Posted by Fred23 on March 12, 2004, at 22:22:27
In reply to Re: How to ask doctor for Xanax? » Fred23, posted by Viridis on March 12, 2004, at 2:49:45
>Just based on my experience, Xanax is indeed a "mood lifter" (nothing
>euphoric, just a more positive attitude). The funny thing is that the
>improvement seems to be most pronounced the next day, when the active
>metabolites are supposed to be pretty much gone. Others here have
>reported the same thing.My tests show that it has a constant effect throughout the day taken,
with enough left by the next morning, but the next morning dose is
needed to start the cycle over.>As I think I mentioned, my concern about Xanax is that before long, I
>found that it took 3-4 times as much to achieve the same anti-anxiety
>effect that I had at first. I discussed this with my pdoc and he said
>yes, Xanax can be like that for some peopleI have reason to believe that I'm the type for won't develop a
tolerance for the anxiolytic properties.>Some people have reported that Klonopin promotes depression,
It seems that on this board, a *lot* of people are not happy with
Klonopin.In fact, a good percentage of the posts on this board overall are
people unhappy with the medications their doctors have prescribed, and
my idea is to approach my doctor with something I already *know* that
works. Also, alprazolam seems to cause *no* side effects, which must
mean that its a good "fit" to my body.>mood stabilizer and potential antidepressant, so if your doctor
>refuses to prescribe benzos, Lamictal might be worth a shot.I'm going to stress that I don't want to spend the next two years
experimenting with everything under the sun, and feeling bad
throughout. Finding the "right" generic alprazolam may be the
challenge, though.Now that I have a reference point of what "normal" feels like, I'll
have a better time describing my goals to whatever doctors I have to.>One other suggestion (this is a "alternative" approach): try
I've tried a lot of the alternative approaches, and admitting the need
for western pharmaceuticals is sort of a defeat, of sorts.
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