Posted by CindyLou on July 15, 2004, at 9:14:30
In reply to Re: Alcohol - an equivalent? » CindyLou, posted by Fred23 on July 14, 2004, at 21:29:10
Hi Captain and Fred,
Thank you for your responses to my post. My Xanax dose is .25 mg. I notice that if I take half, usually nothing happens. If I try another half, I either HAVE to go to sleep, or nothing happens. It seems that I have to keep upping the dose until I get relief, but that relief is accompanied by a profound fatigue where I cannot function.Do you know approximately how long it takes for the Xanax to start working after taking a dose? Maybe I am not waiting long enough. I usually give it about 30 minutes to an hour.
Perhaps if I just take half a tablet for awhile, even if it doesn't work, I can build up a tolerance for it.
I do have a generic form: Alprazolam. I'll talk to my pdoc about getting the brand name.
Thanks so much for your help. That is very interesting that Xanax could possibly be an alternative for me, if I could just tolerate the effective dose. I don't want to continue on with the alcohol because I doesn't seem right; I know I am using it to medicate myself and I could be playing with fire.
Take care,
cindy.
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