When I used to get panic attacks in my late 50’s, Xanax was of big help. It is one of the very meds which did not upset my stomach. I cured my panic attacks by playing 5 rounds of golf every week, and then never needed Xanax. But I am in awe of how good it worked.
I go though about 10 xanax a year miracle drug for me
Same for me. The fact that Xanax works so well against panic attacks is actually considered a drawback. Xanax has less of a half life than the older benzos (Klonopin, Valium) which means that it clears from the bloodstream faster making one susceptible to ‘rebound anxiety.’ You probably know all this from personal experience. My MD switched me to Klonopin and eventually I overcame my anxiety issues by way of exercise. I still power walk over 40 miles a week and I’m in my early 60s.
He's not one of the Freudian types who says “You have clinical depression because you developed a resentment when your baby sister was born’’.
No, you're clinically depressed because you have a serotonin re-uptake problem in the brain. He's a very soft spoken man, you never get the feeling you're being rushed out of his office. He listen's, something a lot of doctors don't do, he answers any questions I have, asks me how things are going. He's a good doctor. He diagnosed my anxiety condition which seemed to kick in about the time my Dad died. I've been on Xanax for four years and it has made a huge difference in my life. I have never felt I was abusing it, or feeling like I wanted to ''get high'' from it. I treat as medication and take it responsibly. Everyone is different in how medications affect them and I would certainly agree because of the addictive nature of benzodiazepines they can be a problem. Never have been for me. It allows me to function in the sometimes busy and stressful job a keeping a busy hospital ER clean and sanitized. Hate to think where I'd be if I hadn't found this doctor and this medication.
“When I used to get panic attacks in my late 50’s, Xanax was of big help. It is one of the very meds which did not upset my stomach. I cured my panic attacks by playing 5 rounds of golf every week, and then never needed Xanax. But I am in awe of how good it worked.”
I suffer from Panic attacks and extreme anxiety. Xanax has been a tremendous help, especially when I was dealing with the depression from Covid.
I occasionally need Lorazepam, which is the generic for Ativan, but need it less often since taking up the guitar and the ukelele.