How Long Does Xanax Stay In Body?

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2015

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Tue, 27 Oct 2015 Answered on

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Question : how long does xnanx stays in one's system? and how long til one can pass a UA?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (3 minutes later)

half life of Xanax immediate release is 11 hours so a 0.5 mg tablet would require about 48 hours for elimination

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (3 minutes later)

what if I took 3 halves in one days. when would I have a cleÃ n us?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Specify strength

Detailed Answer:
Hello again.

Kindly specify what the exact strength was pertaining to the half i.e did you take 3 halves of 0.5 or 0.25 mg Xanax ?

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (59 minutes later)

I guess I wish I knew. A friend gave me the pill cause I was having a panic attack at work. All I can say is it is a very little blue pill.

Thank You

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Explained

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

The dose of the drug is important. However, the timing of the urine test can be delayed e.g for up to a week to decrease the chances of detection. The time it takes to clear also depends whether the drug was a slow release or immediate release, type and the duration described above. You should seek a prescription before taking such a medication as this could undermine prescription for such a medication in the future.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

Let me know if you have any query

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar