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Xanax (alprazolam) Treatment Report

Generic Name: Alprazolam

See also: Xanax XR

See patients taking Xanax

What is Xanax?

Xanax® is a brand name for the drug alprazolam, a short-acting drug in the benzodiazepine class used to treat anxiety disorders and as an adjunctive treatment for depression.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	315	58
Panic attacks	81	20
Other	38	11
Treat my mood condition(s)	34	6
Sleep problems	31	7
Anxiety and frustration	21	4
Insomnia	13	3
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)	11	3
Depression	9	1
General health	7	0
Support another treatment	5	3
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	4	2
anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, muscle tension, tremor, irratibility, depression	3	0
insomnia nightmares headaches hot flashes	3	0
Sensation	2	0
Treat my MSA	2	1
anger	2	0
Panic Disorder	2	0
Swallowing	1	0
Pain	1	1
anxiety, panic attacks	1	0
Stress	1	0
all of above	1	0
Migraine	1	0
Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety	1	0
Smothering spells	1	0
light headed	1	0
breathing difficulty with activity	1	0
Claustophobia	1	1
Stress/anxiety	1	0
Stiffness/Spasticity	1	0
swallowing/choking	1	0
Emotional lability	1	0
Anxiety Panic	1	0
axiety	1	0
Anxiety, compulsiveness	1	1
tremor	1	0
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD	1	0
Brain fog	1	0
anxiety, depression, confusion, falling down	1	0
Treat Parkinson's	1	0
at night to sleep	1	0
Jaw pain	1	0
Anxiety & panic attacks	1	0
Spasms	1	0
Muscle cramps	1	1
helps with sleep	1	0
sleep	1	0
Numbness	1	0
Dyskinesia	1	0
Tremors	1	0

See all 51 reasons taken ▼

See all 546 patients currently taking Xanax

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1	1%
Moderate	16	17%
Mild	37	40%
None	38	41%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation	26	28%
Difficulty concentrating	24	26%
Sleepiness	21	23%
Memory problems	16	17%
Interdose withdrawal effects (anger/irritability)	10	11%
Balance problems	5	5%
Headaches	4	4%
Trouble waking up	3	3%
it's addictive. I prefer totake a pill every night to sleep very soundly	3	3%
Constipation	2	2%
makes alittle sleepy	1	1%
makes me wake up and eat	1	1%
hallucinations when taken with Ambien on an empty stomach	1	1%
Seizures	1	1%
Migraine	1	1%
Brain fog	1	1%
Sleeplessness	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 17 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Xanax. See all 49 dosages ►

0.025mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 0.25mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	1mcg as needed	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	3 0.25mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 1mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.25 mg weekly	0.05 mg daily	0.075 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.1875 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 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	25 mg daily	30 mg daily
1	1	1	4	76	2	72	3	3	1	1	2	27	7	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	47	1	63	17	54	1	21	39	2	20	29	1	13	5	1	1	2	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Xanax (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	25	42%
Doctor's advice	16	27%
Course of treatment ended	14	23%
Side effects too severe	11	18%
Did not seem to work	10	17%
Personal research	3	5%
Expense	1	2%
Not indicated	1	2%

See all 60 patients who’ve stopped taking Xanax

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Xanax

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	21	22	77	69	140

Stopped Taking Xanax

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	11	14	6	8	18

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	54	59%
Usually	23	25%
Sometimes	14	15%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	1	1%
Somewhat	5	5%
A little	18	20%
Not at all	68	74%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	1	1%
$25-49	5	5%
< $25	62	67%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 92 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

Sudds Wife

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild

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Sudds Wife

0.25mg as needed

since Aug 01, 2008
Efficacy Major for Anxiety
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

ukwildcat

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms: moderate

Physical Symptoms: moderate

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

674

VL 102

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ukwildcat

6 mg daily

since Oct 29, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Panic Attacks should not be confused with Anxiety Attacks. Panic attacks, often mistaken as a heart attack, are acute and cause physical complications when ... See full evaluation

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Forum

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Report created on November 23, 2009.

0.025mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 0.25mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	1mcg as needed	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	3 0.25mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 1mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.25 mg weekly	0.05 mg daily	0.075 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.1875 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 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	25 mg daily	30 mg daily
1	1	1	4	76	2	72	3	3	1	1	2	27	7	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	47	1	63	17	54	1	21	39	2	20	29	1	13	5	1	1	2	1

0.025mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 0.25mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	1mcg as needed	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	3 0.25mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 1mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.25 mg weekly	0.05 mg daily	0.075 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.1875 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 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	25 mg daily	30 mg daily
1	1	1	4	76	2	72	3	3	1	1	2	27	7	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	47	1	63	17	54	1	21	39	2	20	29	1	13	5	1	1	2	1

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