Xanax - to use or not?

[Jambo62]

I am 39 days offf hydro.....As ai posted earlier I have had an issue with extreme anxiety when i am away from Home....Which is just not like me.. I even had a few which i am sure were panic attacks...Well if you remember I dcalled my Dr.  and discussed this with him and he prescirbed Xanan....  it was .5 mg .....I have taken several 1/2 and a few whole pills and I do not want nor will I trade one problem for another but I have to say....It sure helped me...I did not feel hazy or tired but did feel calmer...which was my objective.  On Jan 6th he prescriped 40 for me and in the last 6 days I have used 8-1/2... only 2 over the weekend....  It has been a tremendous help for me..now I know I can't keep using it but it has made my physcological problems manageable.......  Any others had this experience?

Jambo

[GoingToMakeIt]

As you get off hydros, or any opiates, it is common to have anxiety. Just use very sparingly as Xanax is addictive too. I would take a look at the Health Pages near the top right of page. Look at the amino acid posts. There are many amino acids that can help you with anxiety and are much safer than Xanax. Have you tried exercising late in the afternoon? It may help you sleep and feel better.

[avisg]

I would be very very careful,the wd coming off of xanax make opiates seem like a picnic.You are just coming off of you drug its very easy to get hooked on another . You tolerance for xanax is going to go up fast that's is one of the complaints of it .what other meds have you tried for your anxiety