xanax worked for my presentation

[gt1987]

yesterday i got a prescription for xanax (generic) ...i pretty much told the nurse i wanted it, and the doctor had the prescription ready before he even talked to me. i figured there would be at least SOME degree of difficulty getting a benzo, lol...

i have had to do 2 presentations this year and the first one ended up with me cackling like a haloween witch, while the other one i simply walked out on. my hopes weren't too high for the .5mg dose so i took 2 about an hour before.

well i was pretty disappointed while i was standing up there because my heart was beating out of my chest like it usually does, but miracuously i could speak perfectly-no cracking or trembling whatsoever. i was sure i wasnt going to make it through before i started but ended up doing great and getting an A+.

i have another tomorow so im gonna take 1.5-2 mg for that one. Xanax is a miracle drug

[sprinter]

Maybe it would have worked better if you took it a little sooner so it had more time to kick in. Also a lot of people take beta-blockers to prevent the heart palpitations.

[Noca]

Always test the benzo at home to see how you will react to a certain dose first, then you can better choose the appropriate dose for a presentation. Beta blockers might help too.

[gt1987]

is there any OTC or herbal remedies for heart palpitations? i cant go to the doctor before tomorrow so beta blockers aren't an option. will a higher dosage of xanax have any effect?

[Noca]

a higher dose of xanax should do the trick

[gt1987]

had to do another presentation today, took 2 mg of xanax for this one and it went even better than the first. now that its all done i cant believe i had sch high anxiety over a 5 minute presentation..i feel sorry for those who have trouble getting prescribed benzos

[AlekParker]

Wait a sec isn't 2 mg a lot of xanax?? I take .25 mg before anxiety situations but don't really feel much. Maybe I'm not taking enough of it?

Anyone know how much you can take in a day? Also, sometimes i take it then go out later and drink. It usually makes me feel a buzz faster. Do you think this is OK?

Also, does anyone also experience dilated pupils taking Xanax? I took it the other day and this girl i was with pointed them out. I told her that it was just because the room lights were dim lol.

[Noca]

.25mgs of xanax is a really really small dose. Thats .125 of klonopin. I take 1mg at a time of klonopin so, others take more.

[AlekParker]

Dayyum. So you take 1 mg at a time, how many times a day? Or is this just in anxiety situations? Maybe i will up a dose. Thanks a lot, i've been taking xanax (the version that melts in ur mouth and tastes good lol) acutely, but it hasn't helped as much as i wanted. I should def up my dose. Thanks man. Any other recommendations are totally appreciated!

[Noca]

Originally Posted by AlekParker

Dayyum. So you take 1 mg at a time, how many times a day? Or is this just in anxiety situations? Maybe i will up a dose. Thanks a lot, i've been taking xanax (the version that melts in ur mouth and tastes good lol) acutely, but it hasn't helped as much as i wanted. I should def up my dose. Thanks man. Any other recommendations are totally appreciated!

I take anywhere between 1-3mgs once a day if needed(anxiety situations)

[UltraShy]

Originally Posted by AlekParker

Wait a sec isn't 2 mg a lot of xanax??

Well, it's more than most patients take in a single dose. Xanax comes in tablets of 0.25, 0.5, 1 & 2 mg. Since 2 mg tablets exist, this should prove that somebody actually takes that much at once -- that's the size I take. My psychiatrist is OK with me taking 4 mg at once if needed.

Originally Posted by AlekParker

Anyone know how much you can take in a day?

The recommended max for anxiety is 4 mg a day; 10 mg a day for panic disorder.

Originally Posted by AlekParker

Also, does anyone also experience dilated pupils taking Xanax?

I've never noticed that and I seem to be the top consumer of Xanax on this board. I've never heard of that as being a benzo side effect. It probably was just that dim light as you said.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by gt1987

yesterday i got a prescription for xanax (generic) ...i pretty much told the nurse i wanted it, and the doctor had the prescription ready before he even talked to me. i figured there would be at least SOME degree of difficulty getting a benzo, lol...

i have had to do 2 presentations this year and the first one ended up with me cackling like a haloween witch, while the other one i simply walked out on. my hopes weren't too high for the .5mg dose so i took 2 about an hour before.

well i was pretty disappointed while i was standing up there because my heart was beating out of my chest like it usually does, but miracuously i could speak perfectly-no cracking or trembling whatsoever. i was sure i wasnt going to make it through before i started but ended up doing great and getting an A+.

i have another tomorow so im gonna take 1.5-2 mg for that one. Xanax is a miracle drug

This will sound gay but i wanted to cry when i read this.
I walked out on a presentation last week cause I was pre-panic attack and it would have reached threshold has i not. Its an AWFUl experience.

Ive tried beta blockers and paxil and they barely help. Since i have a speech class next semester ive been asking my docs for xanax and they wont give it to me. So youve made me decide to call another doc tommorow. The thing that gets me worse is shaking, trembling and i twitch to, my face does at least, i HATE it. Heart race, red face, palpitations, voice cracks, lips tremble, anything you could imagine happens.

Any other specs about exactly how bad you were and how much xanax really helped would be appreciated it a lot, xanax is my last chance before i might have to do something dumb, like drop out lol

[Noca]

Xanax can only help so much. I dont even think with benzos I could do a presentation.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Noca

Xanax can only help so much. I dont even think with benzos I could do a presentation.

Really?
Does it incompacitate performance?

I understand knowing what to say makes a big deal, but for me its all about the panic attack. Ive tried everything (well not everything) to prevent my body from going into that state, nothing has worked.
I understand a pill is a pill, and Ive actually have self medicated with a low dose of opiates before a presentation, and although it kinda kept my heart rate lower and slighty eased the shaking, it was like having a panic attack in your sleep.

People may not understand when I say this feels like the end of the world, and Ive been through sh** in my life that would make people crap thier pants, but for some weird reason im more afraid of how i feel in that situation than any amount of pain ive ever been through in my life, so im kinda in a hurry to figure something out in the next 2 months before this critical discourse speech class begins. I hope it does something at least.

[Noca]

Originally Posted by Rob

Really?
Does it incompacitate performance?

I understand knowing what to say makes a big deal, but for me its all about the panic attack. Ive tried everything (well not everything) to prevent my body from going into that state, nothing has worked.
I understand a pill is a pill, and Ive actually have self medicated with a low dose of opiates before a presentation, and although it kinda kept my heart rate lower and slighty eased the shaking, it was like having a panic attack in your sleep.

People may not understand when I say this feels like the end of the world, and Ive been through sh** in my life that would make people crap thier pants, but for some weird reason im more afraid of how i feel in that situation than any amount of pain ive ever been through in my life, so im kinda in a hurry to figure something out in the next 2 months before this critical discourse speech class begins. I hope it does something at least.

I meant I couldnt do presentations even with the help of benzos

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Noca

I meant I couldnt do presentations even with the help of benzos

WOW. Im sorry, I know EXACTLY what it feels like. This issue can easily ruin my life, because I plan on taking my education into grad school, and if i have to suffer for the rest of my life over this (by dropping out) I will freak out, and I have a 3.5 gpa too. Makes no sense.
I can deal with 99.9% of things life throws my way, presentations are that .1% i cant. But i will do everything in my power to overcome this, and hopefully you will do the same. Good luck!!

[gt1987]

These two presentations were all i thought about for 3 months...Id wake up with a burning in my stomach and feel like the world was over. When i was on Xanax i actually wanted to do the presentations ...had i not of taken it i probably would have started crying or just not showed up for my presentation. Nothing else worked for me, and i was planning on getting drunk before. i don't have any anxiety about my upcoming speech class because i know i can keep my panic attacks under control with xanax. i highly recommend you get some

[kelly.canada]

Rob - I take Lorazepam and a Beta Blocker for presentations. They work wonders for me. Before Lorazepam, I could usually do presentations fine - I would get a normal-amount of nervous beforehand, and for the first bit of the presentation, I would appear nervous. In other words - presentations do not bother me TOOOO much (it's class participation that makes me nervous). Therefore, for me - someone who is OK with presentations, but hates feeling nervous and wants to do them perfectly - they have really REALLY helped me feel very calm and confident.

[Lilangel27]

How does everyone else go about geting Xanax? I went to my psychiatrist, and didn't out right ask for anything. She prescribed me lexapro, and since have pushed the dosage up 2 times. It's at 20mg now, although I read that taking 1 SSRI usually don't help with anxiety? Can I expect her to prescribe something else later dwn the road after we know how my body reacts to Lexapro over time?

I really would like a benzo as well, although not exactly sure how to ask for it....I have anxiety when i'm talking to her (which I can see as being good, therefore she can see it for herself....), so I don't feel like i would out right ask for it.....But a benzo would e GREAT to take before I go to an appt......or presentation, or anything of the sort.

[Zephyr]

i figured there would be at least SOME degree of difficulty getting a benzo, lol...

Um, typically there is. You're lucky, because a lot of doctors won't even prescribe benzos. I always had to do my presentations medication-free. They were hell.