Oral use - Alprazolam CR

[pharmapsyche]

I've heard of Xanax XR too...coming in 3mg? Is this true...i'm almost positive i've seen it in books!

[calmascanbe]

They are one and the same and I once tried them and had to crush to get close to the same affect as the oral xanax. Crush them to powder and and down the powder with a glass of water or a beverage that will kill the taste ,if your not used to the bitterness. I know people who chew the bars and they swear they have a smaller waiting time for the drug to hit.
Don't be afraid to crush xanax retard or XL the are the same MG. as the bars or the other MG.and they will work if they are powdererized.

[mark_v]

OK, SWIM did something stupid yesterday.
SWIM only uses 1-2 mg Xanax Retard a day like he is prescibed to and not recreationally.

But yesterday SWIM ate 8 mg Xanax Retard around 10 AM.
Right now it's 6 PM the next day and SWIM is still numb and dizzy.
This shit is strong and seems to last forever.
SWIM will never do it again, but guess all you Xanax abusers out there would love this Xanax Retard.

[Lilysleeper]

Does anyone know what the difference is between xanax and xanax xr? If you crush it up, does the extended release have the same effect as the original? SWIM misses her little orange diamonds

Pleasant pill popping!

[Lilysleeper]

Alright, swim answered her own question with evperimentation. The XR will give you the same effect when crushed up BUT there is some sort of substance in then that is meant to cause a jelly like coating. This covers up the usual nasty taste of crushed xanax a bit but cuases it to stick to any part of your mouth it touches. Mucho disgusting. Ah well, swim should be able to get her percription changed by telling doctor the xr knocks her out too much for too long.

[bewilderment]

Swim's partner has been prescribed Xanax XR. Swim has taken Xanax before, but hasn't encountered the XR version before. Is there anyway to get all of the chemical absorbed at once, perhaps through crushing or scraping off the coating (or does this offer much of a benefit)? Does anyone have any experience with these? How do they compare to Xanax besides the whole time-release thing and are they as powerful? These are 1mg tablets, by the way.

P.S. I haven't been frequenting this board nearly as often as I once did due to shifting life circumstances such as almost getting evicted, having internet shut off, and now moving. I'll be back when the dust has settled.

Thanks for any info anyone can provide!

[hh339]

Crushed to powder they work as usual. At least the ones SWIM used to eat. Hurry back when everything has worked out (which it will), I miss you here at D-F!

[AlwaysBlazed]

SWIM took two 2mg time released generic xanax an hour apart from eachother, will SWIM feel anything?

[Jatelka]

Use descriptive Topic Subject. This will help others find what they want to read. Topics with bad Topic subjects may be deleted! - there's nothing more annoying than looking at all those stupid "A stupid question" subject lines. I mean, I'm damn lazy, but how hard is it to type "A stupid question about (insert something here)"? As a rule of thumb, most thread titles should include the full name of the drug discussed.

A rule many tend to forget will cause a mass of warnings soon...

Please also always include the chemical name of pharmaceutical drugs in your posts. This can be easily obtained from Google or other search engine. Doing so will avoid confusion on this international forum.

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[radiometer]

Does SWIY use benzos already? Does SWIY have a tolerance? There's too many variables to say. SWIM has never taken time release alprazolam, but I'd reckon that swallowing the pills whole, without breaking the time release mechanism, SWIY will probably feel low to medium sedation/relaxation for the next day or two and feel relieved of any normal anxiety SWIY might have, provided he doesn't already have a tolerance to benzodiazepines.

SWIY should avoid any other depressants for one day at least. Don't you think it would be a lot better to find out first about the expected drug/dose one is thinking of taking, before SWIY takes it? Please consider that before SWIY starts popping random amounts of pills the next time!

[AlwaysBlazed]

SWIM is normally not a random pill popper. Normally SWIM does his research on erowid and such but when SWIM posted this SWIM had been on multiple blunts, 10mg hydrocodone, and had taken those two bars so SWIM's head wasn't clear.

Thanks for the advice and thanks for fixing up the title of the thread

Anyhow, after feeling nothing after taking the first one for 4 hours and the 2nd one taken 2 hrs earlier gave up and went to sleep.

[shoobie]

Swim has recently gotten some XR Xanax. NAme Brand!!! Whoo Hoo!!! But have tried crushing them and don't get any kick. Swim is sure this has been covered, but is there any anti, abuse deterrents in them, and if so, is there a way around it??? Whats the best immediate release form of ingestion, or is there any?? Any help would be appreciated!!!

[Donmeka]

dont know about brand name but SWIM has had the generic 3mg XR pills and they have a component all through the pill which allows the pill to dissolve slowly and gradually in your stomache. i believe this makes it a more of a pain to sniff plus the size of them.

best way to take them if you want immediate action is to crush them up as fine as you can and parachute them (put in thin thin napkin pouch and swallow)

[Jatelka]

Please always include the chemical name of pharmaceutical drugs in your posts. This can be easily obtained from Google or other search engine. Doing so will avoid confusion on this international forum.

Thank you

EDIT: Threads merged. I wish people would do a search to see if there is an existing thread that would serve, before they started a new one!

[Creeping Death]

SWIM says he has some Xanor (alprazolam) time release pills. SWIM says that swim will get high if he takes them, but he will get even MORE high the next day.

Is there a way for SWIM to get the full dose right away, without time release? SWIM wants to be high when he takes the drug, not wait for a whole day.

[Octo42o]

SWIY could crush up the pill or beads if its a capsule, and parachutte it

[Creeping Death]

That would maybe work. What is the dosage though? Since its time release, wouldnt it kill SWIM if you parachute the same amount? (because it goes directly into SWIM, and not spread out over 2 days)

[Matt The Funk]

Time release for 2 days?!?!? How many mg's is it? Does SWIY have any benzo tolerance, or epxerience with xanax(alprazolam)? SWIM would imagine parachuting them would work fine. Just crush one up. Or maybe just crush up half, or even 1/3 or 1/4. SWIM always thought that xanax XR was 3mg...SWIM agrees with below postvvvvvvvvvv, sublingually it would kick in pretty soon.

[OiledMandible]

SWIM has no experience with time release alprazolam, however he would think that taking them sublingually would circumvent the time release mechanism.

[Creeping Death]

Thank you. The pills are 3 mg each. And here is what happened to SWIM:

Crushed and snorted little bit = They take very long to melt in the nose even in small quantities snorted, and its not worth the trouble. But you do feel them.

Crushed sublingual = They take very long to melt under the tounge and stick to the inside of the mouth even in very small amounts. Taste is not that bad actually, almost a little bit sweet. You do feel them, but not worth the hassle because of how long it takes them to melt. It would take a very long time to get a whole pill sublingual, cause theres alot of powder and its slowly absorbed.

Crushing and parachuting = They work a little bit faster than when swallowed whole, but not at all by much. Maybe you shorten the experience by 2 hours most. This is the best method.

So parachuting is the best way to take them, and the most of the high unless you know something about chemical extraction. And SWIM is not willing to put them in his butt. Though in theory that would work the best because the butt can fit alot more powder than under your tounge or in the nose. And absorbs faster than stomach. These are not a favorite of SWIM because they take long to kick in. But once they do kick in, they have a very nice buzz nicer than any benzo swim has taken. More euphoric and relaxing than Valium and Stessolid.

[Graduisic]

SWIM was just prescribed Alprazolam XR to take two .5 MG tablets daily as needed today. He has been a long-time user of .5 MG Alprazolam (Instant release) but visited his psychiatrist regarding how the IR form caused such bad rebound anxiety. After approx. a week of use he will compare and contrast his experiences with both forms and post it here.

[dolo]

Where swim comes people usually drink xanax coffee. Its made by crushing xanax xr pills and putting them in cup then maybe some milk and sugar. After strirred for couple of minutes tablets dissolved.

[Graduisic]

So here's the verdict on alprazolam XR

SWIM has been using them for a little over a month now, and by comparison to its instant release counterpart, this drug is inferior for recreational purposes.

It works excellent in synergy with taking a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder when dosed as prescribed. SWIM can hardly 'feel' anything when he takes just one of these.

He took four of them at once (total of 2MG) and that felt great; it was an excellent way to get through a shitty work day since the time release goes for 8 hours. Again, not as hard-hitting as the instant release form. He kind of misses that.

The big con SWIM had about instant release alprazolam was the rebound anxiety after the drug wears off. As there is a constant level of this drug in one's body in XR form, the rebound anxiety is significantly less severe.