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Is It Safe To Have 3 Beers With 1mg Xanax?

Is it safe to have 3 beers with 1mg xanax first time user. I ve had one beer already an I don t feel like it s affected me for the worse.. It s not making me sleepy. An I feel like id be safe to drink a few more beers. I am being very cautious about it. I am a first time user aswell. I would like some advice
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Xanax (ALPRAZOLAM) is benzodiazepine and is a brain depressant. Beer also contain about 6% of alcohol which is a brain depressant. You have taken 3 beers and are not having sleep. As per my opinion taking Xanax with beer will potentiate brain depressant action and may result cocktail phenomenon. This may even cause severe sedation and you should avoid xanax with beer. Consult a psychiatrist if you have problem of insomnia.

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Is It Safe To Have 3 Beers With 1mg Xanax?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM Xanax (ALPRAZOLAM) is benzodiazepine and is a brain depressant. Beer also contain about 6% of alcohol which is a brain depressant. You have taken 3 beers and are not having sleep. As per my opinion taking Xanax with beer will potentiate brain depressant action and may result cocktail phenomenon. This may even cause severe sedation and you should avoid xanax with beer. Consult a psychiatrist if you have problem of insomnia. Thanks, hope this helps you.