Posted by captain on July 14, 2004, at 16:03:04
In reply to Alcohol - an equivalent?, posted by CindyLou on July 14, 2004, at 14:31:45
Hi Cindy,
I am no doctor by any means but one of my friends is a counselor/social worker and deals with a lot of these types of issues. She has told me before when i was suffering from anxiety attacks that if i were to have one in a restaurant and couldn't breathe my way out of it, that I should slam a beer! Basically alcohol and things like xanax are both depressents to your system and both give the body a sense of calm to the nerves.
I have been quite a partier as well (28 year old female) and alcoholism run in my family so i have to keep it in check, and I can tell you that if you have that feeling that it is going to get out of hand - then you need to make a change. I know you probably don't want to - but it is best for your family.
I know you said Xanax makes you tired. I cut in half my .5 mg xanax and they used to make me tired, but eventually your body can build a tolerance to the sleepy part and you just feel the calm part. Maybe you need .25's and cut them in half. I think that is a safer route for you to go in my honest opinion.(for what it is worth!)
I hope this helped somewhat! Best of luck!
captain
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