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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Anxiety | 3 |
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27 | ||
| Sleepiness | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Insomnia | 2 |
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5 | ||
| Other | 1 |
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5 | ||
| Panic attacks | 1 |
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10 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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1 | 100% |
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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
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Anxiety
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Side Effects
Moderate
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Report created on November 22, 2009.