Xanax?

There are many self-help methods you can implement to help you with your anxiety and they are invaluable tools to help you cope and overcome.

However, where meds are concerned it is never advisable to self medicate, as in missed dosages or taking them as and when,contrary to your GP;s instructions. If you are not comfortable with the dosage don't play around with it. Go back to your GP and discuss the problem

The best advice i can give you is get away from any "Dr" who throws high doses of xanax at you and sends your way. I dont care what qualifications they have they are ignorant and outdated.  You should get a cyp450 tests. Bloodtest it will tell you what drugs metabolize well in your body related to an anxiety disorder. Your lazy dr should have done that for you already. Ooh that infuriated me. If you are the half that meds dont work for whatever reason then you have to do this on your own.  Go and see an holistic therapist. It is that simple. Thats a start point. There are many therapies out there to self learn and use to help you help yourself. A load of xanax daily is a crappy idea and its like putting a bandaid on a bleeder. 

Google medical breakthroughs in anxiety disorders. It provides real hope. They are working on this disorder to figure it out. Hang in there your generation will see a fix or reset. 

Love, you live in a world of the internet. Knowledge is power here. Read about this disorder and all it entails and remidies, self help, all different therapies, mediatation, ebooks, podcast..learn! They even have clinical trials out there you can try. 

Hi there, I'm 21 experiencing the same thing. I started on .25mg twice a day, now I take 1 mg a day which is not working either. The xanax is a temporary relief to the panic attack, or anxious wind sweeping over you. It is never correcting the problem and the body soon becomes tolerant of it. Trust me, I just went to a cardiologist because I thought, hey if the xanax isn't working it probably is something wrong with my heart. Normal everything, EKG, echo, blood test etc. Like someone mentioned, once you have anxiety it is very hard to get rid of it by xanax only. It's only a temporary fix and it doesn't even work all the time. I'm 5 feet taking 1 mg a day and my mom looks at me like I'm crazy because I'm so small, but it really does not work for me. As of today I am starting Buspar, 5 mg twice a day. I would recommend giving an antidepressant/anxiety medication a try. It does not work for everyone but if it does work it will prevent your brain from going into an anxious state over time. At the same time you have to put in work. Find a therapist who can help you find ways to overcome it nonpharmacologically, like if you're out to dinner or in a public area. The ER told me exercising, walking, swimming and meditating is great for anxiety. But the xanax is not going to be your gateway to recovery, it is just a little fix. In fact you should see this as a beautiful thing, that the xanax isn't working, because it's your body telling you, hey please start doing something before I get worse. You will be fine, I am still struggling everyday, waking up to going to bed. But I ensure the xanax isn't working for me and it is not something wrong with you. The mind is so powerful unfortunately. Hang in there <3

Thanks everyone for talking to me like I'm stupid lol! I clearly am aware that Xanax is not something to take everyday and not a good medication in general.. hence why I didn't take it at a high dose as prescribed. Also, I'm a nurse so I am entirely capable of self medicating and my doctor tells me to.

I've been in therapy for years and have never been able to settle the anxiety completely so that I can lead a normal life. Mine is genetic in nature it seems.. I'm starting lexapro today.

Good Luck

Keep a hold

BOB