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Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it. Any other opinions out there?? Thanks
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Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it
Cautioned about which – the Xanax or the alcohol? Cautioned by whom? AA? You have to keep in mind that this med was prescribed for you for a REAL disorder and weigh that out. Xanax is not going to make you high, crave alcohol or anything like that. It is just going to stop the attacks. What it was designed to do. Gwen
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As long as you don’t use as an addict, as long as you think of it only as an aid for your A/P attacks you should be fine. If your new in the program in can be hard because benzo’s hit all the right little triggers. Keep a watch out for relapse behavior or thinking " I can just go home and take an Xanax and mellow out". The big book teaches that some have to seek outside help. Tim;) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it. Any other opinions out there?? Thanks
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Holistically- maybe try increasing your "B" vitamins and take it one day at a time. That should not interfere with the Xanax. Anything other than that – consult your doc – please!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it. Any other opinions out there?? Thanks
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Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it. Any other opinions out there??
Yup – my opinion is that Xanax has been slandered and hyped by many people who know not the slightest thing whereof they speak. There *are* risks attendant to using it, but not when it is being properly prescribed and its use is monitored by a professional. Never forget that the difference between alcohol and Xanax is that Xanax (used properly) doesn’t get you high. Taken by someone suffering from panic attacks, it simply turns you back to ‘normal’. It’s hard to get addicted to that (in the true sense of the word), IMO, because you won’t seek higher doses to get a ‘better’ high, though you might develop a physical dependence if you took fairly high doses for protracted periods. Follow your doctor’s advice and don’t listen to scaremongers would be my advice. Good luck. — Gary Cooper
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i’ve been a recovering alcoholic for over10 years and have been using xanax for 11years. my pd didn’t come on until i first started to get sober. my doc and psych believed that this was fairly common with drunks because of all the damage we do to ourselves over the years, in my case 20. so good luck and don’t worry about it if it works, but also don’t abuse it because it is addictive but it’s the only thing that works for me. remember, one – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, I have been diagnosed with panic disorder just 2 weeks ago. Just going to work has been hell… I have be prescribed Xanax, problem is I am also in recovery from alcohol and have been cautioned against using it. Any other opinions out there?? Thanks
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Xanax may actually help the recovery process in that it will supress the jittery-ness caused by the stop-age of alcohol. Causing one to crave it less.
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