XANAX and HANGOVER
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I take xanax 2.0 at bedtime for sleep. I have been on this medication for 12 yrs…I don’t have a hangover from the medication. However, I have a friend who does experience symptoms such as your describe.. He calls it the "blue pill hangover"….. Hope this helps to answer your question. rose
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I take ativan (o.5 mg) occasionally before bedtime but have not had any hangover-like headaches. Now I use it more of as a sleep aid rather than for anxiety. Is your dose too high? You may not need that much. The Major. Hello All, Does anyone else ever wake with a Hangover or Headache feeling from taking Xanax before bed? I dont drink or anything, and I need to take my 1-1.5 MG Dose of Xanax prior to bed. When I awak alot of mornings I feel very Hung over. I have been taking it for months. Not sure if its definately the Xanax or not. Its not every day. But when Its late, and I take my does later, like 10 pm or so, and I get 6-7 hours sleep, I feel this way. Thanks, R.J. I’ve taken all different doses of xanax before bed. I’ve taken the lowest dose and STILL wake up with a major hangover feeling ! If I know I have to work, there is no way I can take it the night before.
Response:
I’ve been taking Xanax for two and a half months now and I had been getting the same thing until I decreased my dose and added klonopin. I think the Xanax is causing withdrawal for you in the form of a hangover feeling. Is the headache more of a pressure feeling or pain. If it’s just pressure, you should talk to your doc about switching to klonopin. It lasts much longer than Xanax and should not cause a hangover effect. Maybe some grogginess though. I’d also suggest taking it mid-day. You’ll still be able to fall asleep when you want to and you can train yourself to do this naturally by SLOWLY weaning off the klonopin. That’s what I am in the middle of and I must say I feel a TON better. I went from 1.5mg Xanax daily to .5mg klonopin daily and am tapering down from there. What caused you to get insomnia is probably a decrease in the neurotransmitter GABA. The more GABA, the more calm you are. Did you recently quit taking any drugs like Alcohol, Marijuana, Etc. These increase GABA and may cause insomnia when abruptly stopped. I personally had quit smoking marijuana and insomnia set in about two weeks later. I went 23 days without sleep until Xanax. Who knows how long it would have been without it? Nasty drug though. I was immediately addicted to it and have only just now gotten completely off it. Still on .5mg klonopin.
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Hello All, Does anyone else ever wake with a Hangover or Headache feeling from taking Xanax before bed? I dont drink or anything, and I need to take my 1-1.5 MG Dose of Xanax prior to bed. When I awak alot of mornings I feel very Hung over. I have been taking it for months. Not sure if its definately the Xanax or not. Its not every day. But when Its late, and I take my does later, like 10 pm or so, and I get 6-7 hours sleep, I feel this way. Thanks, R.J.
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