Q: what is theside affects of drinking and taking xanax
The only real side effect you have to worry about is death. Other than that, alcohol and xanax go pretty well together. A lot depends on your size and amount of xanax you take. But, three beers in 2 hours should be fine.
I am still alive, and so is my ex-lawpartner. He used to take 100mg tablets, as needed, which seemed to be one an hour. Then we would go bar crawling after work. And, maybe make it home about 2AM if at all. I would not recommend this to you. This was pure stupidity. Remember, that alcohol makes the effects of the drug (Xanax) much stronger. I had to go to the hospital at the end of many drinking binges to have my stomach pumped. If you are lucky, u will too. If you over do it and fall asleep...bye, bye.
Nothing fun. Xanax causes, like all anti-anxiety drugs, CNS (central nervous system) depression, meaning that your breathing and heart rate decrease, among other things, in an effort to counter a false-cue adrenal release which is causing an anxiety attack. Alcohol causes these things as well, through a very similar mechinism. Too much CNS depression means you die.
However, this all depends on how much you take. If you take 1mg a day and have two drinks, it won't be enough to really effect you, but you if have the drinks soon after taking the pill, you may notice you get drunk faster/differently. If you take a handful and drink a few beers, you will pass out and wake up in an emergency room, if at all.
Basically, if you're taking a prescribed dosage and drinking little to moderately, you'll be fine. If you're trying to use Xanax as a party drug, don't. It's too dangerous and the effects aren't good enough for the risk taken.
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