Should Xanax be taken with food or on empty stomach for best results?

Hello from the UK. Unfortunately I’ve needed to take Benzodiazepines for a few years. In my own experience taking them on a full stomach definitely reduces their effectiveness. My advice would be to take them on an empty stomach for best results, however it’s difficult to predict when you will need them. I try to avoid them during the day, have a big lunch, and take them early evening . I usually take them with a Diet Coke which seems to speed up their effectiveness (probably the caffeine) this in my experience is the same with Diazepam or Xanax. Hopefully a day will come when we no longer need these drugs to get us through the day. Anxiety is the worst, I would happily give a limb to not feel the extreme forms of anxiety I have suffered. I wish you all the best

Taking Xanax with empty stomach is more effective. I’m taking Xanax before bedtime then another one at 3-4 am in the morning I have perfectly feeling in the morning and no anxiety at all I can even drive normal. I am relaxing all day.

I'm really late to this reply, so I'm sure you already figured out the answer but to answer your question, Xanax is best on an empty stomach. You feel the effects right away rather than having food in your stomach and concentrating on being full. I always take my Xanax on an empty stomach especially when I'm having a panic attack. Good luck and I hope by now you are no longer suffering with anxiety because it is torturous.

Food defiantly affects absorption. I took a 1 mg Xanax after a heavy meal and it did absolutely nothing. Same thing with sleeping pills. But after I take it and its start kicking in I can eat something.

No, guys, doesn't slow it down or anything. The only interactions are gratefruit and alcohol.

So know one here actually answered the answere. Swim wants to know if he takes his xanax on empty stomach if it would hit him/her stronger?

Doesn't matter. I take it with breakfast and a handful of other meds. Works just fine. When I was taking three per day I took the middle one in the afternoon with water. It doesn't upset the stomach and dissolves quickly so be sure you drink a full glass so it doesn't stick in the throat. It becomes effective quickly.

I agree with DzooBaby, I just wanted to add, if your taking it for anxiety or panic attacks, then you would, of course take one at the beginning of an attack, and like she said, it wouldn't matter, especially to stop an attack. I take klonopin for anxiety/panick disorder, however my dr. Has written just a few Xanax in case I start having a major attack, and Xanax kicks in faster. Good luck to you, and many blessings, Ruthie

I dont think it really matters with Xanax. If taking it on an empty stomach gives you stomach pain or nausea then take it with food. When you take drugs on an empty stomach they may enter the bloodstream slightly faster but it shouldn't change the effectiveness of the drug. Just be sure to never take it and drink alcohol in the same day. Xanax can also make some people sleepy so see how it affects you before driving or operating machinery etc.