Posted by med_empowered on August 17, 2008, at 13:57:34
In reply to Xanax (alprazolam) as an antidepressant. Miracle!, posted by sukarno on August 17, 2008, at 3:00:10
OK, so xanax has a bad rep..its kind of regarded as the crack cocaine of the benzo world. I think only Halcion causes more problems.
THAT SAID, the stuff can be amazing and very effective. Have you given the XR version a go? I think its in generic now, so I would imagine that might be worth considering. Have you tried Serax? Its not nearly as potent as xanax, but it lasts longer and has some mild antidepressant properties.
Anyway, I'm glad you found relief. It sounds like your doc is smart about using xanax, which is why I'm a little surprised you're not on the xr (then again...I'm not a doc). I've had family members who were on xanax basically from the day it hit the market and, except for occasional dosage increases, they never had any major probs with it.
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