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Xanax XR (alprazolam) Treatment Report

Generic Name: Alprazolam

See also: Xanax

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What is Xanax XR?

Xanax XR® is a long-acting version of alprazolam, a benzodiazepine. It 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	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	24	126
Treat my mood condition(s)	5	13
Other	4	18
Insomnia	3	12
Panic attacks	2	38
Sleepiness	2	0
Support another treatment	2	5
Anxiety attacks	1	1
General health	1	4
withdrawal assistance	1	0
withdrawal	1	0

See all 11 reasons taken ▼

See all 38 patients currently taking Xanax XR

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	7	4%
Moderate	29	15%
Mild	68	36%
None	84	45%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation	41	22%
Sleepiness	38	20%
Difficulty concentrating	31	16%
Memory problems	23	12%
Drowsiness	15	8%
Interdose withdrawal effects (anger/irritability)	14	7%
Balance problems	11	6%
Headaches	7	4%
it's addictive. I prefer totake a pill every night to sleep very soundly	4	2%
Anger/Irritability between doses	4	2%
Trouble waking up	3	2%
Loss of coordination/balance	2	1%
Problems concentrating	2	1%
Fatigue	2	1%
Constipation	2	1%
Addictive	1	1%
Hangover effect	1	1%
Depression	1	1%
makes me wake up and eat	1	1%
makes alittle sleepy	1	1%
Brain fog	1	1%
hallucinations when taken with Ambien on an empty stomach	1	1%
Hangover effect, next morning	1	1%
Seizures	1	1%
Daytime sleepiness	1	1%
Migraine	1	1%
Sleeplessness	1	1%
Addiction	1	1%
dependency	1	1%
difficulty sleeping without it.	1	1%
Cognitive impairment	1	1%
inability to concentrate	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 32 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

0.25mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	1mg as needed	2mg as needed	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily
1	10	1	1	1	7	5	5	4	3

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Xanax XR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	3	60%
Other	2	40%
Personal research	1	20%
Side effects too severe	1	20%
Course of treatment ended	1	20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Xanax XR

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Xanax XR

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	3	9	7	7

Stopped Taking Xanax XR

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	114	61%
Usually	53	28%
Sometimes	19	10%
Never	2	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	3	2%
Somewhat	17	9%
A little	32	17%
Not at all	136	72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	3	2%
$25-49	11	6%
< $25	116	62%

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Patient Evaluations

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Wen

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: most

Description:F44y

FM:14y Dx

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Wen

3 mg daily

since Aug 29, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Anxiety
Side Effects Moderate
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