My doctor prescribed .25 mg Xanax and 4mg Zofran?

Question

I've been feeling really nauseaous for the past few days and I haven't been sleeping well because I'm afraid I'm going to vomit.

He prescribed 4mg Zofran twice a day (6 tablets) and 20 tablets of .25mg Xanax and I'm supposed to take one at bedtime.

The Zofran works really well, but I'm concerned about the Xanax though. He prescribed that to relieve my anxiety and help me sleep, but will it work? I'm already keeping everyone awake, and I'm really scared that it's either not gonna work or make everything worse!

What should I know before I take it? I know I can get addicted and I know there are withdrawl symptoms if I take it long enough!

Answer 1

Your being that anxious about the drug seems all the more reason to recommend it.

Answer 2

Take it as prescribed and relax. Do not take it when you do not need it. Uptight anxious people do not sleep well.

The Zofran will help the nausea and vomiting significantly.

.25 of Xanax is a good dosage but not overly so. Yes, you can become addicted to it if you take it long enough, but then again, you can become addicted to anything including peanut butter sandwiches. I do not believe that 20 pills are going to send into the pits of addiction.

Trust the doctor and take the prescriptions only as prescribed. If problems persist, perhaps you will need additional help with your anxiety.

Benzodiazepine addiction typically occurs over a period of time, not typically with 20 pills.  

Answer 3

talk to the doctor asap

Answer 4

.25 mg is the lowest dose Xanax comes in and if it's once a day your not at very high risk to develop dependance and withdrawal symptoms.  The dose you take places the largest impact on whether you become depend.  

"Spontaneous reporting system data suggest that the risk of dependence and its severity appear to be greater in patients treated with doses greater than 4 mg/day and for long periods (more than 12 weeks). However, in a controlled postmarketing discontinuation study of panic disorder patients, the duration of treatment (3 months compared to 6 months) had no effect on the ability of patients to taper to zero dose. In contrast, patients treated with doses of XANAX greater than 4 mg/day had more difficulty tapering to zero dose than those treated with less than 4 mg/day."



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