Question 1

is it effective to take a xanax (alprazolam) when you have severe back pain?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes.: Although xanax (alprazolam) is not thought of as a pain medication or muscle relaxant it is an anti-anxiety drug. As such it may relax an individual and indirectly lead to muscle relaxation as anxiety and stress are reduced. In this fashion it may help reduce the pain and discomfort associated with back pain.

Question 2

is it better to take a xanax (alprazolam) with cyprobenzaprine or a xanax (alprazolam) with skelaxin when you have severe back pain?

Accepted Answer

Would not take both: I would not advise my patients to use these medications together. They can have significant interactions and in my opinion are not safe together.

Question 3

can i take my xanax (alprazolam) for my anxiety if i just took my oxycodone 10mg for my back pain from my surgery?

Accepted Answer

Too many meds: You are mixing too many sedating medications together.  Please discuss your complete list of medications with you surgeon or his PA, NP and or your pharmacist.  I am assuming that you got these medicines from different pharmacies.  Xanax is a benzodiapine and Nucynta (tapentadol) and Oxycodone are narcotic medicines.  Flexeril is a muscle relaxant.  All of these medicines are sedating, but in different ways.

Question 4

can i take my nightly xanax (alprazolam) with ibuprofen? my xanax (alprazolam) is .25 i want to take 400mg ibuprofen for back pain. is this safe??

Accepted Answer

Yeah you can....: No specific interactions...make sure your doctor knows that you want to be taking those agents together.

Question 5

i take 10mg's of oxycodone 3 times a day for back pain. is it okay to take .5mg xanax (alprazolam) at bedtime to help sleep.i took oxy 5 hours ago?

Accepted Answer

Generally safe: It is not a good idea to mix benzos like Xanax (alprazolam) with opiates. But given the dose of Xanax (alprazolam) is small, a healthy person should not have a problem tolerating both. NO alcohol.

Question 6

i took a 81 mg aspirin at 9:30 pm for back pain, will it harm me if i take a 1mg prescribed xanax (alprazolam) to help me sleep?

Accepted Answer

NO: NO- there is no interaction.

Question 7

back pain, and anxiety i was prescribed xanax (alprazolam) but my doctor raised his prices and ice been a day or 2 without them and i'm having seizures randomly?

Accepted Answer

If you believe: your are having seizures - would obtain urgent medical care.

Question 8

i have severe neck and back pain after smoking meth . i took 2mg of xanax (alprazolam) and 200mg of metoprolol and hr ago. no change felt?

Accepted Answer

Please see the doc: Please go see a doctor right away.  Sometimes this is a serious problem that needs medical attention right away!

An please stop using meth!

Question 9

xanax helps with the headaches in addition to naproxen. nsaids don't seem to always work on severe back pain days?

Accepted Answer

Dose/response: Most common reason that NSAIDS do not work is that patients are not taking the correct dose and/or at the right time. Weigh yourself accurately and note the time that you take medicines. Also, remember that dosage recommendations are guidelines. They are not written stone. You have to find a thinking physician, not an automaton.

Question 10

prescribed 16 days prednisolone for lower back pain/inflammation tapering (20 ml-5ml). on day 2 @10ml. ok to take xanax (alprazolam) in day & valium to sleep?

Accepted Answer

Steroids: Would keep you awake, avoid taking them in late afternoon or evening unless prescribed to do so, as for the xanax (alprazolam) and Valium, use only one as prescribed, please don't combine, would lead to CNS depression and psychomotor impairment

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Is it effective to take a xanax (alprazolam) when you have severe back pain?

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Is it better to take a xanax (alprazolam) with cyprobenzaprine or a xanax (alprazolam) with skelaxin when you have severe back pain?

A member asked:

Can i take my xanax (alprazolam) for my anxiety if i just took my oxycodone 10mg for my back pain from my surgery?

A member asked:

Can i take my nightly xanax (alprazolam) with ibuprofen? my xanax (alprazolam) is .25 i want to take 400mg ibuprofen for back pain. is this safe??

A member asked:

I take 10mg's of oxycodone 3 times a day for back pain. is it okay to take .5mg xanax (alprazolam) at bedtime to help sleep.i took oxy 5 hours ago?

A member asked:

I took a 81 mg aspirin at 9:30 pm for back pain, will it harm me if i take a 1mg prescribed xanax (alprazolam) to help me sleep?

A member asked:

Back pain, and anxiety i was prescribed xanax (alprazolam) but my doctor raised his prices and ice been a day or 2 without them and i'm having seizures randomly?

A member asked:

I have severe neck and back pain after smoking meth . i took 2mg of xanax (alprazolam) and 200mg of metoprolol and hr ago. no change felt?

A member asked:

Xanax helps with the headaches in addition to naproxen. nsaids don't seem to always work on severe back pain days?

A member asked:

Prescribed 16 days prednisolone for lower back pain/inflammation tapering (20 ml-5ml). on day 2 @10ml. ok to take xanax (alprazolam) in day & valium to sleep?

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