Hi,

I have Panic Disorder and have taken Xanax for 4 or 5 years. It and a combination of other drugs have literally made my life worth living again.

There are things to consider about Xanax though and I thought I should share them:

1. Xanax is addictive. (When you're in full blown panic, you don't really care, but it is addictive.)

2, I have reached "tolerance", which means I need more Xanax to get the same results I had before. It just happens when you take it all the time.

3. I am addicted to caffiene, which doesn't help the Xanax work right. It's like taking ice and pouring hot water over it. You have no or little ice left...

4. Never go off Xanax by yourself! Please talk to your Dr. or Pdoc about it and work out a schedule for it. You must reduce it by tiny, tiny increments. You can have seizures if you don't I was in the hospital in Aug, and they decided to not give me the Xanax because I was on so much pain medication. By the 3rd day, my back started arching, which was a precursor to seizures. You better believe they gave me my Xanax!.

I take 4 mg a day and hope to reduce it so that smaller amounts do the job, but it won't be easy and I will do it with the help of my pdoc.

I hope this helps.

January