Xanax and fatigue?

I have constant chronic anxiety, and when I'm having a panic/anxiety attack they are just worse. Did you have physical symptoms with your anxiety?

Yes like you said the symptoms are ten times worse when I'm having an full blown attack.. But I still have the symptoms a lot even when I'm not having an attack. I get the tingling and numbness in my arms and feet shortness of breath dizziness feel like I have to throw up just feel ill like I'm dying from an deadly disease. I've lost weight because it was so bad it caused me to lose my appetite. I also feel like the bad anxiety caused me to have stomach problems. I go to another dr Thursday to see what's going on with that.

Wow Tracy that sounds very bad. Have you told your doctor about the vomiting?

You feel that way because there's nothing on your stomach.. Try eating some bread before you take the medicine so it won't be so harsh on your stomach.

Please believe me when I say that what you are feeling and the symptons you're experiencing are all normal for people who suffer with anxiety.

Ive suffered with anxiety for years on and off. My way of coping and getting rid of the feelings of butterflies was to use alcohol (definitely don't do that, just brings more problems)

I started taking citralapam 10mg two months ago after having been on trazadone for about 7 years. I slowly reduced the trazadone and then started on the citralapam. I felt absolutely dreadful, far worse anxiety, no appetite, constant butterflies, tired, wouldn't go out, just watched tv or read. I literally had no life, I just existed on a day to day basis. The lack of food was making me feel week, and if untried to eat I kept panicking I was going to choke and couldn't swallow.

I went back to my dr who increased the citralapam to 20mg. Then felt even more anxiety. Waking up each morning with feelings of acute anxiety, yet another day of constant butterflies.

However last week I started to feel a bit better, started to feel hungry. Just had homemade soup to begin with and very slowly things looked better. Stick with the medication as I fully believe that you will feel worse before you start to feel better.

Yesterday I went out on my own to meet a friend. Had a light lunch together, a bit of shopping and came home. I was actually dreading it, but then I realised I'd forgotten about my butterflies.

I used to hate going to bed as I knew I wouldn't sleep, feel sweaty and ache all over and feel worse the next day. Went to bed last night, read a bit, then went to sleep. For the first time in ages I slept through, and this morning no butterflies, in fact I feel quite happy.

You will feel better, but keep going and you will get there

Hi Vicky,

I try to eat a piece of toast before taking the medication and i take it at night thinking if I was nauseous I wouldn't notice it as much when I'm sleeping. I think where I haven't been eating much for so long it's just not enough and still making me nauseous and sick. I think its also bc my anxiety is so high in the morning to begin with, the meds make it worse at first until they get in your system and they cause nausea so it's even worse. I have tried zoloft first that made me feel so sick, then I tried lexapro and it made me sick and also have no patients I felt angry, now I am trying prozac and the same thing it's making my anxiety worse and with all of them in wakeup in the morning with a burning feeling in my arms and sometimes my legs

I hope and pray your condition has got better. I suffer to and talking is one of the best meds you can do. These things will pass and you will feel better and i know it seems like it will never end but it will. Each day is a battle but you cant quit the fight. The more you figure out that these things want kill you the stronger you will get and then you will reclaim your mind because thats where it started. Pills help us through but its ourselves through prayer and indurance that can heal. There is no instant cure for this its always a work in progress. You are strong enough to overcome you just need the will to do it thats what you have to search and find.

I totally agree with you over taking Xanax. I've not taken it myself and never would. I have read a lot about this drug. If you want to live and feel like a zombie then fine. Some of the side effects are horrific and its noted for having serious withdrawal problems. Also there are many contra-indications with other drugs and other medical problems.

In the right dose xanex does not make you feel like a zombie,only if you over medicate.

The drug has no place in healing people. It ruined me after i stop taking it your body really freaks out ts so use to the mellow chellow feeling and once gone you begin to have seziures etc.... i am living proof not to say it will happen to all who do.

Eric you have to taper off the med and that can take weeks.People can have seizures if they dont lower their dose gradually and taper to get the body use to not having it in their symptoms.what dose were you on?