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22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 147

You might feel like you are relaxed after you take Xanax but it is not a muscle relaxant it is a Benzodiazepine, which is a (CNS) central nervous system depressant and acts as a tranquilizer. It is one of the more addictive benzo€™s and isn€™t suppose to be taken for longer than 8 months so be careful when taking it.

22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 34

Hi I also took paxil cr when my attacks first came back and it did not work for me either in fact it made my attacks worse I had them for a whole weekend and the attacks never ended also i lost 9 pounds in two days from it. I now take zoloft and xanax the zoloft works wonders no more attacks at all. The xanax I only take if I feel that I'm too anxious or just can't make it through the day which isn't very often thanks to the zoloft. If I do take the xanax it calms me right down in like 5 minutes, it is a muscle relaxer so it will calm you down. well good luck shannal

22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 147

I found that Paxil Cr didn€™t get rid of my panic attacks either; I waited a month to see if it would start working and then stopped taking it.

22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 78

Hi. I really don't think the Paxil is working very well on me. I am on Paxil CR and I still have panic attacks all the time and I have been on it for about four months. I panic most around my period time/why I have no clue but that's the worst time of the month for me. (hehe worst time of the month.) Anyway I don't like but hey I'm afaid of trying something new because I have been off and on it for about three years. I go on it I gain weight I come off I lose it back forth back forth........ Anyway I don't like!

22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 147

Rivotril is a Benzodiazepine, so I would think it would have a similar effect of Xanax. I haven€™t taken Xanax, but take Diazepam before I think I will have an attack to calm me so my attack is less or I don€™t have one. It is also a Benzodiazepine so I think they all work similarly. I don€™t know a lot about atenolol other than it€™s a beta blocker whereas Paxil is an SSRI. So maybe switching to an ssri along with a Benzodiazepine might help you, but you€™d have to talk to your doctor about that. I would be careful with Paxil, I purposely stopped taking it and there are a lot of people on this site that have negative feelings about paxil as well. Maybe switch to Xanax or some other Benzodiazepine and no other medication. But once again, it€™s something you should talk over with your doctor.

22 years ago 0 +0 / -0 48

hi there, i can see that some people here take paxil or xanax etc. does this drugs really calm you down? my doc gave me like atenolol and rivotril...but someimes it just doesnt work. am i really takin the right meds for anxiety? am kinda wonderin cause no one seems to be askin questions bout atenolol or rivotril. does paxil or xanax really work?

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