Description

Xanax is a strong sedative drug

It is a powerful sedative that is used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, and insomnia.

Xanax is a benzodiazepine anxiolytic with a medium duration of action. The active substance is alprazolam. The drug also contains auxiliary components such as potato starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, etc. It is produced in tablet forms of 0.25, 0.5, and 2 mg and retard tablets of 0.5 mg.

How Xanax works?

Xanax has a pronounced anti-anxiety, soothing, muscle-relaxing, anticonvulsant effect, and improves sleep quality. A characteristic feature is an anti-panic effect, in connection with which the drug is prescribed for panic disorders, anxiety and depressive states, panic attacks, neuroses, obsessive-compulsive disorders psychomotor agitation, social phobias, and sleep problems. According to some reports, it has some antidepressant effects.

Effectiveness of Xanax

With the help of Xanax, it is possible to achieve an improvement in the condition with acute generalized anxiety and panic disorders associated with fear of open spaces, and crowded places. As a result, there is a feeling of euphoria and lightness, the mental activity becomes dull, the body relaxes, and the mood improves.

Main side effects

Excessive addiction to Xanax leads to chronic intoxication and serious health consequences.

Among the main side effects are the following:

» hypersomnia, pathological fatigue, dizziness;
» disorders of the gastrointestinal tract;
» violation of the menstrual cycle;
» sexual disorders;
» skin itching;
» deep sedation, respiratory depression, coma while taking it with opioids;
» cancellation reactions.

Addiction to Xanax also has external manifestations. The skin may turn red and develop a rash. The face swells and becomes puffy. Swelling may occur in other parts of the body, including the throat and tongue. Speech is difficult, the voice changes.