Xanax (Alprazolam) main effect is to treat anxiety and panic disorders. However, Xanax can also be prescribed to people with transient or short-term insomnia. Even though the recommended treatment for insomnia are behavioral therapies (as effective and have longer lasting results as prescription drugs), clinicians sometime recommend prescription drugs to assist in inducing sleep. The main effects of Xanax are the decrease of activity in the brain. By decreasing activity, it provides a feeling of calm in users with regularly intense brain activity (to the point that they experience anxiety in a physical nature which overwhelms them). The decreased activity is translated to a high correlated with deep relaxation.
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Memory problems
Xanax produces a variety of therapeutic and adverse effects by binding to the GABAA receptor and modulating its function (GABA receptors are the most prolific inhibitory receptors within the brain and mediates the inhibitory and calming effects of Xanax on the nervous system). The main thing that I learned about Xanax is its contribution to death. Xanax's contribution to death are mostly due to overdose (EX: accidental mistake in dosage, individuals consuming Xanax in conjunction with other drugs—respiratory depressants). On top of overdosing, Xanax impacts the CNS, invoking confusion, clumsiness, and disorientation. If combined with daily activities (EX:driving, operating of a heavy machine), it can cause death not specifically because of Xanax's direct effect, but due to decreased alertness and response time. Xanax also has a rapid onset (its effects come on very quickly after consumption), which contributes to its seduction to be abused. The quick acting effects overall influence the euphoria experience of the drug user as it offers a greater reward than slow infusion does. The faster a drug occupies enough receptors to induce a psychoactive effect, the greater of a euphoria effects the user experiences. The rapid onset overwhelms the brain's capacity to adapt and compensate for the pleasure circuit boost. Because the brain cannot compensate quickly enough, the euphoric rush
The extreme effects of Xanax …show more content…
Memory problems
Xanax produces a variety of therapeutic and adverse effects by binding to the GABAA receptor and modulating its function (GABA receptors are the most prolific inhibitory receptors within the brain and mediates the inhibitory and calming effects of Xanax on the nervous system). The main thing that I learned about Xanax is its contribution to death. Xanax's contribution to death are mostly due to overdose (EX: accidental mistake in dosage, individuals consuming Xanax in conjunction with other drugs—respiratory depressants). On top of overdosing, Xanax impacts the CNS, invoking confusion, clumsiness, and disorientation. If combined with daily activities (EX:driving, operating of a heavy machine), it can cause death not specifically because of Xanax's direct effect, but due to decreased alertness and response time. Xanax also has a rapid onset (its effects come on very quickly after consumption), which contributes to its seduction to be abused. The quick acting effects overall influence the euphoria experience of the drug user as it offers a greater reward than slow infusion does. The faster a drug occupies enough receptors to induce a psychoactive effect, the greater of a euphoria effects the user experiences. The rapid onset overwhelms the brain's capacity to adapt and compensate for the pleasure circuit boost. Because the brain cannot compensate quickly enough, the euphoric rush