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Can Hydroxyzine Be Used As A Substitute For Zanax?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2015
Question: can hydroxycine be used as a substitute for Zanax?
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Hydroxizine is not a Xanax substitute.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Xanax is an addictive drug. If you have been using it for a long time, you may be addicted. Hydroxyzine is a medicine which has different mechanism of action. It affects different than Xanax receptors. So you may find it much less effective than Xanax.
Hydroxizine is not addictive and can be safely tried. But it is not a Xanax substitute.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Can Hydroxyzine Be Used As A Substitute For Zanax?

Brief Answer: Hydroxizine is not a Xanax substitute. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. Xanax is an addictive drug. If you have been using it for a long time, you may be addicted. Hydroxyzine is a medicine which has different mechanism of action. It affects different than Xanax receptors. So you may find it much less effective than Xanax. Hydroxizine is not addictive and can be safely tried. But it is not a Xanax substitute. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.