Posted by Nismo240sx on August 27, 2005, at 8:12:23
Hello everyone, I just wanted to tell my tail of the xany land. When I was 19 my best friend died suddenly in a motorcycle accident, who was on his way to my house. I was hit pretty hard and developed a neurosis. For those of you who don't know what that is, be glad, and for those of you who do.... it takes one to know one. ;).... Anyways after all that settled in I started having severe panic attacks daily, and tried every SRI in the book; Celexa, Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, Wellbutran etc. These did not help my anxiety/ panic disorder, infact made it worse. A full year went by and nothing improved my state of mind, until a doctor prescribed me a small dose of Xanax, a strong Benzodiazepine with a short half-life, to rid of the panic attacks. Well this worked great, and as my tolerence went up so did the dosage, and for about seven months all my panic attakcs were gone. My energy was normal, I was more talkative in work groups, group atmospheres, and with my friends. Then Xanax seemed to flip a 180, I now have severe rebounds if I don’t have my medication within 3hrs after taking last dose. One time I went on vacation forgetting my Xanax, and almost went into convulsions. This is a serious drug, with serious and fatal side effects. Studies have shown that the withrawl symptoms can be worse than Heroin. I feel I am stuck in a tunnel with no light at the end. I have lost my old personality, and friends worry about me and how I have changed. I hate to tell such a downer story, but I wish somebody will hear me out and give me an idea, or some motivation to help me. I am now so heavily addicted to this seemingly harmless tool of a drug, that I could not see my self living without the Xanax state of mind. :( Whoever reads this, thanks for taking the time, and hope to hear some hope.
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