Okay. I took my .25mg xanax for the first time today when my heart rate would not go below 100 bpm. At first I was very calm, almost blissful. Now it's been an an hour and a half and I'm a little sleepy, but can stay awake, not exhausted. I just want a nap.
Is this normal? A result of the panic attack or a side effect from the med?
Do you drive after taking a xanax or do you feel like it would hinder your driving abilities? Decision making skills? etc?
What are your xanax experiences?
(I tried googling, but it was mostly people who use xanax to get high and not for therapeutic reasons.)
When I got fired and had a mild panic attack, I took a xanax, same strength as yours, and it calmed me down enough for me to drive to MIL's house and H drove me home. I laid on the couch and cuddled most of the night in kind of a blissful state. I slept hard that night.
I'm okay. I just had a very rough therapy session. But, my head doesn't feel broken anymore. The pieces are back together, just need a little more glue to hold it back in place. Things are getting much, much better.
I'm a Xanax expert. So, you were having a panic attack when you took it? It think that's why your heart rate was elevated. If I'm having a bad attack I will 1mg or more, if needed, it makes me feel chill, very chill.
But if .25 is making her sleepy I think that would be too much. I only needed 1 mg when I was like literally tearing my hair out and hiding in my closet.
I'm a Xanax expert. So, you were having a panic attack when you took it? It think that's why your heart rate was elevated. If I'm having a bad attack I will 1mg or more, if needed, it makes me feel chill, very chill.
Yeah, my heart races when I'm having an attack. It doesn't stop. The worst was when it was going 120bpm for 2 hours.
I'm a Xanax expert. So, you were having a panic attack when you took it? It think that's why your heart rate was elevated. If I'm having a bad attack I will 1mg or more, if needed, it makes me feel chill, very chill.
But if .25 is making her sleepy I think that would be too much. I only needed 1 mg when I was like literally tearing my hair out and hiding in my closet.
I'm a lightweight. Two glasses of wine the other night got me drunk.
But if .25 is making her sleepy I think that would be too much. I only needed 1 mg when I was like literally tearing my hair out and hiding in my closet.
I'm a lightweight. Two glasses of wine the other night got me drunk.
Yeah if you take it for a while you might build a tolerance. But if you start with half a .25 and that works, it might be all you need in the beginning.
I take 50mg of Vyvanse. I'm having a 6 month followup on Friday, and I'm planning to request an adderall booster (he suggested this at my last appt if the bump from 40 to 50 wasn't lasting long enough).
When I found I had need of a Xanax, I took a 1/2 pill and felt much better but not much different. Definitely less anxious. If I am home and I take 1 pill (or feel like I need 1 pill) it works really well - not dopy, but I can feel the let down and calm. It really meets a need well. And yes, 1 pill can cause a bit of sleepiness - but not all the time. Which is fine at certain times of day/night. So, I keep in mind what I need, what I take and when.
So, I say this in the context of a very brief period of anxiety that benefitted well from Xanax. I will point out that once I knew how I felt after Xanax that I didn't need to take it much. Just KNOWING that I could get relief made me feel so much better, and THAT feeling made me less anxious and ready for the let down - without the pill.
I like having it ready, but I don't need to use it much. And if I do, it doesn't knock me out much. Just the right balance. I hope you find that balance, too.
I didn't know why my doctor kept saying OCD. I didn't think I had OCD until I just looked it up. He hit the nail on the head; obsessing over the fear of making a mistake, fear of causing harm to another, and fear of being embarrassed.
He's a smart guy, this doc. I thought it was simply general anxiety.
When I found I had need of a Xanax, I took a 1/2 pill and felt much better but not much different. Definitely less anxious. If I am home and I take 1 pill (or feel like I need 1 pill) it works really well - not dopy, but I can feel the let down and calm. It really meets a need well. And yes, 1 pill can cause a bit of sleepiness - but not all the time. Which is fine at certain times of day/night. So, I keep in mind what I need, what I take and when.
So, I say this in the context of a very brief period of anxiety that benefitted well from Xanax. I will point out that once I knew how I felt after Xanax that I didn't need to take it much. Just KNOWING that I could get relief made me feel so much better, and THAT feeling made me less anxious and ready for the let down - without the pill.
I like having it ready, but I don't need to use it much. And if I do, it doesn't knock me out much. Just the right balance. I hope you find that balance, too.
100% agree with you. I don't take Xanax often (2-3x/mo maybe, and mostly because I know I can, not for true panic). Just knowing that I have it is enough to stop the panic most times. It's something I've always got in my purse.
Xanax makes me sleepy but I can't take it. Anxiety + nurse + Xanax = trying to count my own respirations to make sure I'm not getting severely respiratory depressed.
Xanax makes me sleepy but I can't take it. Anxiety + nurse + Xanax = trying to count my own respirations to make sure I'm not getting severely respiratory depressed.
Oh dear. I didn't want to carry the bottle because last year in clinicals, one of the girls in my class blabbed about another girl in the class having xanax in her bag. I didn't want the same to happen to me :\
Post by averyjessup on Feb 25, 2013 21:15:40 GMT -5
I'm a lightweight too. My pills are .5mg and I usually take half unless it's really really bad. .25 I probably wouldn't drive unless I absolutely had to, .5 knocks me out completely. But I have a friend whose dr prescribed her the .25mg to take 3 times a day for PPD. (Not breastfeeding.) That amount would make me a very chill zombie but she was fine on it.
"You. You and your crazy life. You and your geographic anomaly. You and your drunken lesbianic ways and terrible navigational skills." - ProfArt and her holy baby
Aww Vicky I'm sorry you had a rough therapy session, I'm sure in about 2-3wks I'll have the therapy session from hell. Mine is on vacation in FL this week, when I really need her. Go figure.
If you need anything I'm in the city on the 5th (after noon) and 15th (my appointment is at 1:15, but I get into the city at 1045 & have time to kill before & after) near the hospital for appointments and after that I'll be near the Port Authority bus terminal. I don't do subways without another guy w/me. If you want my cell # to text or call -- PM me.
I wish you the best and I would normally recommend a glass of wine to chill out, but not after Xanax. Not even I would do that.