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What is Alprazolam XR?

Alprazolam XR is a long-acting version of alprazolam, a benzodiazepine. Alprazolam affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. It is used to treat anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety caused by depression.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 18 3
Treat my mood condition(s) 10 2
Panic attacks 4 2
Other 4 0
Sleep Apnea 1 0
Depression 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 33%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
3 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
4 67%
Loss of coordination/balance
2 33%
dependency
1 17%
inability to concentrate
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Alprazolam XR. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 0.5 mg all the time (24/7) 0.5mg as needed 0mg as needed 1mg as needed 4mg as needed daily mg as needed 0.25 mg monthly 0.01 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 10 mg daily 40 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Alprazolam XR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended
2 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Alprazolam XR

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Alprazolam XR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
1
0
0
3

Stopped Taking Alprazolam XR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
3
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 83%
Usually
1 17%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 17%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 67%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.