Hi guys. Anyone tell me there experience. I have an anxiety disorder. Been going through it for many years. I also for some reason am terrified to take medication. Even a pain killer would upset me. I fear it's going to make me feel differently or I'll get every side effect of it. Im going to the dentist soon for an extraction and my doc gave 250 mgs of xanax because during my last dentist visit I had a painic attack while getting a tooth out. Right in the middle of it where I could not move. It's that fear of what happened has me terrified. I'm so afraid to take this xanax, I must take it an hour before I leave. I froze in the car park with fear and started crying before my last check up. Now I'm getting another extraction and I'm just terrified.
250mg of Xanax? That's gotta be wrong
Take the Xanax!! You won't get all the bad side effects and it will relax you. You might get a little sleepy but you will be fine and you won't regret it
Hi, sorry the right name was alprozlam 250mg. When I looked it up it said xanax. I know right, everyone says that. Just take it you be grand. I just dono why I do be so scared. 😂
Hi Can you try another sedative for your dental extraction?
I had a tooth extracted without any local anaesthetic. I was so glad to get the painful tooth extracted I declined a local. Not saying this to minimisee your fears but my dentist has soothing music playing etc.
​What do you think ?
I'm like you, afraid to take meds, that said xanax can be very helpful and has almost no risk of adverse reaction as long as you don't take more than prescribed.
I hope it's .25mg of Xanax and not 250. .25mg would be fine. It'll take the edge off without making you feel loopy or weird. People take that low dosage often for flying and such. I think as long as you're not being sedated (putting you under) it'll be fine. I took 1mg for a nervous trip and I just slept the whole time. BUT again I hope you meant .25mg.
Yeah that's same thing I said.. 250mg has gotta be a typo. That would be enough to kill someone many times over.
Yes it is .25 mg see I'm totally not used to medication, haven't clue about them. Thanks for all the replies guys.
I was afraid of taking Xanax too but I was prescribed it for continuous use. Anyways, I don't know the particulars of your situation but here are my immediate thoughts.
-Try a practice dose before the dentist appointment.
-If it's the amount that scares you, cut the pill in half, and if you feel like you need more you can take the other half later.
-If you want to lessen the effects, take it on a full stomach.
-Extractions suck but no one dies from them, same goes with panic attacks.
-You're mostly afraid of having a panic attack again, which likely won't happen if you take the Xanax.
I was on 0.25 mg of Xanax as needed and the only effect I felt was that it calmed me down. No other side effect at all, just calm. I remained functional and alert, just calm.