Difference Between Xanax And Xanax Xr (Top voted first)

I am currently taking 2mg of Xanax twice day, If I switched over to the extended release, woul I stay at the same dose?

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If you switched to the controlled release, you'd still have to take more than one tablet in a day, to hit your 4mgs. The maximum dosage available in the controlled release tablet is 3mgs.

Your doctor may want you to try that and see if it is enough to get you through the day, but ultimately, that is a decision you will have to discuss with them.

Since this is a Benzodiazepine, it can be addictive and can cause side effects, such as: nausea, drowsiness, headache and irritability.

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Ok so 2mg xanax is more strong then the 2mg xanax xr??

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I would imagine that if your doctor changed you over to extended release it's for a good reason, and dosage might not even enter that equation. Extended release's main goal is to keep the drug at a steady level throughout the day, so I could imagine your doctor keeping you at the same dosage in hopes of the medicine not "running out" prematurely. Now, in the case that the extended release still wasn't "holding you over" then a doctor might increase a patient's dosage level.

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