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Posted by mattw84 on September 20, 2004, at 12:40:27
I just started the XR version of Xanax last friday. The pdoc had me taking 0.5mg of the immediate release "1 per day as needed for anxiety." At my appointment when she was about to write the new script for the XR she said, "So you're taking 3 of the 0.5's a day right?" -- "No, just once in the morning ussually, seems to wear off mid-day but the calming effects seem to linger on through the rest of the day. But I would like to have 'full' coverage throughout the day." So I guess based on that she thought that 0.5 XR would be enough. Thus far it hasn't seemed to help much, if any. My Q is, does the XR have the same "potency" as the immediate release but just last longer; or is it spreading the 0.5 out throughout the day? I am guessing it is the latter just because it seems to have no effect compared to the IR. Thanks!
Posted by chess on September 21, 2004, at 19:44:51
In reply to Alprazolam Extended Release Q's (Xanax XR), posted by mattw84 on September 20, 2004, at 12:40:27
according to a graph on the xanax-xr website, taking a 2mg tab of XanaxXR once daily is the same as taking a .5mg tab of immediate-release Xanax four times a day, and somebody correct me if i'm wrong but due to regular Xanax's short duration of action i take that to mean that a 2mg tab of XanaxXR taken once daily will give you a steady level of .5mg Xanax in your bloodstream for however long it lasts for a person (i take 1mg XanaxXR in the morning and it seems to last to around dinner time for me)
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