How Xanax Abuse Affects Families
Xanax is the trade name for alprazolam and is used to treat the following:
- Severe anxiety disorders
- Panic attacks
- Moderate to severe stress
When a person chooses to use Xanax, they have reached a point with their anxiety, stress or panic that they feel they can no longer control or manage these feelings on their own. The behaviors that they have demonstrated in an effort to deal with this extreme stress have already had an impact on themselves and their family members, but Xanax abuse will not solve these issues.
Xanax Side Effects
The physical, emotional and behavioral side effects of Xanax use and abuse have a great impact on the user and his or her family. These side effects may include the following:
- Change in libido
- Difficulty breathing
- Difficulty concentrating
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Hallucinations
- Impaired coordination and balance
- Increase in appetite
- Lightheadedness
- Short term memory loss
- Slurred speech
- Suicidal thoughts
- Aggression, rage or hostility
- Agitation, hyperactivity, mania or restlessness
- Muscle twitching or tremors
How Xanax Abuse Affects Families
Behaviors that have led a person to choose Xanax have an impact on family members. While using Xanax, a person might become the following:
- More irritable
- Withdrawn and distant
- Erratic in their behavior
- Moody and fluctuating between periods of highs and lows
- Distracted and lacking focus
These behaviors can be heartbreaking for family and loved ones of Xanax users. For the people who live with a person behaving in such a manner, it is difficult, stressful or even impossible to accomplish the following:
- Know how to respond to these changing behaviors
- Not take responsibility for the person’s moods
- Adjust to how the person is behaving
- Have any sense of consistency or normalcy
- Feel secure and comfortable
Xanax addiction recovery should involve both the user and his or her family in order to increase understanding, support and efforts towards long-term recovery.
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