I was just wondering if there were any people out there who are currently taking xanax and what you think of it. If i could get some feedback on this subject of any kind i would really appreciate it.
Me personally? I LOVE THE STUFF! Unfortunately i lost my insurance and can no longer get it till i get new insurance. And let me tell you life sucks without it.
Since it appears to me that you are looking for opinions on the efficacy and worthiness of the drug, I’m gonna move this thread (if the software cooperates) to a more appropiate forum. IMHO.
In my more or less illicit-use days, Xanax had the oddest effect upon me–it took away my ability to form angry or murderous thoughts.
I had no trouble staying awake, and it didn’t seem to affect my normal functions. I could, for instance, write a publishable article or win at Minesweeper. I could write Fortran77 code without any extraordinary effort. I could rollerskate without falling (much).
What I could NOT do, however, was visualize new and interesting ways for people to die. I could not get mad. And I tried…I tried really hard! “Bad” thoughts just wouldn’t solidify.
IIRC, this was the .25mg Xanax (the ones that look like little purple footballs.)
-David
You are amazing.
Well thanks–but notice that I didn’t say that I wrote good Fortran77 code.
It just wasn’t any worse after taking Xanax.
David
ARe you insane?
Do you realize how addictive Xanax is?
“Life sucks without it?”
Have you considered you may becoming dependent on it?
(I was on it for about-maybe a month or two…my psychiatrist was PISSED when he found a doctor had prescribed it for me!)
I’ve taken Xanax a few times, but I HATED it! It totally knocked me out cold. Absolutely no recollection of anything that happened or how long I slept for.
Back in the college party days…I used to love Xanax too. I did develop “a small” addiction to them, but man, did food taste delicious while on them! I usually took the 2 mg. “bars/logs/boats/etc.” whole or in halves. At first I felt really good…I felt really social. I would start conversations with strangers when normally I wouldn’t have. They made me feel like getting work done; to have a productive day. They sometimes made me horny too, but back then it didn’t take much. And they were great to have around when coming down from any “uppers”. Take one with a beer to get a cool buzz, and then eat some chicken wings or something. Man I used to take those things all the time…they were alot of fun to have around.
They eventually became “mind erasers”. After a night/day of using I wouldn’t remember anything. I once went to see a movie with a friend. So I popped a couple, enjoyed my popcorn and candy, sank really, really low into the seat, and watched “a movie”. A week later I saw an advertisement for a movie (the same one I just saw while “all z’d up”) and asked the same firend if he wanted to go see it. He kindly reminded me that “We just saw that movie. Let’s see something better.” I told him, with confidence, that I’ve never seen that movie, and that he was tripping. This went one for a while until he also reminded me that I “was all z’d up when I saw the movie”. I respectfully conceded.
I took some xanax when I went home for Christmas one year. Everyone was telling me how good I looked… that I looked really healthy…seemed to be “in good spirits”. Are you kidding me, I was feeling damned good!
I went to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror then thought what an asshole I was to be in my parents house, fucked up. How disrepesctful was that? But that though didn’t last long because I was feeling just too good!
There was this other time when I took a bunch of xanax and tried to drive (I think I was trying to get to a swimming pool, at a friend’s house). Let’s just say that LUCKILY no one was killed or injured (I’m talking about other drivers/passengers…not myself) when I totalled my car. I could have easily wrecked many lives around me and not have known what the hell was going on because of the mind erasers.
It’s been a long time since I’ve taken a “boat”. My suggestion to you is to STOP TAKING XANAX!!! I know…they’re fun in the beginning, but you will get hurt by them. They’ll fuck your brain up really good…then ask for seconds, and you won’t even remember you’ve already given thirds! You’ll be hooked before you know it…I was. You may think that was because I was just some dumb fuck, but I was/still am fairly intelligent. It can happen to anyone, at any time and when you’re there it’ll be too late. You’ll come to depend on them in situations where you normally wouldn’t think to use them ie. visiting your folks/family/friends during the holidays, going to a party where you may not know many people, etc. But this is just my opinion on Xanax. You’ll have to live and learn on your own. Just think about all the connections in your brain that you’re severing when your “all z’d up”!
Maybe you should ask yourself why you’re taking xanax? Can your situation be resolved without the use of xanax? Don’t use it just because some white coat gave you a prescription for it.
I developed a hearty great love of xanax when I was very young (high school-- used to steal them from my mom). After she caught on and cut me off, high school suddenly dragged on very badly again, and I realized that I really missed the stuff. As in REALLY missed the stuff. You’d be surprised how this sneaks up on you (I don’t generally have an “addictive personality”, but apparently that doesn’t help much). Since then I have avoided tranqs/ barbs, as I can’t afford to become addicted to anything, and there are so many safe alternatives.
In high school too I was addicted to all kinds of tranquilizers. I used to manipulate my psychiatrist into prescribing them for me, and I liked them far too much. Taking little handfuls of them every day.
Well then I decided to get off them. Getting off them sucked, but I did it. Every now and then, when I’m really stressed, I feel like turning to them pills - but I don’t let myself. Besides I’ve found exercise to give me roughly the same effect - and it’s good for you. Natural highs, even though they take some work, (IMHO) kick ass.
I love Xanax.
Not for getting high or whatever, but there is nothing better to ward off an anxiety attack.
I keep a few in a baggy at work, some in my breifcase, some in plastic wrap in every bottle of asprin/tylenol/anything I have.
There is always one within reach, and that means that mental pease is never more than 20 minutes from my reach.
Strangely enough, I havent taken one since August.
Just knowing they are there makes me feel less anxiety.
I dont recommend them for rec. use.
I LOVE taking that stuff. I’m a stress junkie, and when I take any kind of tranquilizer, I get some relief for a while.
The problem with that is that I also know that I become addicted to stuff very easily, and I will fall back into destructive behavior quickly.
If I can be nosy and ask, why is it you’re taking Xanax for such a long period of time? My doc won’t usually prescribe any tranquilizers for more than a week or so, and he knows I have anxiety problems.
Robin
A couple of friends of mine take Xanax as needed for anxiety and it does them wonders. Very rarely do they need to take anything higher than 5 or 10 mgm to take the ‘edge’ off of any anxiety attacks that they detect coming on and both carry a few around with them but might not need a dosage for days or even weeks at a time.
I’ve been offered a couple and have taken them when all charged up and found that they just take the sharp edge off of my irritability and/or anger. Afterwards, when the stress situation ended, I slept like a log. I did not like that part because I wanted to stay awake but each time I’d relax, I’d snooze. By the next day, the sleepiness had worn off and I was fine.
I guess they’re OK, but a stiff drink is more fun.
I just learned that one of my uncles made a suicide attempt yesterday by ODing on his Xanax and rigging together a tent to contain carbon monoxide. Fortunately it looks like he’ll recover (physically, at least – he’s had a long history of psychiatric problems). I don’t know that much about the drug itself, though.
Yes, Xanax is great stuff, I happen to live in a city where it’s obtainable over the counter (as are other pharmas such as Prozac, Viagra, and Propecia–not that I ever use THOSE, of course cough) and having a foil ten-pack of Xanax tucked into my pocket on long nights out is a great insurance policy.
I don’t get high off it, though–it knocks me right out, for about ten hours. It’s great for coming down from the effects of other drugs–Ecstasy especially–when it would be otherwise impossible to sleep. So I only take it as much as I take other drugs, which lately is once a month at most.
I do know some guys here who are addicted to it, but they seem in better shape than the alcoholics, speed-freaks, E-ddicts, and cokeheads I know. But any pill is bad for you if you take it every day (well, except vitamins maybe) so I heartily agree with the warnings posted in this thread. If you find that you desperately need it, get off it. That goes for just about everything.
Incidentally, has anyone out there encountered a generic brand of Xanax called Phranax? It’s white, not purple, I find it just as effectve, and it’s only about 75 cents per pill.
A frined of mine was donw in Padre and scampered across the border to Mexico where he picked up a bottle of Xanax. I’m guessing it was the “boat” type Stylus was talking about, since the tabs are 2 mg ones. He’s only ever taken half of one of those things, and that only once, more often (which is to say once ever 3 or 4 months) he takes a half (.5 mg).
All it does is make him a little more relaxed, to the point he only wants to sit around and watch tv or a movie or something, so you really wouldn’t notice the difference, since he does that a lot anyway!
In all thing, moderation. I’ll agree…um, for my friend…that drinking is more fun. More social, too. Not that one has to go out and go drinking all the time, so don’t go reading into the statement that way, alright?