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Well. Went to a shrink yesterday and he put me on xanax, for my panic attacks cause they get tremendously bad. And I know there are multiple people here on on it. Question - is xanax fast acting enough to prevent a seizure when shaking begins?
 
Msuder,

It's a good question. I googled it and didn't find a lot, from reputable sources or otherwise There was nothing on your question in the package insert, either. Nothing on time to effectiveness on benzodiazapines in general, either.

So, this sounds like a great question to ask your doctor. Even though you just had an appointment, call and leave a message for him with the question. He'll answer and get back to you. Will you let us know what you find out?

Here's the package insert:
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=7538d0d0-346e-4c3e-8f7a-c1cac8ec8ed3

This is a good site since many of our drugs are also used for phsychiatric reasons, like lamictal for bipolar. Even this site was light on information on Xanax.
http://crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MedClass/Anxiety

I did find it interesting that you can't take this drug with Valerian or grapefruit juice.

I hope you feel better soon!
 
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