Have you been diagnosed with panic or anxiety disorders caused by depression? If so, your doctor probably prescribed a benzodiazepine called Xanax. This drug is quite popular in treating depression, panic attacks, anxiety and other disorders caused by chemical unbalance. As with all medications, there are risk factors that exist in the form of side effects and the potential for addiction. Which brings us to the next point: never purchase Xanax online.There is no way to know what you are getting when ordering medications online. Nevertheless, online pharmacies are plentiful, as well as prosperous.
This is the twentieth century, the Internet era. You can purchase almost anything online without leaving home--and almost without scrutiny, including pharmaceuticals. However, if a person goes online to order drugs that require a doctor's approval, law enforcement assumes it to be for illegal purposes, and you will be treated as such.
Remember the Indiana University student. Andrew Thrall, the 20-year-old who is accused of buying thousands of Xanax tablets from a Canadian pharmacy and selling them on campus?
The point is, Xanax is a Schedule IV substance and is illegal without a prescription. The law is clear regarding persons who try to obtain the drug online or elsewhere without a prescription.
Persons seeking to purchase Xanax illegally want to either take them for recreation or sell them for profit. Taking Xanax without a medical reason means the individual has an addiction or is close to developing one. As we established earlier, selling Xanax for profit is punishable by law. The extent of punishment depends on location.
In Knoxville, Tennessee, simple possession or casual exchange of Xanax is a Class A misdemeanor. Sale, delivery or manufacture of Xanax is a Class D felony crime in Tennessee which carries a potential sentence of two to twelve years, depending on mitigating factors, and a fine of up to $50,000.
Having looked at the legal ramifications, we should also note the physical and psychological dangers of using Xanax as a mind-altering high, when there is no medical need.
Xanax Drug Facts
A primary substance in Xanax is alprazolam, which is a triazolo analog of the 1,4 benzodiazepine group of central nervous system active compounds. An ethanol and methanol soluble, Alprazolam is a white crystalline powder and has no appreciable solubility in water at physiological pH.
Ironically, some of the inactive ingredients in Xanax are what exacerbates side effects i.e. cellulose, corn starch, docusate sodium, lactose, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, and sodium benzoate. FD&C Yellow No. 6 is added to the 0.5 mg tablet and FD&C Blue No. 2 the 1 mg tablets.
For example, benzoates are also identified as a food preservative that cause allergic reactions. There are others in the list, however, this one instance is used to demonstrate the dangers of ingesting Xanax or any other pharmaceutical for pleasure.
Moving on.
Xanax is a hypnotic psychiatric drug, used to calm panic attacks and ease anxiety. It is a central nervous system depressant which causes effects ranging from a slowed response to literal hypnosis. In other words, Xanax is not a drug to take casually as a recreational "drug of choice". Some prescribed users report "being zombied out" to the point that he or she is oblivious of reality.
Doctors prescribe daily dosages over 4 mg to effectively manage panic attacks in their patients. Drug dependence is almost certain among those who believe they "need" the drug to function.
Withdrawal from Xanax use is dangerous for those taking more than 4 mg daily, prompting seizures--some of which are violent and momentarily incapacitating.
Other symptoms include sweating, vomiting, tremors, and convulsions, abdominal and muscle cramps.
The mention of side effects is no deterrent for prescription drug use or abuse, just as placing a warning on the side of the pack deters smoking. Nevertheless, the manufacturer honors the responsibility of revealing certain health risks. After that, each individual is responsible for his or her choices.
Below is a short list of sites I used for research, and that have useful information on Xanax:
- WebMD
- MedicineNet
- PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) Health
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- CCHR
Another 67% of those taking prescription drugs take them illegally for mind-altering effects. Some addicted patients fake symptoms and fabricate complaints to get the drug.
Educate yourself, take special care and listen to your body. It will tell you what it needs, and what it needs is not always a pill.
Researched and compiled by the blog author.
Copyright © 2015 by Peggy Hatchet James
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