xanax

shae · Newbie User Joined: Feb 02, 2006 Posts: 6

Does anyone know if I can develop an intolerance to xanax, if I take half a 0.5mg once each week?
My anxiety is getting worse for me.

shae

kkidd8 · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject:

that is a really small dosage, so obviously taking a half of .05 once a week is doing nothing. Xanax is a drug which helps relieve anxiety short term so it works right away for a couple of hours.

I know of people taking like 1mg or 2mg daily. Taking it once a week sounds ludacris.
You should up your dosage, but talk to your doctor.

Nytro · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:29 am Post subject:

i used to take lexapro, that shit did more harm than good. Put in 30minutes a day for 4 days of a good cardio workout, eat more healty food, drop the soda. The body can offer everything you need. If you aready do all of this then id think 0.5mg a week is an insufficient amount to work.

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cr8 · Newbie User Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 5

like kkidd said, xanax isn't a long term drug. even with the time-release capsules, it won't work for an entire week. when i went to a specialist for my anxiety i was put on 1.5mg of xanax daily and he told me that he has patients taking up to 6mg daily. i didn't feel satisfied taking xanax. yeah it helped but it didn't "cure" my problem. drug addiction has been a reoccuring problem throughout my life so i decided to get off xanax completely and after almost 2 years i have never felt better. xanax works but use it as a step. don't rely on it. just use it to help you gain to the confidence to take anxiety head-on. find a specialist, someone who has a lot of experience with anxiety. you'll be surprised how much it helps.

Septor · Elite User Joined: Dec 15, 2005 Posts: 1033

Is 0.5mg doing anything for you. That's a really small dose.You need to talk to you doctor about upping it some.As for intolerance most people don't have problem with it usually but they're always a chance as little as it is.