Posted by bassman on May 15, 2006, at 14:16:58
In reply to Re: Benzo with lowest side effect profile?, posted by jealibeanz on May 15, 2006, at 13:18:35
No, I think "regular" Xanax (immediate release) is an excellent med and I get depressed by Klonopin, too. What I don't like is Xanax XR, which in theory is just regular Xanax in a time-released formulation. I had really high hopes for Xanax XR and I tried it and it just made me sleepy (unlike regular Xanax) and didn't help anxiety-wise. My guess is that if I had taken a higher dosage of XR, like 2-3 mg per day, it would have worked-but I didn't want to do that.
If you do decide to use "regular" Xanax, you probably will find you get a lot of relief from 0.5 mg 2-3 times a day. For many people, myself included, Xanax is the Panic Killer, unlike the other meds. I also find that it has a mild antidepressant effect-if I'm depressed and take Xanax, it yanks me out of the depression within an hour.
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