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Posted by Franz on November 6, 2005, at 23:13:30
Hello, can anyone tell me how much time it takes to start feeling the effects of Xanax XR?. It seems for me a regular Xanax takes aroung 20-30 min but XR at least an hour or more.
Thanks
Posted by theo on November 7, 2005, at 7:50:55
In reply to Time to feel Xanax XR effect?, posted by Franz on November 6, 2005, at 23:13:30
> Hello, can anyone tell me how much time it takes to start feeling the effects of Xanax XR?. It seems for me a regular Xanax takes aroung 20-30 min but XR at least an hour or more.
> ThanksWhat dose are you taking? How many times a day? I know the idea of Xanax XR was suppose to be "once a day" but having a 12 hour half life, my doc prescribed me 1mg twice daily. I took it every 12 hours.
After a few days of taking it, I felt great. If your looking for the instant feeling you get from regular Xanax, wait a few days and it should kick in.
Posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2005, at 20:57:24
In reply to Re: Time to feel Xanax XR effect? » Franz, posted by theo on November 7, 2005, at 7:50:55
I've heard there are problems with the release and a lot of people have to take regular xanax as well. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by utopizen on November 8, 2005, at 16:09:23
In reply to Re: Time to feel Xanax XR effect?, posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2005, at 20:57:24
> I've heard there are problems with the release and a lot of people have to take regular xanax as well. Fondly, Phillipa
Klonopin Wafers are now generic.
Why anyone wants Xanax, which is physically addictive, is beyond me.
Posted by theo on November 8, 2005, at 22:23:19
In reply to Re: Time to feel Xanax XR effect?, posted by utopizen on November 8, 2005, at 16:09:23
> > I've heard there are problems with the release and a lot of people have to take regular xanax as well. Fondly, Phillipa
>
> Klonopin Wafers are now generic.
>
> Why anyone wants Xanax, which is physically addictive, is beyond me.Oh okay and Klonopin's not? Xanax XR is really much different than regular Xanax. I stopped Xanax XR after 6 months with no problem, When I stopped Klonopin I thought I was loosing my mind! All Klonopin did for me long term was depress me and make me feel like I was 100 years old. Xanax XR actually has AD effects and worked great for me. The only reason I stopped was to try an anticonvulsant.
Posted by becksA on November 9, 2005, at 16:07:02
In reply to Re: Time to feel Xanax XR effect? » utopizen, posted by theo on November 8, 2005, at 22:23:19
Just a funny note, I seem to be very strange when it comes to this stuff....but i was on a ridiculous dose of Xanax XR because it wasnt working...3mg, 3 times daily, yes 9mg daily, for a year...stopped it cold turkey. almost think there's something wrong with me because ive always been able to easily stop meds like that even from high doses...though most of them don't work in the first place.
Posted by utopizen on November 9, 2005, at 19:18:46
In reply to Re: Time to feel Xanax XR effect? » utopizen, posted by theo on November 8, 2005, at 22:23:19
> > Why anyone wants Xanax, which is physically addictive, is beyond me.
>
> Oh okay and Klonopin's not? Xanax XR is really much different than regular Xanax.Yup. Xanax XR made me so groggy the next day, and depressed, I basically wrote off a semester by not going to classes for weeks from the get-go. Not something I'd take if I were depressed.
If one is depressed, sometimes a benzo can make you more depressed, or less depressed.
Often, especially with Klonopin, due to its potency, even I feel this way if I haven't take it for weeks or so-- it'll feel like complete terrible lethargy/depression for like a day and a half of last taking it the first time for awhile, and that passes, and after that hopefully you'll realize your body is incredible at eventually adjusting to the drug for you, and you wait it out. Some don't, and think that it means they'll feel like that forever on the drug, discontinue it, and write it off.
It's best to discuss with your doc first, suggest perhaps giving it a break for a couple of days, then taking very small doses slowly to allow your body to adjust over time.
As for addiction, it is addictive, which is why it's a C-IV. It's only a C-IV. It's psychologically addictive, which means it can lead to dependence in terms of seizures, psychological obsessions to seek out the drug, and increase the dose.
Klonopin is not actually physically addictive. If your doctor is not appropriately doing a slow taper with any benzo, as in, several weeks, or three weeks at least, that's dangerous, and can lead to seizures, as well as things like depression, lethargy, anxiety, agitation, etc.
That's psychological mechanisms of addiction.
Xanax, however, is physically addictive. That's very different altogether.
Different people resond differently. I've taken Klonopin, 3mg/day for a couple of years and then suddenly stopped taking it, and I never got any withdrawls or seizures or anything, aside from rebound anxiety now and then.
But another person may very well have gotten a seizure, so, if I was an M.D., I would never tell a patient to do that to himself. I just did it 'cause I was like, "um, I dunno, whatever, I know." that, and I think I switched docs or something weird, so no supply.
Anyhow, Xanax is physically addictive. Of course Klonopin is psychologically addictive. All you need to worry about are seizures, as well as the things like everything psychologically you mentioned. Which don't happen to me, but it's coo.
Slow taper generally does the trick, though...
utopizen
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