[jesusplay]

I've been on 2 this year, ativan and xanax.

all it .25 mg.

I've taken more the .25 in a session and nothing.

I took 2mg of xanax today, and nothing.

WHAT'S THE HYPE?

[gayleggg]

Could be losing it's effect on you. Talk you your doctor about trying something different.

[healingme4me]

Your Xanax, didn't subside an anxiety, attack? Are you also, in talk therapy, to work on the coping skills necessary for having an anxiety disorder? I am sorry, I am not sure, what you mean, about HYPE of Xanax. You won't usually, 'feel' the effects, but it helps your bodies physiological response, at least it does for me. And that's at .25mg, as needed. Meds, alone, aren't a cure all. Hope your pdoc has some answers for you and why 2mg of Xanax, didn't work?

[IndieVisible]

I like my benzo's to work like aspirins. I don't want to feel any thing from aspirins except my headache going away. Same with benzos, I don't want to feel any thing from the benzos except my anxiety to go away.

I was taking klonopins for almost a year. When I first started taking them I was not crazy about them because I could feel them, but I got use to it and soon enough I didn't feel the effects of the klons but they certainly still worked on my anxiety.

It could be the same for you or if they are not helping your anxiety then you need to talk to your doc and see if he can try some thing else. I warn you however, benzos work the best, after that the stuff they offer in alternative to benzos is like home remedies lol.

[jesusplay]

I was on ativan in january for 1 month.

I've been on xanax for 5 days.

[sunrise]

Is there another medication you can use instead of benzos? How about a long term medication like an SSRI?

[sewerrats]

Since you have no illness wrote on your profile, what were you taking 2mg of Xanax for, Same has another poster says they calm you not cure you. That 2mg of Xanax was the same dose has 40mg of Valium do you reolise

Xanax does nothing for me either. I used to take a few pills at a time PRN and nothing. Ativan works heaps better for me, but now 1mg is doing nothing. Im going to ask if I can go up to 2.5mg like I used to be for the next time I go crazy.

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by Supanova

Xanax does nothing for me either. I used to take a few pills at a time PRN and nothing. Ativan works heaps better for me, but now 1mg is doing nothing. Im going to ask if I can go up to 2.5mg like I used to be for the next time I go crazy.

if the doc let you have Xanax in large supply you will have no trouble getting ATIVAN, its only half Xanax strength . But beware of the grip it has on you.

[healingme4me]

Originally Posted by jesusplay

I was on ativan in january for 1 month.

I've been on xanax for 5 days.

DOSING: Alprazolam may be taken with or without food.

The starting dose for treating anxiety is 0.25-0.5 mg 3 to 4 times daily using immediate release tablets. The dose may be increased every 3-4 days to a maximum dose of 4 mg daily.

The starting dose for treating panic attacks is 0.5 mg 3 times daily. Doses can be increased every 3-4 days but by no more than 1 mg daily. The effective dose for preventing panic attacks may be as high as 10 mg daily for some patients. The starting dose when using extended release tablets to treat panic disorder is 0.5 mg once daily and the average dose is 3-6 mg once daily.

Alprazolam (Xanax, Xanax XR, Niravam) Side Effects, Drug Interactions, Dosage - MedicineNet

Originally Posted by sewerrats

if the doc let you have Xanax in large supply you will have no trouble getting ATIVAN, its only half Xanax strength . But beware of the grip it has on you.

Meds work differently for different people. Xanax did nothing for me, might well be the same for the OP.

Benzos have no grip on me, I take them for less than 5 days a month - and not at all if the PMDD isnt too bad. I am not silly enough to get addicted to them, I know the risks. My pdoc trusts me with this medication because I have proven trustworthy.

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by Supanova

Meds work differently for different people. Xanax did nothing for me, might well be the same for the OP.

Benzos have no grip on me, I take them for less than 5 days a month - and not at all if the PMDD isnt too bad. I am not silly enough to get addicted to them, I know the risks. My pdoc trusts me with this medication because I have proven trustworthy.

I was trustworthy for 30years with Benzos I am again on 4mg Ativan a day but the time in between I certainly was not. You don't have to be silly to get addicted , more desperate

[vans1974]

Originally Posted by jesusplay

I've been on 2 this year, ativan and xanax.

all it .25 mg.

I've taken more the .25 in a session and nothing.

I took 2mg of xanax today, and nothing.

WHAT'S THE HYPE?

You might want to check with you pdoc about switching to Valium or Klonopin. Best of luck!!

I'm like this as well. Ativan doesn't have too much effect on me anymore, unless it's through IV in the hospital. It's making me sad, honestly. xD

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by GhostofLavender

I'm like this as well. Ativan doesn't have too much effect on me anymore, unless it's through IV in the hospital. It's making me sad, honestly. xD

Depends on how much you take, MAX for hospital patients s in ENGLAND is 10mg a day short term hospital dose, that's 100mg Valium which can and is given regular a day for some for chronic anxiety . So again it depends on how much you take , they will dose you real high in hospital because its very hard to overdose and die on Ativan your just put to sleep for a long time ,but boy you will have a headache from hell.

Originally Posted by sewerrats

Depends on how much you take, MAX for hospital patients s in ENGLAND is 10mg a day short term hospital dose, that's 100mg Valium which can and is given regular a day for some for chronic anxiety . So again it depends on how much you take , they will dose you real high in hospital because its very hard to overdose and die on Ativan your just put to sleep for a long time ,but boy you will have a headache from hell.

I believe that is the max here, as well. I've never had to take that much in one day though. IV Ativan puts me to sleep in about thirty minutes. It doesn't give me a headache at all, sorry to hear that it does for you.

Why dont they try antipsychotics if benzos dont have an effect? Thats what they do for me when the distress is too high for benzos to even scrape the sides. Depending on the level of distress is how much I am affected by it.

I have problems with knowing when I need to take my meds, and I fight having to take them. If anything I do not take enough, so I doubt there will ever be a problem with me taking too much and getting addicted. I know that meds are not to be messed without the permission of my pdocs, even though they always agree with me when I suggest med dosage changes. Listen to your pdocs, be aware of the risks, take meds AS PRESCRIBED and you should not have problems with addiction.

[dillpickle1983]

You can try two things that I know of.

Buspar - Non Narcotic anti anxiety med. Takes a few days to build up for it to work. Worked ok for me except it made me manic.

Paxil - Paxil pretty much kills everything including anxiety. However you lose all libido. Paxil killed my anxiety quickly in about 4 days and it never returned while I was on it.

Just my 2 cents.

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by dillpickle1983

You can try two things that I know of.

Buspar - Non Narcotic anti anxiety med. Takes a few days to build up for it to work. Worked ok for me except it made me manic.

Paxil - Paxil pretty much kills everything including anxiety. However you lose all libido. Paxil killed my anxiety quickly in about 4 days and it never returned while I was on it.

Just my 2 cents.

the last SSRI people like to try is Paxil , it has the worst ssri weight gain record

[ZeldaX]

I used to take xanax but it gave me a headache. My doctor said that it makes its way into your brain chemistry very quickly, causing the headache as it starts coming out. Klonopin, since it stays in your system longer, does not give me any headache at all.

[healingme4me]

Originally Posted by sewerrats

I was trustworthy for 30years with Benzos I am again on 4mg Ativan a day but the time in between I certainly was not. You don't have to be silly to get addicted , more desperate

I'm just curious why the OP's pdoc approved a bump from .25Mg to 2Mg, in 5 days

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[jesusplay]

Originally Posted by healingme4me

I'm just curious why the OP's pdoc approved a bump from .25Mg to 2Mg, in 5 days

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I took 2mg 8 .25 pills.

I 've done it a few times and nothing happens.

[healingme4me]

Originally Posted by jesusplay

I took 2mg 8 .25 pills.

I 've done it a few times and nothing happens.

2Mg, didn't stop, the anxiety attacks? What, did, pdoc, say, when you told them?

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[healingme4me]

Originally Posted by healingme4me

2Mg, didn't stop, the anxiety attacks? What, did, pdoc, say, when you told them?

My script, I can only take up to .75Mg, daily.

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[sugahorse1]

I find that I also get used to them very quickly.
Please bear in mind they are highly addictive, and getting off them is hard, and even the withdrawals are terrible