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What is Alprazolam?

Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine used for the treatment of anxiety disorder, panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and anxiety associated with depression. Off label it is used to treat anxiety in children.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	620	124
Panic attacks	130	37
Other	99	18
Treat my mood condition(s)	74	13
Insomnia	62	12
Sleep problems	31	7
Anxiety and frustration	21	4
Depression	17	2
General health	17	4
Support another treatment	14	5
Stiffness/Spasticity	13	4
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)	11	3
Muscle tension	6	1
tension	5	0
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	4	2
Treat Parkinson's	3	0
Sensation	3	1
Emotional lability	3	0
insomnia nightmares headaches hot flashes	3	0
anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, muscle tension, tremor, irratibility, depression	3	0
anger	2	0
Pain	2	1
Slow my MS progress	2	0
Fatigue	2	0
Anxiety attacks	2	1
Sleepiness	2	0
Panic Disorder	2	0
disease-related symptoms	2	0
Stress/anxiety	2	0
Migraine	2	0
Treat my MSA	2	1
Don't know	1	0
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	0
trouble breathing	1	0
Sleep Apnea	1	0
helps with sleep	1	0
mitral valve prolapse	1	0
all of above	1	0
Tremors	1	0
light headed	1	0
breathing difficulty with activity	1	0
Claustophobia	1	1
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Pain	1	0
Swallowing	1	0
swallowing/choking	1	0
withdrawal	1	0
Anxiety Panic	1	0
trembling hands	1	0
axiety	1	0
Anxiety, compulsiveness	1	1
tremor	1	0
Mobility	1	1
sleep	1	0
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD	1	0
Brain fog	1	0
at night to sleep	1	0
anxiety, depression, confusion, falling down	1	0
anxious	1	0
Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety	1	0
Smothering spells	1	0
Jaw pain	1	0
Anxiety & panic attacks	1	0
Hyperventilation	1	0
Spasms	1	0
Mood swings	1	0
Muscle cramps	1	1
hypomania	1	0
withdrawal assistance	1	0
Neck Pain	1	0
Stress	1	0
Numbness	1	0
Sleeplessness	1	1
Agoraphobia	1	0
Dyskinesia	1	0
anxiety, panic attacks	1	0

See all 75 reasons taken ▼

See all 1099 patients currently taking Alprazolam

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	7	4%
Moderate	28	15%
Mild	68	37%
None	83	45%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation	41	22%
Sleepiness	37	20%
Difficulty concentrating	30	16%
Memory problems	22	12%
Drowsiness	15	8%
Interdose withdrawal effects (anger/irritability)	14	8%
Balance problems	10	5%
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

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Alprazolam. See all 74 dosages ►

0.025mg as needed	0.03mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg all the time (24/7)	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.25mg yearly	0.375mg as needed	0.5 0.25mg as needed	0.5 mg all the time (24/7)	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mcg as needed	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	2 2mg as needed	25mg as needed	2 mg all the time (24/7)	2mg as needed	3 0.25mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	3 1mg as needed	3mg as needed	4 0.25mg as needed	4 0.5mg as needed	4mg as needed	5 0.25mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 1mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.25 mg monthly	0.25 mg monthly	0.01 mg daily	0.25 mg weekly	0.05 mg daily	0.075 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.1875 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.625 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.25 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	20 daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	200 mg daily
1	1	3	1	1	11	147	1	1	3	2	5	153	4	5	1	1	1	1	7	49	8	6	2	3	1	1	1	15	2	2	3	1	2	1	3	1	5	1	1	7	9	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	95	1	130	1	32	106	2	39	70	4	47	45	4	16	9	4	1	1	3	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Alprazolam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	42	35%
Doctor's advice	31	26%
Course of treatment ended	25	21%
Did not seem to work	22	18%
Side effects too severe	18	15%
Personal research	5	4%
Not indicated	2	2%
Expense	1	1%

See all 114 patients who’ve stopped taking Alprazolam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Alprazolam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	36	39	124	118	244

Stopped Taking Alprazolam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	17	20	21	15	32

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	113	61%
Usually	52	28%
Sometimes	19	10%
Never	2	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	3	2%
Somewhat	15	8%
A little	32	17%
Not at all	136	73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	3	2%
$25-49	10	5%
< $25	116	62%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 186 patient evaluations

sixstarus

Sex: F

Depression: 3

Emotional: 3

Compulsion: 3

Anxiety: 3

Mania: 2

Physical: 3

External Stress: Overwhelming

53 F

Function: Low

Distress: High

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sixstarus

0.25 mg daily

since Sep 15, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips This med is very addictive. Try not to use it to much only when needed. See full evaluation

Hushpuppy

Sex: F

Depression: 2

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Low

29 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

See profile
Hushpuppy

0.25mg as needed

since Oct 08, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Don't take it if you have to drive a car or anything; it makes me really dizzy. I'm also on another medication that makes me dizzy, so I don't know how much... See full evaluation

itz me

Sex: M

34 M

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itz me

0.25 mg daily

since Nov 10, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Other
Side Effects Severe
See full evaluation

See all 186 patient evaluations

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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1	1	3	1	1	11	147	1	1	3	2	5	153	4	5	1	1	1	1	7	49	8	6	2	3	1	1	1	15	2	2	3	1	2	1	3	1	5	1	1	7	9	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	95	1	130	1	32	106	2	39	70	4	47	45	4	16	9	4	1	1	3	1	1	1

0.025mg as needed	0.03mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg all the time (24/7)	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.25mg yearly	0.375mg as needed	0.5 0.25mg as needed	0.5 mg all the time (24/7)	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mcg as needed	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	2 2mg as needed	25mg as needed	2 mg all the time (24/7)	2mg as needed	3 0.25mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	3 1mg as needed	3mg as needed	4 0.25mg as needed	4 0.5mg as needed	4mg as needed	5 0.25mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 1mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.25 mg monthly	0.25 mg monthly	0.01 mg daily	0.25 mg weekly	0.05 mg daily	0.075 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.1875 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.625 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.25 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	20 daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	200 mg daily
1	1	3	1	1	11	147	1	1	3	2	5	153	4	5	1	1	1	1	7	49	8	6	2	3	1	1	1	15	2	2	3	1	2	1	3	1	5	1	1	7	9	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	95	1	130	1	32	106	2	39	70	4	47	45	4	16	9	4	1	1	3	1	1	1

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