I went to my doctor for my med recheck, after being on 3mg alprazolam ER for 2-3 weeks. I told him it was OK the first day, very mild, very different, lasted long, but week. Everyday since then it's felt weaker, to the point that it now feels as if I take nothing. He decided to switch me to brand name because I mentioned that it was filled as generic, and I'd done better with brand name Xanax.

I was on 4mg Xanax daily for quite some time before this recent switch. I just told him that the alprazolam ER did NOTHING for anxiety. Can you imagine thinking it's OK for a person to go from 4mg Xanax to more or less nothing (although he probably thinks I'm exaggerating, since the med is in my body). I'm having major anxiety. Mini panic at times. I've only been able to go to interviews because I had some regular Xanax left. I forgot to tell him all this.

I took the brand Xanax XR today. It's no help. To make matters worse, he didn't even schedule a recheck.

Hi Jealibeanz,
I have been having the same problem with Alprazolam XR! It just does not seem to touch my anxiety. I used to take just regular Alprazolam, but my doctor switched me to the XR, because it would help more. Not! I have been having the worst anxiety and panic attacks lately, and my nocturnal ones are back full force. I take 2mg of the XR, and it dosen't help at all. I'am sorry you are going through this. I'am going to bring it up with my Doctor when I see him next time. I have been miserable, and it scared me because I thought: Oh no! What if this is something more serious, because not even Xanax XR provides relief. I hope you feel better soon. And I hope to figure out why this med is not helping.

Take Care!

~NicoletteAshley

So the extended release alprazolam comes in generic besides name brand and there was no difference in effectiveness. You were not given a regular alprazalam for break-thru anxiety? My wife just started the XR monotherapy and weaning off AD's because her anxiety problems. Will someone say something good about this med before she reads this thread?