The consumption of Xanax for panic attacks is based upon the patient's age , other health problems and the patient’s stage of panic disorder, prescribed by a doctor.
According to the patient’s medication stage for Xanax, it could be taken in the following ways :
Starting doses of Xanax is normally taken 0.5 mg per day for panic attacks, 3 times a day . The doctor may increase the quantity of dosage every 3 - 4 days , observing the patient’s condition. But it should not be more than 1 mg per day.
The standard doses of Xanax that doctors prescribed to a patient is 0.5 -3 mg per day. It is taken 3 times a day. However some patients require more than 4 mg a day to manage panic attacks.
The patients’ who occasionally get panic attacks, they require an amount of 10 mg Xanax per day
Considering patient’s age and form of medicine, Xanax could be taken in following ways -
For adults , at first , 0.5 to 1 mg of extended - release tablets of Xanax is taken in the morning orally , once in a day. But if someone is consuming Xanax in solution or tablets or orally disintegrating tablets form then they should take 0.5 mg , 3 times a day. The doctor may increase the dose if needed . But it should not be more than 10 mg per day.
Older adults can take 0.5 mg of Xanax extended - release tablets once in a day in the morning initially. If they are consuming it in solution or tablets or orally disintegrating tablets then they should take 0.25 mg of Xanax 2 to 3 times a day. In a case of necessity, the doctor will increase the amount of dose.
If children are taking Xanax then the use and dose of all types of Xanax medicine must be prescribed and determined by their doctor.

Considering the activation mechanism of Xanax in our body, the consumption of over doses of Xanax can be life threatening. In case, someone missed a dose they should take as soon as possible from a distance from the time of next dose. If it is almost the time of the next dose, then one should skip the dose and go with the as usual routine. The standard dosage of Xanax for panic disorder is 0.5 - 3 mg taken orally three times per day while the maximum dosage for panic disorder is not specified. For patients , who are receiving doses of Xanax greater than 4 mg per day , periodic reassessment and consideration of dosage reduction is advised.
Some people may need less frequent dosing due to other health conditions. Old people or people with weakening diseases may require a lower dose. People with hepatic impairment will be started with 0.25 mg of Xanax per day . The doses will be increased at a very slow rate by carefully monitoring side effects. If adverse reaction is a problem then the dose may decrease lower than 0.25 mg.

Xanax can be detected after the complete effect of the medicine. Because Xanax takes 11-12 hours to stay in our human body. And it can be easily detected with some tests like saliva test, blood test, hair test etc.

Patient’s age and other diseases must be clearly mentioned while buying Xanax , otherwise it could be very risky for the patient to consume it.


As the necessary duration of treatment for panic disorder is unknown. So after a period of extended freedom of panic, the reduction of dose of Xanax may be attempted under strict supervision.