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Todd, to Les’s point - it is literally impossible for you to “feel” the effects of a single Xanax dose after 8-12 hours. That’s the way IR drugs work. BY DESIGN.
I believe what's happening is that the Xanax gives my brain a "break" from the anxiety, and it takes that long for it to "get there" again.
Keep in mind that I had no anxiety for 46+ years prior to 2 months ago.
I'm also not just making this up. In early September. 2 different doctors, including the psychiatrist, encouraged me to take the Xanax when necessary, claiming that these breaks could actually help me, since the anxiety is a vicious cycle, and because I haven't had the problem for very long.
So far, three weeks in a row have seen about 5 days of marked improvement after taking Xanax.
You also can't state what's "impossible" here because the brain is very complex and different for each person. It's not at all unreasonable to think that breaking the anxiety-begets-anxiety cycle allows me a several day break from the symptoms.