The usual adult Xanax dosage is 0.5-6 mg per day.  The Xanax dosage should be tailored to meet your individual needs.  Xanax is not recommended for children under the age of 18.  This antianxiety medication should be taken on an empty stomach, but may be taken with food if it upsets your stomach. 

Xanax overdosage: 

The symptoms of Xanax overdosage are confusion, sleepiness, for coordination, lack of response to pain such as pinprick, loss of reflexes, shallow breathing, low blood pressure, and coma.  You should take any individual's you suspect to be experiencing an overdose to a hospital emergency room immediately.  Also, you should always bring the Xanax prescription bottle or container. 

Special information related to this and key anxiety medication: 

Xanax can cost tiredness, drowsiness, inability to concentrate, or related symptoms.  You should always be very careful driving or operating machinery, or perform any to these require concentration have high level of alertness. 

Anyone taking Xanax or similar antianxiety medications (benzodiazepines) for more than three or four months at a time may be at risk for a drug withdrawal reaction if the medicine is stop suddenly. 

If you forget to your latest Xanax dosage, you should take it is Senator member.  It is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you forgot a return to your regular Xanax dosage schedule.  Do not take a double dose.  He takes Xanax XOR, you should take your full daily dose once a day in the morning.  Tonight she were crushed Xanax XOR tablets. 

Xanax and special populations: 

Pregnancy/breast-feeding: 

Saks may cause birth effects of taken during the first three months of pregnancy.  You should avoid Xanax while you are pregnant.  Also, Xanax may pass into breast milk.  Nursing mothers who must take Xanax should bottle -feed. 

Seniors: 

Seniors, should be especially careful when taking Xanax, especially those with liver or kidney disease, those are more sensitive to the effects of Xanax or similar benzodiazepines and generally require smaller doses to achieve the same effect.