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Xanax

Xanax. By Jean-Michel Ake. What is Xanax?. Xanax is a prescription drug for the treatment of patients of with a panic disorder (both with and without agoraphobia) Xanax is taken in a pill form and can be taken once or multiple times a day depending on the severity of the patients condition.

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Xanax

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  1. Xanax By Jean-Michel Ake

  2. What is Xanax? • Xanax is a prescription drug for the treatment of patients of with a panic disorder (both with and without agoraphobia) • Xanax is taken in a pill form and can be taken once or multiple times a day depending on the severity of the patients condition.

  3. What is Panic Disorder? • Panic Disorder is: unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear • These symptoms could be followed by physical symptoms such as: • racing heart, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feeling of choking, chest pain or discomfort , nausea or abdominal distress, faintness or dizziness, feelings of unreality, fear of going crazy, losing control, fear of dying, numbness or tingling, chills or hot flushes.

  4. What is Panic Disorder? (cont.) • Agoraphobia- an anxiety (or fear) of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be available in the event of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms • Some people with agoraphobia may fear being outside the home alone. They also fear being in a crowd or standing in a line, being on a bridge, or traveling in a bus, train, or car.

  5. Panic Disorder facts • Nearly 6 million people 18 & older suffer from panic attack like symptoms. (2.7% of the US population) • About 1/3 of those affected with panic attacks also suffer from agroaphobia.

  6. Causes of Panic Disorder • Researchers believe that panic disorder is a treatable medical illness caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors. • Biologically, it appears that emotional memories stored in specific parts of the brain may play a role in disorders involving very distinct fears, like phobias, while other parts may be involved in other forms of anxiety. • Some researchers suggest that symptoms of panic may be caused by an imbalance of specific chemicals in the brain. Three of these chemicals are norepinephrine, GABA, and serotonin. It is believed that changes in the levels of these chemicals play a role in panic disorder.

  7. What Xanax does? • Xanax is a drug that belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. • Benzodiazepine is a drug that not only makes the person feel better, but it works quickly (under an 1½hours) and is effective in reducing the amount and severity of panic attacks.

  8. How does Xanax work? • XANAX helps patients with panic disorder feel less anxious and more relaxed. It does this by boosting the effects of GABA at the synaptic level in your brain. GABA sends messages to your brain that tell it to “calm down.” Taking XANAX increases this effect.

  9. Side Effects of Xanax • Sedation, sleepiness, memory impairment, impaired speech, abnormal coordination and/or muscle action, and reduced sexual drive. Some people also suffer from psychological and physical dependence as well.

  10. When on this drug… • You shouldn’t drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how your body will react to the drug. • You shouldn’t get pregnant or nurse because it may affect the baby in the future.

  11. Safety tips about Xanax • Do not drink alcohol while taking XANAX • Do not increase your dose, even if you think the medicine is not working. Talk to your doctor first. • Do not discontinue taking XANAX abruptly. • Do not chew, crush, or break the tablet. • Until you know how XANAX affects you, do not drive a car. And do not run any machine that could cause you injury or harm. • Do not take XANAX if you are pregnant. Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant or are planning to have a baby. Also, let your doctor know if you are nursing a baby.

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