Xanax XR User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Dan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 3, 2013

For Dysautonomia "Helps anxiety symptoms that POTS (a form of dysautonomia) causes. Someone else who reviewed alprazolam said it helps to keep them sane with their dysautonomia. I have to agree; it also helps to keep me sane. I'm on Xanax XR 2 mg once a day. Also helps insomnia caused by POTS with the adrenaline surges. Have combined Xanax XR with tramadol and I can function a lot better now!"

• Anonymous
• October 17, 2011

For Anxiety "Xanax XR is very similar to Klonopin. It's slow to start up (around an hour), then it lasts a long time (8-12 hours). It has subtle effects and no big highs and lows in anxiety like regular Xanax IR does. I highly recommend Xanax XR for all-day (or most of the day) relief from anxiety and panic attacks. You might want to have regular Xanax or Ativan around for panic attacks on a when-required, or as-needed, basis for panic attacks only."

• Gas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 20, 2017

For Panic Disorder "I used to take Klonopin 1 mg once or twice a day as needed, but it would stress me out because I was always trying to figure out if my anxiety was bad enough to need it (I have OCD and general anxiety disorder), so a lot of times I really should have taken it but I didn't, which resulted in way more anxiety for me. My psychiatrist changed me to Xanax XR 1 mg to take each morning to help me with that, which worked better but didn't feel quite strong enough. So after that month, she increased it to Xanax XR 2 mg each morning instead, and it's been wonderful. I'm much less anxious, and I used to be so anxious constantly that life was just miserable for me."

• Mic...
• July 13, 2017

For Panic Disorder "I take 0.5 mg every morning for almost the past 5 years. I use this in conjunction with Lexapro and Trazodone. After being a long-time sufferer of anxiety, which then resulted in depression, I finally sought help. My doc prescribed the Xanax XR, and it worked immediately. Within days, I felt good again. I was told that the Lexapro took about 6 weeks to work, which it did, and I even felt better. Taking the Lexapro, I think, has helped me not to increase the dosage of the XR, which has helped me with my maintenance. The Trazodone ensures my full night of sleep. Although I don't like having to take all these meds, my life has improved significantly."

• sam...
• July 21, 2014

For Anxiety "I started this medicine about 2 months ago for severe anxiety. I tried everything they had out there for anxiety, but nothing worked until now. I still get a panic attack once in a while, but something I can handle. Anxiety caused me to have heart disease and other health problems. I recommend Xanax XR."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 27, 2012

For Anxiety "My anxiety didn't really cease when I was on this medication. I didn't feel the effects that others have described, but once I got on the non-XR, I was able to attend school, go to the grocery store, do all the normal things that people without severe anxiety can do."

• McF...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 12, 2017

For Panic Disorder "Switched from Xanax 2 mg 1/2 to one tab 2x daily (AN for anxiety, PTSD, panic disorder) to Xanax XR 1 mg twice daily with .5 Xanax once daily AN for panic. The only thing Xanax XR did was give me waves of relief, along with waves of anxiety also. Went through my Xanax script quicker as it helped greatly compared to XR and needed less. Alprazolam is meant for short-acting anxiety relief. XR is a marketing scheme, cost $26 compared to $0 for Xanax (with insurance). Clonazepam or diazepam is much more suited for longer-acting benzos that help with anxiety. Xanax XR makes it more difficult to stop using and get addicted much easier than safely taking your regular Xanax, as can break them apart. If you feel you need less one day, one week, you can wean yourself easier."

• Joj...
• February 9, 2012

For Panic Disorder "I started seeing a psychiatrist about 2 weeks ago, and since I have been on Xanax XR 1 mg every day. Before that, my primary care doctor had me on 0.5 mg and only taking half to one a day. At some point, I had to start asking for more and explaining that I needed to take one at least twice a day because I was having multiple panic attacks every day with every symptom of those you can possibly have. My life was miserable until Xanax XR came along. I take it at noon as it seems I am okay until then, and it wears off about 8 pm-ish. I know I have only been taking it a couple of weeks, but it's been a lifesaver for me. I feel normal again...for myself at least."

• sha...
• May 3, 2011

For Panic Disorder "I've been taking Xanax for 7 years. Been taking Xanax XR for the past 2 years. It's great. Before I started taking the XR, I was taking 2 mg bars 2 or 3 times a day and would start to have panic attacks after taking one in about 5 hours and would always wake up around 4:30-5:00 AM in severe panic, heart pounding, shaking uncontrollably, vision distorted, sweating, and totally paranoid. After taking the 3 mg Xanax XR once in the morning, all that stopped."

• ZZy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 17, 2013

For Panic Disorder "This has been very effective at helping me control panic disorder with agoraphobia. I am on 2 mg 2 times a day and have been for 5 months or so. I have not found it to be a panacea; I still have occasional attacks that require the intervention of regular alprazolam 0.5 mg, but, in general, this medication has been helpful in evening out my feelings of anxiety throughout the course of a typical day and certainly helps to eliminate some of the rebound anxiety that comes with the use of regular alprazolam."

• bre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2016

For Anxiety "Tried this for a few days to help with anxiety instead of my usual Klonopin at bedtime. Do not just switch to another benzo without transitioning. Had bad nightmares all night and was a wreck the following days. Might be good for some people, and maybe more for daytime anxiety, but definitely didn't help my sleep (even when taking a higher dose than I normally do of Klonopin). On a side note, don't rely on benzos long-term (> 1 month). You will quickly dig yourself a hole as tolerance inevitably builds and your sleep and mental state will be worse than when you started. Been on benzos for > 2 years and I'm slowly reducing mine, and it sucks pretty bad. Get on something safer and non-tolerance building. The sooner, the better."

• Bet...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 3, 2020

For Panic Disorder "Been on so many meds: Paxil, buspirone, Zoloft, Lexapro, Welbutrin, and five others, with such bad side effects. Was taking Xanax ER 0.5 in the morning, then another in the afternoon, still a little anxiety with no side effects. I called the new doctor I moved to, and she doesn't want me on Xanax. I am not a guinea pig! So if I have to, I will travel to see my old doctor if I have to."

• Tri...
• March 21, 2016

For Anxiety "Still use a regular Xanax at times when things get bad, but the XR is amazing for those times where I can't afford the drowsiness. XR is just a nice, steady dose to take the edge off and no side effects. Would recommend."

• Anonymous
• June 2, 2009

For Anxiety "Have been taking for a few months now with great results. Little dosage changing. I tried SSRIs and other medications without much luck other than feeling down or drained. Used Trazodone for sleep, I was living like a zombie. With Xanax, the sedation wore off after roughly 5-10 days, which was the only thing I can complain of. I have been doing better at school, less worrisome tics, better sleep instead of waking up screaming. Longer acting was better for me than a rollercoaster ride of taking lorazepam or Xanax (same dose worked wonderfully for 6 years), and now I just found that this time of my life, I needed something long-acting that I wouldn't have to think about my anxiety or worry about it anymore."

• Anonymous
• April 10, 2008

For Panic Disorder "This medication is amazing, mostly because it starts working immediately, and you don't have to wait a few weeks like with other medicines. My doctor had me taking it regularly for two months until my Lexapro and Seroquel kicked in, and then weaned me off of it. I now take it only every once in a while."

• rho...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 26, 2020

For Panic Disorder "These Xanax XR time-release tablets are extraordinary at controlling panic and anxiety without feeling intoxicated. The best I have tried, resolved issues I had with Xanax IR (immediate release) and Valium! Also helps me sleep great. No side effects I have noticed."

• ige...
• July 25, 2009

For Anxiety "This medicine has helped me with my social anxiety tremendously. Before, I would sit at home on the computer all the time, too afraid to really do anything. I skipped school all the time because I was too nervous. Now I'm going to college, making friends, etc. I still get nervous, but not nearly as bad as it once was. This medicine helps me live."

• La-...
• May 31, 2010

For Panic Disorder "I had no good effects from other benzodiazepines to control my panic attacks, and I was on Xanax since 15. I'm 21 now, and I'm on 3 mg XR and 2 x 2 mg instant release a day. My dose may need to get upped now and then, but now I feel good, I haven't had a panic attack in a while. It doesn't make me tired or anything. I'm basically on 7 mg a day, just 2 different types of it, and it works great. I recommend it, but I'm afraid to come off it."

• sf1...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 25, 2019

For Panic Disorder "I have been on Xanax XR (extended release) with IR (immediate release) as needed for about 15 years. Xanax XR seems like a different drug than IR because I don't notice that I've taken it, but it dramatically reduces the frequency of panic attacks. I started Depakote ER about 3 years ago and cut my daily XR dose from 2 mg to 1 mg because of sedation (the 2 drugs affect the same receptors). By themselves, XR and Depakote aren't strong enough for my social anxiety, for which I take additional IR and propranolol. If I take enough IR to manage social stress, it affects my ability to recall basic information until it's out of my system. Still, Xanax XR and IR make it possible to function reasonably well."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2020

For Panic Disorder "Xanax regular kind worded so well for me and my panic disorder. Now my dr put me on the Xanax ER and it does not work at all. I don't know why the dr changed me from regular Xanax when it was working so well."

• Anonymous
• April 30, 2011

For Anxiety "My doctor put me on Xanax XR 2 mg, and I have never felt better anxiety-wise. I take it once a day in the morning, and I am good for the entire day. Since going on Xanax XR, I have only had one panic attack, and that was before my dose was increased from 1 mg to 2 mg of Xanax XR. I recommend this medication to anyone with severe anxiety and panic attacks. I am currently disabled from my anxiety. I am hoping that with my new medication regimen and therapy, I will eventually be able to go to college and work again. I also take regular Xanax before bedtime if my anxiety is too severe since the Xanax XR lasts me about 12 hours, and I take it in the morning. I'm also on Risperdal, Paxil CR, and Propranolol for anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, and PTSD."

• hap...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 15, 2017

For Panic Disorder "I take it at night in order to sleep because of a bad insomnia side effect from a MAOI. But now, if I miss just one night of the med, I wake up with paralyzing anxiety - chest tightness and heart palpitations. This drug does its job most of the time, but it creates physical and psychological dependency and an AM hangover. I am looking to wean off of this soon once my new psychiatrist introduces other med changes. I see other users below saying they cut them in half - my psychiatrist said that is dangerous because of the XR properties. That is why the XR pills are not scored. I repeat - regular use of this med creates dependency."

• Azs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 21, 2020

For Panic Disorder "I was just recently prescribed Xanax XR 1 mg 2 x a day. I had been on Clonazepam 1 mg 4 x a day for at least ten years. But I've been on the drug itself for about 20. The past year or so, it's just stopped working, and I'm pretty sure it's because of the whole tolerance thing. I'm really not sure about the Xanax XR. I've taken Xanax before, but this is definitely different. I don't think it's good for immediate panic relief, and my anxiety is still bad. I'm not in any major discomfort, but I feel very depressed. I'm not liking the Xanax XR, I'm not sure what it is. It's definitely different. I think it's made me more tired and fatigued. Like I don't want to do anything. I'm going to ask my doctor to just go back on my Clonopin. I'm really trying to taper off the benzos."

• cap...
• January 4, 2017

For Anxiety "I am impressed. After 31 years on IR Xanax and alprazolam 1 mg, 3 times a day, and all the highs and lows about a year and a half ago, I started to taper off. I would break a piece off of each one or sometimes split one in half. Seriously addicted, and missing a dose would be brutal. I wanted off of these. It took a year to get to 1/2 mg 3 times a day, and I felt the same but was leery of going lower. My doctor prescribed me 1 mg XR that I take at 9 AM and 1/2 mg IR to take as needed. Needless to say, I was shocked that they last so long. I used to take my last dose at 1 AM, and I don't even feel like I need it now. I don't want to wake in the middle of the night, so I have, for the past 3 nights, taken 1/4 mg, and I think someday I'll be off completely."

• Lov...
• August 8, 2011

For Anxiety "I have tried everything from regular Xanax to Klonopin. I was a severe crack addict, and being on any medication scared the daylights out of me (as I was trying to live a life free of drugs), but my doctor prescribed me Xanax XR 1 x a day, and I feel great! My husband of a year went from walking on eggshells around me to loving every waking moment with me! It has helped with my fight against crack cocaine as well! It helps with my highs and lows of my bipolar disorder as well. My anxiety is very minimal now, and I am so very thankful for this medication. I am also on Depakote 500 mg at night for my epilepsy and my bipolar disorder."