Oral use - Alprazolam CR

[Bodhisattva500]

Does anybody take time released xanax? How long dothey last?

[TheCecil]

time released xanax last about 6-8 hours. they are avalible in .5mg, 1mg, 2mg, and 3mg time released tablets. time released xanax is not really great for receational uses, it is just a steady flow of alprazolam for up to 8 hours. mainly used for panic disorder so people dont have to pop bars all day long since xanax is one of the shorter acting benzos with a half life of only 6 hours. hope this helps

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gonna ask for that. what's it called? I take footballs 4 times a day.
although it would be nice to have some smaller ones on hand.

[ezat420]

They are called Xanax XR (extended release)
They are expensive as fuck!

[Mike177]

can they be crushed to destory its time-relased formula?

[vacant]

I think that crushing them COULD infact help, but I'm not completely sure.

According to their website:

With XANAX XR, one dose gives you all day relief. When you swallow the pill, it does not melt right away. Instead, a soft gel coating forms around it. The gel coating helps the pill last longer in your body. This allows the medicine to be released more slowly, giving you all day relief.

It also says:

Do not chew, crush, or break the tablet

So, I suppose, it could help to crush the pill, though it's much more sensible to just go and get some regular Xanax.

[basehead800]

yea man crush it up and take it trust me i got sum of this shit once and i snorted the 2mg and took 2 na a half valium 10's an i was set i dont know why noone like these things

[kuplo]

They are really really expensive, I ran out of my regular xanax, but had a prescription laying around from when the Dr was going to try me on the xr, so I went to the pharmacy, 3 pharmacys didnt even carry it, but i found one, and it was like $120.00 for just 25 of them (no insurance yet). My script was for 50, and I was to take 5 when I got up in the morning becuase my normal dose of xanax is 10mg a day, so i was in a pinch since it's the holiday and had to fork out the money, today is day one on the xr, i swallowed 3 of them, put 1 under my tongue (doesnt disolve like regular so I chewed it up and am still trying to swallow all of it that stuck to my teeth, and just crushed one up and swallowed it).


I hope they give the same relief that i get from regular xanax.

[Mike177]

SWIMS Friend gets alot of Xanax XR and he lets them sit in water and completely dissolve, then drinks it. It takes along time, but it seems like it would be the best way to completely bypass the time-release mechanism.

[kuplo]

Well my appointment was yesterday and I explained 1. I CAN'T afford 125.00 (US) FOR 25 PILLS and that those 25 pills did nothing for me but keep me in hell for 4 days waiting to see him. He's now given me a prescription for 12mg a day, with 3 refills, so Im set for a couple months But I'll try that what you say with whats left over of the xr pills and see what happens.

[timmytoo]

Does Anyone Know If Xanax Xr Is Really As Dangerous As The Warnings In The Bottle And Insert Say? It Is Sooooo Not Working For Me And I Thought If I Crushed It I May Get The Immediate Relief For Panic As I Get From Regular Xanax???

Thanks,
Miss Desperate!!

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double post

[Pinkavvy]

did you already ask this? double posting isn't allowed. also, please search and use the word swim, as self-incrimination is also against the rules.

crushing xanax is how it's often abused for recreational use. however, for medical use it's not going to help you much.

recreationally, a new user should stick to 1mg crushed.

medically, you should stick to what the dr. orders.

[timmytoo]

I'm sorry for the double post... also thanks for the heads up on the SWIM thing... I was just looking for help, because i have been on xanax to control panic attacks for 5 years and wanted to try the Xanax XR because of the addition part of it. My Dr. said it wasn't as addictive. But, unfortunately it doesn't work. And I was having a really really bad attack today
Sorrry!

[calmascanbe]

Crush away oggy, and don't worry about the package warning. I had to do the same thing ,the xr didn't work for me either. After crushing the xr they acted like the normal xanax.

[mark_v]

SWIM got ahold of 30 1 mg Xanax Retard.
Can they be used reacreationally ?
Crush them or something like that ?

[raven3davis]

What is xanax retard? SWIM is assuming that the doses are retarted like a time release, Sustained Release? They could be used recreationally like regular xanax. SWIM is not so frimiliar with these pills but SWIM could probably crush them into a fine powder and you would be left with 1mg of xanax. You would not want to snort it though just eat it or parachute it. You could just take it orally also to see how you like it and how long it lasts. Xanax has a shorter half life so maybe the add certain binders to help with the duration so you will not have to redose. Have you taken regular xanax before SWIM? It should be the same if you grind it up but probably weaker/longer if you just take the pill. The recreational effects would probably be better if crushed in SWIMs opinion.

Anyone else have a clue about this?

[mark_v]

I guess Xanax Retard is the same as Xanax XR.
The alprozalam gets slowly released, so it lasts longer.
Works very well for SWIM's anxiety problems, but no recreational value, even when swim took 5 mg crushed.
Swim used a cheap generic of Alprozalem few weeks ago and never saw the use of using them recreationally.
Don't get it that so many people out there abuse and like it s

[pharmapsyche]

Originally Posted by mark_v

SWIM got ahold of 30 1 mg Xanax Retard.
Can they be used reacreationally ?
Crush them or something like that ?

...can they be used reacreationally?! Hell yes they can! I hope you realize what exactly you have! 30 of the 1mg. xanax is ALOT! You only need about 3 to reach the "abuse" level. You have a very good abuseable substance, use it wisely!

[mark_v]

Yesterday SWIM crushed 4 of them and took them orally.
Don't understand the whole hype around this drug,... It just makes you feel relaxed.
I got a prescription because i suffer from major panic attacs, and 1 Xanax Retard is enough to calm for about 12 hours.

So i'm not going to use them recreationally, because i can't enjoy the buzz you get from it.

SWIM is on 250 mg of tramadol right now.
THAT is some good stuff !
Swim is planning on taking 40 mg a Valium and 30 mg zopiclone this evening, to end this wonderfull day

[mark_v]

[QUOTE=pharmapsyche]I hope you realize what exactly you have! 30 of the 1mg. xanax is ALOT!


I get a presciption for 4 months, so in total i have 120 1 MG Xanax laying around ;-)

[IHrtHalucingens]

In SWIMS experience xanax is better recreationally than valium, though that is his opinion. But if you enjoy using valium recreationally im surprised you didnt like xanax. But either way its prolly better that you dont abuse them since you need them for medical reasons. What do you feel from the valium that you dont feel from the xanax? im curious.

[radiometer]

GOD I can't help but post in this thread. For the sole reason that constantly seeing the title, as read in English, is so damned fucking hilarious!! Thank you, mark_v, for bringing to my attention the French(?) name for this product. I'm LMAOFLOLERWEDQQQQQQQ. Oops, sorry, that must've been the Xanax, what a retard I am!

Sorry, please carry on. On topic, I doubt that time-release alprazolam has much "recreational" potential unless one defeats the time-release mechanism somehow. I really wish that I'd had it available to me when I was using alprazolam to treat my anxiety - especially when I tapered off, because neither diazepam nor klonopin had much effect on that anxiety, and lorazepam left me too dumb. Xanax was the one benzo that really worked for me, so the short half-life made getting off of it a bitch.

[kemistudent]

Xanax retard eh? Sounds like some good stuff!

To my knowledge there is no such thing as Xanax XR, but then again I have made no effort to google it, so who knows. Xanax is usually prescribed in .25/.50/1mg and 2mg bars that can broke in 4, to make (4) .50 doses.

Personally, 1mg is plenty for theraputic use. 2mg and a few beers and you will be out like a light, or super dopey.

[Jatelka]

Try googling: It exists.

[raven3davis]

SWIM has heard of xanax XR (extended release) and also xanax SR (sustained release). They seem to be the same thing and supposedly work great to control anxiety. The half-life of xanax is short but this makes the drug kick in slowly so it will control your anxiety for several additional hours. If you do not enjoy taking them recreationally then just take the therepudic dose you feel comftorable with. SWIM also does not like to recreaionally take xanax but he will take a bar every once in a while to go to sleep or just to calm himself down. It works great for that! You are lucky to have a prescription for such a useful drug, just dont get into the habit of abusing it. Use as specified by your doctor and you should be okay. SWIM also does not understand why people abuse xanax so much! Its great for what it does and also great to use as a sleeping aid, but it is not very euphoric. It makes you super slow and your memory is non existant with too high of doses. Like a thread earlier mentioned, many people start to steal when they get high on xanax! WTF! SWIM knows several instances of theft happening while someone was on xanax. It throws your common sence and inhabitions out the window. On top of that, you might not even remember stealing something the next day! Some people take 10mg+++ at a time SWIM just sees no reason for doing this. Although there are some good prescription drugs to use recreationally, SWIM just does not think xanax is one of them. Now hydromorphone is a completely different story!