Xanax.

[warrior queen]

I'm watching a segment on this drug, and there are many doctors here and in the USA who are saying this drug is 100 times more addictive than heroin.
They are also saying that Xanax, despite being used as a treatment for panic attacks and anxiety, actually cause MORE anxiety over the first few weeks of it being taken.
Coming off it can cause hallucinations, fits, rebound depression, and a whole host of other withdrawel symptome.
Not only that, but the tablets also cause blackouts in certain people, leading to dangerous behaviour (driving while under the influence, etc), and there has also been a determined link to dementia. The longer you are on it, the more chance you have of developing dementia.
Scary stuff!

 

[warrior queen]

And now Xanax has hit the black market.
A bottle of generic Xanax (cost $30) is worth over $300 on the drug market!

 

[mercury14]

I'm watching a segment on this drug, and there are many doctors here and in the USA who are saying this drug is 100 times more addictive than heroin.
They are also saying that Xanax, despite being used as a treatment for panic attacks and anxiety, actually cause MORE anxiety over the first few weeks of it being taken.
Coming off it can cause hallucinations, fits, rebound depression, and a whole host of other withdrawel symptome.
Not only that, but the tablets also cause blackouts in certain people, leading to dangerous behaviour (driving while under the influence, etc), and there has also been a determined link to dementia. The longer you are on it, the more chance you have of developing dementia.
Scary stuff!

I prescribe Xanax and find that it's almost always effective in the short term. Everything you say is true except add seizures to the list of symptoms caused by quitting the drug. Those are typical however only when stopping the medication abruptly and against medical advice. In general the scary stuff you mentioned is limited to high-dose/long-term users. It's really best-used as a short-term drug.

Are you in the UK? I think your controlled substance laws limit prescription length to just a few weeks if I'm not mistaken.

 

[warrior queen]

I prescribe Xanax and find that it's almost always effective in the short term. Everything you say is true except add seizures to the list of symptoms caused by quitting the drug. Those are typical however only when stopping the medication abruptly and against medical advice. In general the scary stuff you mentioned is limited to high-dose/long-term users. It's really best-used as a short-term drug.

Are you in the UK? I think your controlled substance laws limit prescription length to just a few weeks if I'm not mistaken.

I'm in Australia.
My interest is because the bastardex (father of 2 of my kids) has been on this drug for many years

 

[mercury14]

I'm in Australia.
My interest is because the bastardex (father of 2 of my kids) has been on this drug for many years

It can be low-dosed for a long time for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Is your baby daddy an anxious bloke?

 

[BotanyBoy]

I tried that fucking shit....talk about living like a zombie or maybe that was the triliptal either way, I was fucking miserable on that shit. Add high doses of pain killers and it made for a pharmaceutical living hell.

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works better than Pfizer's entire arsenal.

 

[warrior queen]

It can be low-dosed for a long time for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. Is your baby daddy an anxious bloke?

He has bipolar ll, and agoraphobia, social phobia, claustrophobia and anxiety.
Has had it since 1996.
He has been on many, many different medications.... and many of them have cause various horrid side-effects.
Since I left him, I know he has been on Xanax. Now I'm concerned that his estrangement from the kids might be partly blamed on this medication

 

[mercury14]

He has bipolar ll, and agoraphobia, social phobia, claustrophobia and anxiety.
Has had it since 1996.
He has been on many, many different medications.... and many of them have cause various horrid side-effects.
Since I left him, I know he has been on Xanax. Now I'm concerned that his estrangement from the kids might be partly blamed on this medication

Do you know what dose he's on?

 

[warrior queen]

Do you know what dose he's on?

No.
He doesn't speak to me these days, because he believes I will come and cut his head off with an axe.

 

[mercury14]

No.
He doesn't speak to me these days, because he believes I will come and cut his head off with an axe.

Is he on anything else other than Xanax?

 

[warrior queen]

Is he on anything else other than Xanax?

Yes. But I couldn't tell you what.
All I know is that he claims his various medications against his child support.

 

[mercury14]

Yes. But I couldn't tell you what.
All I know is that he claims his various medications against his child support.

That axe thing isn't anxiety. He has a lot more going on than Xanax side effects.

 

[warrior queen]

That axe thing isn't anxiety. He has a lot more going on than Xanax side effects.

What gets me, is his totally unrealistic response to me.
I have never.... not EVER.... done or said anything to make him feel threatened by me.
Medication reaction?

 

[fair_warning]

No.
He doesn't speak to me these days, because he believes I will come and cut his head off with an axe.

Unless you've previously gone him with an axe - those drugs he's taking? They're not working or he needs to up the dose.

 

[mercury14]

What gets me, is his totally unrealistic response to me.
I have never.... not EVER.... done or said anything to make him feel threatened by me.
Medication reaction?

It has nothing to do with you.

If he fears you're going to kill him with an axe then he's delusional and needs medical treatment immediately. I'm not familiar with his case nor can I give medical advice here but in general the odds of that symptom being a side effect of Xanax or any benzo are very low.

 

[warrior queen]

It has nothing to do with you.

If he fears you're going to kill him with an axe then he's delusional and needs medical treatment immediately. I'm not familiar with his case nor can I give medical advice here but in general the odds of that symptom being a side effect of Xanax or any benzo are very low.

I am totally hamstrung.
Not only do he and his new wife believe I am a very real danger (despite both police and doctors denying this) but because of his delusions, he refuses to even answer emails or texts... even when they involve information about medical concerns for our children.

 

[mercury14]

I am totally hamstrung.
Not only do he and his new wife believe I am a very real danger (despite both police and doctors denying this) but because of his delusions, he refuses to even answer emails or texts... even when they involve information about medical concerns for our children.

That sounds really difficult and I'm sorry you're going through it.

Is there any way to get your kids' medical needs met without having to deal with him?

 

[tactful]

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This Buds for you, light 'em if you got 'em.
First you got ta roll 'em.
Pass the 1 1/4 's please.

 

[warrior queen]

That sounds really difficult and I'm sorry you're going through it.

Is there any way to get your kids' medical needs met without having to deal with him?

I now have sole guardianship, so no, I don't need his input.
But if there is anything serious with our kids, I ALWAYS text him immediately and text him updates.
He never responds to me - in fact, he will only respond to my eldest son (who is not his biological child).
It's very strange.

In the last year, he has spoken to our son, 15, only 3 times.
It's extremely damaging to the kids to feel like their dad doesn't love them enough to bother answering their calls or texts

I have reluctantly stopped making excuses for his behaviour, and am now trying to educate the kids about his mental issues and how they may be affecting his behaviour.
Hard as hell, but I can't continue to make excuses to our kids. They are all old enough to see through me, and I will not jeapourdise my own connection with them on his behalf.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I use an axe for stress relief. I carry one most of the time. Consequently people tend to keep away from me, and that seems to reduce my stress.

 

[miles]

Ahhhh...so Merc is back to his physician persona again. Sorry the stock broker gig didn't work out.

 

[1fromawoodpile]

Ahhhh...so Merc is back to his physician persona again. Sorry the stock broker gig didn't work out.

If true, that's sad, funny or both.

 

[miles]

If true, that's sad, funny or both.

Both.

 

[warrior queen]

If true, that's sad, funny or both.

I refuse point-blank to believe what other gb'ers say these days.
There's too much internal rivalry for me to take anything as gospel any more.
Nowadays, I prefer to take everyone at face value.
If I find out later that it was bs, fine -I'll deal with it then.

 

[mercury14]

I refuse point-blank to believe what other gb'ers say these days.
There's too much internal rivalry for me to take anything as gospel any more.
Nowadays, I prefer to take everyone at face value.
If I find out later that it was bs, fine -I'll deal with it then.

I'm just a random Litster. Miles thinks anyone who owns any stock must be a stock broker because investing is so far over his head.

Anyway, I seldom put a patient on Xanax long term. It's a very fast-acting, fast-metabolizing drug so it's difficult to maintain an appropriate serum level. The patient has to take it at the exact same time every day or risk withdrawal symptoms just from taking their meds a little late. The fact is even people without mental illness aren't very good at maintaining a disciplined schedule. Klonopin twice a day is a much better option in most cases.