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.

kitch · 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 Old School Join Date: May 2003 Location: Texas (south) Posts: 68 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 Mr. Nice Guy Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the prairie Posts: 707 Thanks: 55 Thanked 86 Times in 64 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. __________________ In the San Francisco jail Before he got out on bail Kesey met a kid with magic fingernails. "Take a lick," said the kid And everybody did. They all licked his nails and blew their lids. Twenty-seven psyches Going off like Nike Missiles through the lye-scoured Concrete skyways of the San Francisco Jail. The kid had LSD on his magic fingernails.

12-25-2003, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
8upwitch Old School 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 Old School Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 483 Thanks: 3 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 Old School 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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