Do you agree that RX pills like xanax dont help with anxiety?

Question

its only temporary, and dont fix the problem...so you become dependant on it...?

Answer 1

If taken properly, the medication does help - does it cure the underlying cause???  No, it does not, but it can help calm you enough to get through the issue.  When my mom passed away suddenly last year, I was devestated - I couldn't sleep, eat, think - If breathing wasn't involuntary, I doubt I could have done that either.  My doctor placed me on Xanax just so that I could get through it.  The medication helped and honestly, I don't think I could have gotten through that time without it.  I took it for about a month and then weaned off of it....  

Answer 2

That's a rather inaccurate statement. But again, I see mostly chronic mental illness - where there's not a 'fixable' problem.

For just about anyone who doesn't have a substance abuse problem, getting off a benzo is relatively easy.

Answer 3

You are right. They help temporarily, exactly as food helps to suppress hunger only for a while.