Posted by Snowie on October 25, 2004, at 11:29:20
In reply to Re: Is Xanax XR Worth $50 Every Month?, posted by Cecilia on October 23, 2004, at 2:36:24
Cecilia,
I'll cut and paste what I wrote to Dee above about Xanax XR, see quoted below:
"I convinced my pdoc to give me 2 mg. of Xanax XR instead of 1 mg., since that's about how much I had been taking of regular Xanax when I went off Xanax and onto Tranxene (no, actually when I added Neurontin to the mix I had tirated down to about 1 mg. of Xanax a day). However, since Xanax XR is so expensive I wanted to make sure I got enough to last me the whole day, not to mention the whole month.
I took the first pill Saturday morning, and within a few hours I was sound asleep. When I woke up several hours later I felt okay, but not drugged out like I feel when I take a bite from a .25 mg. pill of Seroquel. An hour or so later I started feeling a little anxious, so I took a little Neurontin. That helped for a while, but later that evening I realized Xanax XR wasn't going to last the whole day, so I took .5 mg. of Klonopin, which worked pretty well. So, based on my first dose of 2 mg. of Xanax XR, I'm not impressed. .5 of Klonopin 2 x a day along with a little Neurontin mixed in seems to be working pretty well, so I may give the Xanax XR to my sister to see how she likes it (she takes regular Xanax anyway)."
I hope this helps. So far (I probably won't try it again), I'm very disappointed. Maybe I took too much, but it seemed like it worked too much all at once and then pooped out at the end. If Klonopin is working for you - and it sure costs a whole lot less - stay with it! Just my opinion.
Snowie
> I`ve also been wondering about askng my doctor about switching from clonazepam to Xanax XR, though I`m sure my HMO won`t cover it. When I first tried Xanax about 4 years ago it was like a miracle-the first med of the many I`ve tried that actually helped me. My doctor switched me to clonazepam to avoid the frequent dosing but I didn`t think it was working as well so went back to Xanax. I didn`t mind the frequent dosing during the day but found out I would wake up at night when it wore off, plus the miraculous effect seemed gone anyway so I switched back to the clonazepam. Frankly, I really don`t know whether it`s doing anything or my body`s just used to it. Certainly I`m still plenty anxious, and depressed too, though I was depressed long before I ever went on clonazepam. I`ll be interested to hear your comparison of the two. Cecilia
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