle fatigue, loss of mobility and poor coordination as well as feelings of light headedness, fainting spells, coma and irregular heart beat. When misused, or mixed with sedatives or other recreational drugs Xanax has the potential to be deadly.
People taking prescription Xanax are also urged to seek medical assistance in the event of an allergic reaction. Signs of Xanax allergy include: hives, difficulty breathing, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat.
Contact emergency medical care immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
- Unusual behaviour
- Depression or thoughts of suicide
- Hyperactivity, agitation, hostility, hallucinations
- Dizzy spells or fainting
- Seizures or convulsions
- Problems with urination
- Muscle twitching or tremors
- Jaundice or yellowing of the skin
Less serious side effects of Xanax can include:
- Feelings of irritability
- Difficulty concentrating
- Sleep problems
- Blurred vision
- Nausea, vomiting, constipation, changes to body weight
- Dry mouth
- Decreased sexual appetite
Xanax and other medicines should be kept out of reach of children and only used for it’s intended purposes.
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