103 patient evaluations for Alprazolam

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Jun 18, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily

Mar 24, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 13, 2009 (Started Jul 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for smothering spell)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 20, 2009 (Started Mar 20, 1997)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I would suggest that no one ever take this medication for more than two weeks, at the MOST four weeks because it is so addicting I had to go to an addiction doctor to get off of it, it took over a year to do it.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 22, 2009 (Started Jul 30, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Worsened Depression symptoms after Daily use for 2 months, Cognitive Impairment, mild Inhibition of Recognition of Passage of Time, overall, Xanax was quite helpful, the benefits far outweighed the negatives. It is most helpful for less than 4 weeks of use, after use for multiple months, It starts to cause significantly more negative side effects, and generally worsens all symptoms. Short term use is much more beneficial.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 30, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 23, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 24, 2010 (Started Jul 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 29, 2010 (Started Apr 29, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Talk to the pharmacist before you fill your prescription if you've never taken said medication before (obviously). Do not drink alcohol with this medication as it can cause blackouts and in rare cases, death. Do not drive or "operate heavy machinery until you know how you will react on this medicine.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 26, 2010 (Started Mar 13, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: XANEX WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY FAMILY DR.FOR THE OCCASIONAL PANIC ATTACKS AND SLEEP.MY PAIN DR.HAS CONTINUED WITH IT .NOW ITS BEEN 4 YEARS AAND I DO NEED TO UP THE DOSAGE.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 25, 2010 (Started Oct 21, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I've been getting panic attacks ever since my mom died in 2008. They would be so severe, I couldn't function. I stayed in bed and couldn't sleep due to all these worries I had. I was very depressed. My doctor recommended Xanax to help with the panic attacks, along with Paxil. Today I am enjoying life a lot more than I used to!!
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 3, 2010 (Started Sep 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic attacks)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 4, 2009 (Started Oct 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic attacks)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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