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Question:

I just read the contraindications on Xanax and glaucoma is among them. Since it takes me two to three years to use up a bottle of 30 pills, 0.25mg, I don’t think I have to worry. Right? Angelika

Response:

The information can be found at  http://www.rxlist.com/ . Just key in the name of the drug and look for the info under Overdosage and Contradictions, which says: *may be used in patients with open angle glaucoma who are receiving appropriate therapy, but is contraindicated in patients with acute narrow angle glaucoma.* Good luck. Sun Chong Hong "Whos Dat?" <pscam…@excite.com> wrote in message

news:ktc4pvcqhb0mcir37f19t9pb8hqjp9efub@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have a serious problem with my pressure and have been taking 1 to 2 > mg of Xanax a day.  No one Drs pharmacists etc have EVER given me a > contraindication warning.  Please email me directly with your source > of contraindication  Would very much appreciate it. > Thanks > pscam…@excite.com

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I suggest that you ask your ophthalmologist about this.  In my experience (as a patient, not a doctor), when I have asked my eyedoc about such warnings he has said one of two things: 1) the warning is of concern only to those with narrow-angle glaucoma, whereas mine is the primary open-angle type, or 2) if the glaucoma is being properly treated with pressure-lowering medication, the warnings can be ignored. But again, ask your ophthalmologist — a phone call should do it.     Good Luck,      Don Singleton – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Whos Dat? wrote: > I have a serious problem with my pressure and have been taking 1 to 2 > mg of Xanax a day.  No one Drs pharmacists etc have EVER given me a > contraindication warning.  Please email me directly with your source > of contraindication  Would very much appreciate it. > Thanks > pscam…@excite.com > On 15 Sep 2003 08:28:26 -0700, yon…@cfw.com (Angelika Levien) wrote: > >I just read the contraindications on Xanax and glaucoma is among them. > >Since it takes me two to three years to use up a bottle of 30 pills, > >0.25mg, I don’t think I have to worry. Right? > >Angelika

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I sure wouldn’t worry. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Angelika Levien wrote: > I just read the contraindications on Xanax and glaucoma is among them. > Since it takes me two to three years to use up a bottle of 30 pills, > 0.25mg, I don’t think I have to worry. Right? > Angelika

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I have a serious problem with my pressure and have been taking 1 to 2 mg of Xanax a day.  No one Drs pharmacists etc have EVER given me a contraindication warning.  Please email me directly with your source of contraindication  Would very much appreciate it. Thanks pscam…@excite.com On 15 Sep 2003 08:28:26 -0700, yon…@cfw.com (Angelika Levien) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I just read the contraindications on Xanax and glaucoma is among them. >Since it takes me two to three years to use up a bottle of 30 pills, >0.25mg, I don’t think I have to worry. Right? >Angelika

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