- Amnesia
- Analysis suppression
- Anxiety suppression
- Compulsive redosing
- Delusions
- Disinhibition
- Dizziness
- Emotion suppression
- Information processing suppression
- Motor control loss
- Muscle relaxation
- Respiratory depression
- Sedation
- Seizure suppression
- Thought deceleration
Alprazolam
Aliases: xanax, prazolam, ksalol, niravam
Categories
Summary
An extremely common benzodiazepine better known as Xanax, frequently prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. Alprazolam is short-lasting and primarily anxiolytic, though also possesses hypnotic properties. At high doses amnesia and loss of inhibition are common. Do not mix with other depressants.
Dose Information
Onset, Duration & After-effects
- Onset: 15-40 minutes
- Duration: 5-8 hours
- After-effects: 6-24 hours
Effects
- Anxiolytic
- Sedative
- Muscle Relaxant
- Amnesia
- Dystaxia
- Hiccups
- Loss of time
- Loss of motor skills
Studies
- Role of dopaminergic and serotonergic systems on behavioral stimulatory effects of low-dose alprazolam and lorazepam.
- tability of alprazolam, chloroquine phosphate, cisapride, enalapril maleate, and hydralazine hydrochloride in extemporaneously compounded oral liquids.
- Alprazolam-related deaths in Palm Beach County.
- Alprazolam kinetics following sublingual and oral administration.
- A fatal case of Benzodiazepine withdrawal.
- Pregnancy category D according to the FDA with potential to do genetic damage.