Xanax, also known as alprazolam, can relieve anxiety, promote sleep, relax muscles, stop convulsions and beneficially sedate an individual. While these positive uses have helped many people worldwide, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I’ve heard that Xanax can produce more severe withdrawal symptoms than the other benzodiazepine drugs. Is this true? A: Xanax (the generic name is ...

Xanax is the trade name for the drug alprazolam. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which slow down the central nervous system. Others in its class include Klonopin and Valium. How ...

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WOOD) — The death of an inmate who was cut off from Klonopin at the Muskegon County Jail is shedding light on the dangers of withdrawing from long-term use of benzodiazepines.

The Key West woman charged with murder for a 2015 fatal car crash that killed a local dental hygienist is now pleading insanity, according to the latest court filings, claiming she was suffering from ...

Benzodiazepines (BZPs) have been shown to reduce hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity acutely in normal humans. In contrast, the effects of chronic BZP treatment on the HPA axis have not ...

Picture this scene: You’re lying wide awake at 2 a.m. despite having gone to bed four hours earlier. You toss and turn. But no matter what sleep position you attempt or how many guided meditations you ...

Xanax is typically used for anxiety and panic disorders, but it’s not a first-line treatment for depression due to the availability of safer alternatives; it may sometimes be prescribed off-label for ...

Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping ...

Jenna woke up on her kitchen floor. Dimly, the California teacher remembered bending over the sink, trying to swallow water. According to the clock, that had been more than an hour ago. She fumbled ...

The Key West woman charged with murder for a 2015 fatal car crash that killed a local dental hygienist is now pleading insanity, according to the latest court filings, claiming she was suffering from ...