5 mg alprazolam has done nothing

[looneytoon7]

Months ago, maybe even a year ago now, a friend introduced me to Xanax because we had been on a meth bender and sleeping had become impossible for me and I needed sleep bad. I took quarter of a 2 mg brick and it knocked me out and I loved it, the refreshing sleep. I've taken it around 10 times since then, every now and then when I really need to get to sleep and never more than 1-2 mg. So I definitely don't have a high tolerance to the stuff or anything.

I haven't had them for months now though. I had been smoking meth today and wanted to sleep. So well over 5 hours ago now, I took quarter of a 2 mg brick. 45 minutes later it hadn't done a thing, so I took another quarter. So I'd had 1 mg. Half an hour later, still nothing. Waited a bit then swallowed the other half of the brick, 2 mg still would do anything at all other than make me feel slightly relaxed. Swallowed another half a brick or 1 mg, waited 40 minutes, still nothing. Swallowed another whole brick, bringing the total dose up to 5 mg about half an hour ago and still I am wide awake.
They aren't fake Xanax. So wtf is up with this!? a few days before this I was taking a couple 25mg seroquels per night for about a week if that make a difference, haven't had any for a few days though.
Does anybody know wtf is up with this?

 

[deerman]

Xanax doesn't do anything of value for me, except make me pass out if I take too much.

Ativan on the other hand does wonders. Lorazepam is a highly effective benzo for putting one to sleep, in fact I have never heard of a doctor prescribing xanax for sleep, however it is common with lorazepam. Actually Xanax is downright destructive for sleep, do some research.

Perhaps your Xanax is old? Otherwise, join the club. Xanax fucking sucks for me. Ativan is the wonder benzo, not that I have a need for benzos anymore.

Maybe one should lay off the meth if they feel a need to take meds to go to sleep? How about a big hot meal with lots of vegetables and some chelated magnesium and lots of water? Get your body back in balance, meth will wreck your CNS if you aren't being a careful user.

If you insist on using a prescription medication to help come down off meth and get to sleep, I would use lorazepam or ambien. But you're just wreaking more havoc to your body by taking all those drugs...

 

[looneytoon7]

Hey thanks for the reply, yeah I'd definitely try these other benzos if I could get my hands on them, but it's quite hard to get any, including Xanax around here. And it's just got me so confused because I've taken .5 mg before after being up a few days and it's knocked me straight out, slept like a baby for hours. But now nothing, this is why I'm do confused.
I think anyone that smokes meth should lay off the meth haha, yeah I know it's bad and I've cut back on it heaps. Just every now and then, I slip back into old habits and find myself staring at my walls for hours unable to sleep and these are the times I would usually call on Xanax. But not this time Oh well

 

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