Xanex

[Guest BOYD]

I took xaxex for 2 weeks on vacation so I could sleep at high altitude. I took this a total of 4weks with a 3 week break in the middle. Usually a small amount goes a long way with me. On the second trip I got very talkative etc. I was on such a high

that I felt super human. I was driving our rent a car around and up and down the mountians of Salt Lake like it was some kind of video game. I had so much energy

that nothing could hold me back. I would sit in the car with the music maxed out and cry because the songs brought out an extreme emotional feeling. I thought

something was up but didn't relate it to the xaxex. When I got home I stopped

the xaxex but that feeling stayed with me for 3 weeks. My co workers thought I was nuts but I thought I was great- like something changed in me and I was totally uninhibited for once. Fantastic! But soon after this I had my 1st bout of depression. I always wonderd if there was somekind of link. Is it possible I lost all my inhibitions, got on some kind of manic high then crashed into a depression. Or maybe something clicked the wrong way in my head so now I can't cope with stress. I always wanted to know if there was a connection. Any thoughts?

[StrungOutOnLife]

From here, it sounds like a manic high.

[fcorn1]

Xanax causes depression in me. In fact, I've started a separate post about that as I'm new to this board. The depression is usually there in the morning and fades as the day goes up. But while I'm on Xanax, I wake up feeling a bit blue and on the verge of tears.

I don't know which is worse - dealing with that in the morning or dealing with anxiety without the stuff.

[sheismistaken]

I can't take Xanax on a regular basis because it makes me extremely depressed and suicidal

[gretl]

Fantastic! But soon after this I had my 1st bout of depression. I always wonderd if there was somekind of link. Is it possible I lost all my inhibitions, got on some kind of manic high then crashed into a depression. Or maybe something clicked the wrong way in my head so now I can't cope with stress. I always wanted to know if there was a connection.

From the reading I've done, I don't think you can trigger depression like that unless you're bipolar.  Genetic predisposition to bipolar can become the fullblown deal when something "clicks the wrong way in your head" (in which case what you've triggered is cycling, not specifically depression).    The depression side effects of benzos only last as long as you're taking them.