Can Xananx Be Used As a Tool For Getting Over Anxiety? Posted: 04-21-06 21:50pm
I have had anxiety disorders, including
panic disorder, for 5 years. I have
xanax to take if I have a panic attack.
I had tried other medicines, but they
haven't worked well for me and given me
bad side effects. Xanax usually works
but I don't take it often because I know
people who are addicted and that one
builds tolerance and it only relieves
syptoms and can leave you worse off if you
stop.
Can it be used to help train you to not
have anxiety? I have had increased
anxiety lately and get extrememly nervous
going almost anywhere. Going through
with it doesn't seem to help because I end
up getting nervous everytime and I
anticipate getting nervous and feeling
awful.
Would it help me to be alright going
places if I took xanax right before going
someplace that I usually get nervous?
That way i'd have the eperience of going
and having anxiety. Perhaps that would
help break the association of anxiety and
the place or situation. Does anyone
think that would help me break the anxiety
that seems to be conditioned?
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Bek
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 206 Location: SA
Posted: 04-23-06 20:14pm
Xanax is what helped me to get over my
anxiety. I had anxiety on a very high
level. I started taking xanax after 6
months or so of thinking that I was never
going to get better. I took xanax 0.25mg
up to 3 times a day at one stage. I used
the time that I was on it to learn all
about anxiety and ways to over come it.
This took me around 3 - 4 months. Then
when I new that I had excepted that there
is nothin physically wrong with me I
started slowly going off the xanax. I
went from 3 a a day to 2 a day for a few
weeks and then 1 a day for a few weeks and
then one when I thought I needed one -
this could be daily of weekly. I had no
withdrawal problems at all. I now go
months with out taking them. But when I
feel the nausia, dizziness etc coming on I
take one. Sometimes I try not to take
one, but why, they are there to help me
and 20 minutes after I take one I am back
to normal.
A few weeks ago I woke up feeling a little
off and as the morning went on I felt very
nausious, feeling disassociated and
lightheaded (the lightheaded dizziness is
what I hate most) so about 12 I took one.
Within 30 minutes it had all disappeared
and I was out playing with my daughter on
her bike etc! So if it help you - yes
use them.
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stormyf2
Supporter
Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 146 Location: Canada
Xanax Posted: 04-23-06 21:03pm
Xanax is highly addictive !!!! Use
caution....Try paxil! Its used for
anxiety with dealing with crowds.... Also
celexa is good for that!
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Bek
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 206 Location: SA
Posted: 04-23-06 21:07pm
Like I said in my previous post - I was on
.25mg 3 times a day for 3 - 4 months and
had no problem coming off of xanax. I
know many others that are on it or have
been on it and they also have no problem
coming off of it.
Xanax is my first choice when you want a
fast acting drug to relieve anxiety!
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lyslys81
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: nepa
Posted: 04-24-06 13:14pm
I am on .5mg of xanax to take as needed.
I admit I have a pretty high tolerance and
it sucks because my doctor wont raise the
mg for me yet. But I do have to say that
if I kno that I am going to be in a
situation where I can possibly have an
attack or feel anxious, I take xanax
before I am in the situation. That way by
the time the xanax actually kicks in im
calm and can deal with the anxiety better.
I also suffer from migraines and when I
feel the symptoms of a migraine come on,
like tunnel vision, dotted vision, etc. I
take xanax and the migraine does not
always see its way thru. In my opinion
xanax is like my lil miracle drug. :)
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Nikia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 74 Location: Wisconsin
I Know That It Can Be Addictive Posted: 04-24-06 17:17pm
My mother-in-law is majorly addicted and
she manages to bully the doctor into
continuing to prescribe it for her. I
don't want to end up like that.
I have had bad luck with ssris. I have
not tried celexa, but given the side
effects of those that I have tried I don't
feel like messing around with that right
now especially since I am recovering from
an eating disorder and can't be taking
anything that messes with my appetite or
gives me digestive problems and I won't be
able to go to work if my anxiety suddenly
gets worse like it did when I tried
zoloft.
I know xanax works for me for dealing with
symptoms. I don't want to take it
frequently for an extended amount of time
because of addiction concerns. I guess
the main thing that I wanted to know is if
it can be used strategically to actually
learn to get better.
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mitch7654
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 170
Posted: 04-24-06 17:30pm
Yeah im using rivortil and ive tried ssir
and thought I was gonna die
i saw a psychiatrist and he told me anti
depressant werent the way to go because
all they do is mask the symtpoms thats
good but yuo never larn how to deal wiht
it and there is a way to deal with it
called cognetive therapy im doing normal
therapy but he told me to switch.
