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Does Intake Of Xanax Cause Shortness Of Breath?
Recently I started having insomnia and took Benadryl for a few days, 25mg but it takes so long to work. So last night I took an older RX of Xanax XR which was mistakenly given to me for flying. I never use it but thought I d try it to sleep. It worked OK but for the last few days I am having some SOB. Nothing horrible but I am feeling like I always need to take a deep breath and can t.
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Hello,
In my opinion, that’s symptom is not related to Xanax, maybe it’s related to the anxiety.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Esmeralda Sera, Oncologist
In my opinion, that’s symptom is not related to Xanax, maybe it’s related to the anxiety.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Esmeralda Sera, Oncologist
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