- Drug Name:Xanax (Alprazolam)
- Tablet Strength: 200 pills x 1mg
- Best Price: $520.00 (Per Pill $3.00)
Drug Overview
Xanax is prescribed when a person has
- anxiety and neurosis,
- which is accompanied by a decrease in sleep quality,
- somatic disorders,
- tension, irritability,
- anxious-depressive and neurotic reactive depression with loss of interest in the environment,
- sleep disturbance,
- loss of appetite and mood,
- psychomotor agitation,
- changes in body weight,
- somatic complaints,
- suicidal thoughts,
- decreased energy,
- panic disorder.
Xanax (Alprazolam) (0.25mg) contraindications
Xanax is contraindicated for individuals with hypersensitivity to alprazolam or to the auxiliary components included in the composition of the tablets; It is also contraindicated during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, due to the risk of birth defects.
Xanax (Alprazolam) is also contraindicated for people suffering from thyroid diseases. According to the instructions, Xanax (0.25mg) is not used in pediatrics either.
Application method and dosage
The optimal dose of Xanax alprazolam (05mg) can be different for everyone. When determining the dosage, the severity of the symptoms, clinical effect is taken into account first. It is necessary to regularly adjust and change the dose of the drug after examination and evaluation of the patient's condition. The dose is increased mainly in case of drinking in the evening.
If you suffer from anxiety, you should take approximately 0.5-4 mg of Xanax alprazolam in divided doses. Depression is usually treated with Xanax (Alprazolam) at a daily dose of 1.5 to 4.5 mg.
When the patient has panic disorders, the dose of Xanax (Alprazolam) (2mg) is selected individually. The increase in the dose of the drug should not be more than 1 mg every 3-4 days.
Usually, a single dose of Xanax (Alprazolam) is 0.5 mg, the order of administration is 3 times a day. The daily dose should not exceed 10 mg. Elderly or debilitated people usually take Xanax at 0.25 mg, 2-3 times a day. if there are no contraindications, the dosage can be gradually increased.
The duration of Xanax therapy has been developed for up to six months for depressive conditions and up to 8 months for panic disorder. At the end of the treatment, the dosage of Xanax (Alprazolam) (0.25mg) should be gradually reduced and brought up to 0.5mg within three days. In some cases, it is not excluded that the dose is reduced more slowly due to the patient's condition.
side effect
It is necessary to know that the use of Xanax without a prescription can cause:
- sleep disorders,
- cause headaches and dizziness,
- depression,
- visual disturbances,
- changes in body mass,
- increased fatigue and memory disorders,
- as well as muscle weakness,
- tremors,
- coordination disorders,
- It is possible that you will experience urinary incontinence or retention, dysarthria,
- ataxia,
- reduced libido,
- dyspepsia,
- anorexia,
- dystonia,
- jaundice,
- liver dysfunction,
- dysmenorrhea.
Less frequent side effects can be:
- for example,
- irritability,
- agitation,
- aggressive behavior,
- hallucinations,
- hostility.
But mostly these symptoms appear against the background of alcohol, drug abuse or other psychotropic drugs. It is necessary to know that the constant use of Xanax is not encouraged, because it can cause addiction (especially alcoholism, drug or drug abuse), drug addiction, withdrawal phenomena (rapid elimination of the drug).
Xanax (Alprazolam) Special Instructions
During therapy with Xanax, the patient's use of ethanol is strictly prohibited. In case of chronic administration of the drug and in the background of liver/kidney failure, it is necessary to monitor the peripheral blood picture to clarify the picture. The results of the study showed that the therapeutic effect of Xanax (Alprazolam) was higher in all patients who did not take psychoactive drugs, compared to patients with alcoholism and those who received anxiolytics or antidepressants.
Xanax can also be used if you are using antidepressants at the same time against the background of endogenous depression.
Be aware that chronic use of Generic Xanax (more than 2-3 months) at high doses (more than 4mg per day) increases the risk of drug addiction. And abrupt termination can cause irritability, depression, insomnia, high sweating. The use of Xanax, according to experts, is stopped when the patient has the following reactions. Urgent agitation, aggressiveness, panic thoughts, decreased quality of sleep, increased muscle spasms, hallucinations.
During treatment with Xanax (Alprazolam), special caution is required for all people who will drive a car, perform work requiring high concentration.