Xanax and Pot

Richard539821 · 10-08-2003, 04:49 AM

Is there something wrong with me or is it the combination? I take xanax 2mg 4x a day (got a script) and smoke about 3 joints a day. I'm thinkning that if I'm 8 mg of xanax I'd have a good night sleep. but I don't. Coud it be the pot?

Any information would be helpful. I've read other peoples sleep problems, but I decided to post mine since it has to do with meds and pot.

Thanks!

old head · 10-20-2003, 05:40 PM

Man you must have built a tolerance up to those xanax. No way you should have any trouble sleeping.

It's A Way Of Life420 · 12-05-2003, 06:47 PM

how would pot affect that? pot basically always makes you tired, or at least really really calm, i don't think its the pot man.

12-05-2003, 09:12 PM

If you have been on the xanax for awhile, you have built up a tolerance and that is probably the problem. You should talk to your doc about upping the dose.

Medipot · 12-11-2003, 08:07 PM

The stimulating effects of pot will override the sedating effects of the Xanax. You could use this medication more efficiently if you very slowly lowered your dose... or, identify times when the dose is not needed and skip those doses lowering your tolerance. Of course, if the dosing of the medication is right for you - people with panic disorder routinely take doses like this - perhaps, you should not smoke pot for a few hours before bed. That's not compatable to many people's lives. It's a dilemma.

kitchkinet · 12-11-2003, 09:33 PM

your body is used to it, aks your doc for a temazepam script for the night time. I really doubt they'll increase the dose much past 8mg a day though...

I miss the good old days when psychologists gave out free samples of xanax to everyone who walked in the door.

8upwitch · 12-25-2003, 05:36 PM

actually it's not the xanax, it's the pot. pot does mess with your REM state of sleep, which is where you sleep the deepest and get the real good sleep. try not smoking for a few hours before you go to bed and see if that helps at all.

Harry Pothead · 12-26-2003, 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by 8upwitch
actually it's not the xanax, it's the pot. pot does mess with your REM state of sleep, which is where you sleep the deepest and get the real good sleep. try not smoking for a few hours before you go to bed and see if that helps at all.

I wouldnt doubt something like this being true. When I smoke right before bed, I need A LOT more sleep. Try smoking earlier in the day.

10-08-2003, 04:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Richard539821 YaHookan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Texas (south) Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Xanax and Pot Is there something wrong with me or is it the combination? I take xanax 2mg 4x a day (got a script) and smoke about 3 joints a day. I'm thinkning that if I'm 8 mg of xanax I'd have a good night sleep. but I don't. Coud it be the pot? Any information would be helpful. I've read other peoples sleep problems, but I decided to post mine since it has to do with meds and pot. Thanks!

12-05-2003, 06:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
It's A Way Of Life420 Soul Surfer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 475 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	how would pot affect that? pot basically always makes you tired, or at least really really calm, i don't think its the pot man. __________________ Be the Journey

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kitchkinet tragically misinformed Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,412 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	your body is used to it, aks your doc for a temazepam script for the night time. I really doubt they'll increase the dose much past 8mg a day though... I miss the good old days when psychologists gave out free samples of xanax to everyone who walked in the door. __________________ Lady Simplicity, light like a ribbon bow everything everywhere, just for the show trust it implicitly, love is tranquility if you don't know that then nothing is known does god look down on the boys in the barroom? mainly forsaken but surely not judged jacks kings and aces their faces in wine do lord deliver our kind -Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rum Runners

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8upwitch YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: tampa,fl Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	actually it's not the xanax, it's the pot. pot does mess with your REM state of sleep, which is where you sleep the deepest and get the real good sleep. try not smoking for a few hours before you go to bed and see if that helps at all. __________________ "People call me a feminist when I say or do something that differentiates me between a doormat or a prostitute." -Rebecca West ~~~I said NO to drugs...they just didn't listen.

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10-20-2003, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
old head YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 464 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Man you must have built a tolerance up to those xanax. No way you should have any trouble sleeping.

12-05-2003, 09:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flowerchild Guest Posts: n/a	If you have been on the xanax for awhile, you have built up a tolerance and that is probably the problem. You should talk to your doc about upping the dose.

12-11-2003, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Medipot YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The stimulating effects of pot will override the sedating effects of the Xanax. You could use this medication more efficiently if you very slowly lowered your dose... or, identify times when the dose is not needed and skip those doses lowering your tolerance. Of course, if the dosing of the medication is right for you - people with panic disorder routinely take doses like this - perhaps, you should not smoke pot for a few hours before bed. That's not compatable to many people's lives. It's a dilemma.

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