I always read people claiming xanax to kick in within like 15 minutes, and 30 mins tops. IDK why but for me I don't really feel it for like an hour. Which is a pain in the ass because I take it for panic attacks and I am freaking out for like ana hour before it starts to take away my anxiety.
Now, I should mention, I am physically addicted to xanax and take about 3 mg a day. About 1 mg tid. I won't get into how I ended up addicted and doing it daily, its an odd reason and I regret it obviously because I don't want to be on it, at least not that high a dose.
Of course being physcially addicted and therefore tolerant to it, I need to really up the dose to get any relief from a panic attack. If I am having a panic attack I usually instantly take 1.5 mg, if I am able to start to get it under control before the xanax kicks in then I can usually keep it at that dose and will alleviate the panic attack after about an hour(the time it take s for me to really feel the xanax). But, sometimes, 15 minutes into teh panic attack it'll just keep getting worse. This is when I know I need to pop another 1.5, its rare I need anymore than that, but I hate having to take that much. Fortunately once I get the panic under control I then have plenty in my system and don't need to take another dose for longer than usual.
So anyone else find xanax takes a bit longer than most people claim to kick in? I wonder if a lot of people who will tell others on here it kicks in within 30 mins are just googling this info or if they have actual 1st hand knwoledge. Because my 1st hand knowledge is it takes more like 45-1 hr to feel it and 1-1.r hrs to give its full relief. I know it really doesn't peak until like 1-1.5 hrs, so its probably because I need it to hit its peak plasma levels to really help me, because I am use to having it in my system. Those who only take it when they have a panic attack will feel relief the second some of it starts to get into their blood stream. For me, that's not enough.
I find there are several benzos that really do kick in within like 15 minutes. Valium, for one, hits me within 15 minutes on an empty stomach and it hits hard, xanax seems to slowly take effect over the ourse of about 30-45 minutes, but Valium seems to hit peak levels within about 10 mins of it kicking in. Another that kicks in very quick and hits peak levels fast is etizolam(a thienodiazepine, technically speaking, but basically same thing as a benzo). That is very similar to Valium in its onset, it kicks in fast and hard. I find both of those to be much better for panic attacks, as well as recreational use (which is what I use them for mostly, mainly because I find them much more recreational and therefore abuseable than xanax, so I only get them in smallish portions and use them for fun).
Note: I am considering myself to be on an empty stomach when speaking of the times in this post, just an fyi in case someone wants to give me the sage wisdom that it will obviously hit faster on an empty stomach.
Now, I should mention, I am physically addicted to xanax and take about 3 mg a day. About 1 mg tid. I won't get into how I ended up addicted and doing it daily, its an odd reason and I regret it obviously because I don't want to be on it, at least not that high a dose.
Of course being physcially addicted and therefore tolerant to it, I need to really up the dose to get any relief from a panic attack. If I am having a panic attack I usually instantly take 1.5 mg, if I am able to start to get it under control before the xanax kicks in then I can usually keep it at that dose and will alleviate the panic attack after about an hour(the time it take s for me to really feel the xanax). But, sometimes, 15 minutes into teh panic attack it'll just keep getting worse. This is when I know I need to pop another 1.5, its rare I need anymore than that, but I hate having to take that much. Fortunately once I get the panic under control I then have plenty in my system and don't need to take another dose for longer than usual.
So anyone else find xanax takes a bit longer than most people claim to kick in? I wonder if a lot of people who will tell others on here it kicks in within 30 mins are just googling this info or if they have actual 1st hand knwoledge. Because my 1st hand knowledge is it takes more like 45-1 hr to feel it and 1-1.r hrs to give its full relief. I know it really doesn't peak until like 1-1.5 hrs, so its probably because I need it to hit its peak plasma levels to really help me, because I am use to having it in my system. Those who only take it when they have a panic attack will feel relief the second some of it starts to get into their blood stream. For me, that's not enough.
I find there are several benzos that really do kick in within like 15 minutes. Valium, for one, hits me within 15 minutes on an empty stomach and it hits hard, xanax seems to slowly take effect over the ourse of about 30-45 minutes, but Valium seems to hit peak levels within about 10 mins of it kicking in. Another that kicks in very quick and hits peak levels fast is etizolam(a thienodiazepine, technically speaking, but basically same thing as a benzo). That is very similar to Valium in its onset, it kicks in fast and hard. I find both of those to be much better for panic attacks, as well as recreational use (which is what I use them for mostly, mainly because I find them much more recreational and therefore abuseable than xanax, so I only get them in smallish portions and use them for fun).
Note: I am considering myself to be on an empty stomach when speaking of the times in this post, just an fyi in case someone wants to give me the sage wisdom that it will obviously hit faster on an empty stomach.
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