Is taking xanax for a long period of a time bad ?? (even if it's prescribed?)

Question

i take it for anxiety but i hear it's bad if you take it longer than a month or so.... ?

Answer 1

yes. xanax is highly addict able. anxiety pills are supposed to help you calm down but eventually the doctor will slowly ween you off of it for fear of your body becoming codependent on it.  

Answer 2

yes, doctors usually say to take a med vacation every 6 months for a couple weeks.  meds can lose effectiveness if on for a long stretch.

Answer 3

Well bad or not depends on how you look at it. It's an addictive substance and the longer you take it the higher your tolerance becomes and the more addicted/Dependant you become on this medication. The tapering time also increases with the length of time you are taking this med since the withdrawal symptoms are really unpleasant and can even be dangerous.