John Mayer loves Xanax

[mrs.v]

Anxiety-Buster
Posted Wed. Mar. 12, 2008 7:32am by Page Six Filed Under Fresh Ink, John Mayer



JOHN Mayer keeps a pharmaceutical pick-me-up in his pocket. The Grammy winner says he has a supply of anti-anxiety drug Xanax with him at all times to combat any downward spirals. "There are these incidental kinds of loopholes in my brain, where the wires can cross for a second and the hard drive crashes," he tells Best Life, adding that his first "anxiety bender" occurred when he was in his 20s. "You can create dark neighborhoods in your mind as easily as you can create rural wonderlands."

John Mayer tells 'Best Life' about Xanax in his pocket

[Sweetie]

I do too.

[NicoleWasHere]

As long as he's stable.

[ManxMouse]

John Mayer: "And you know what else I love? Buttsecks!!!"

[witchcurlgirl]

John, how about you swallow 50 and leave us alone

[LynnieD]

Hey, who doesn't honey??? Bitch please!

[Folieadeux]

I remember reading about this years ago in one of his interviews - before these kinds of issues were more openly discussed by celebrities. It really was quite comforting to know that celebrities deal with anxiety as well.

[heathersharon]

His mind is a rural wonderland!

Naahhh...used correctly Xanax is a great drug. It stops the spinning out of control and allows life to continue the way its supposed to. But for me, personally, I wasn't able to use it correctly (because it IS such a great drug...but that's another story) - so good for John. Xanax changed my Mom's life for the better and she still uses it when she needs it.

[MillionDollarBaby]

if i take a xanax and then dont take another one, i get suicidal!

needless to say, i stay away from it

[Sojiita]

Benzo's have a pretty high risk of addiction-you have to take them with care, you cannot just treat them like vitamins or aspirin.

John, how about you swallow 50 and leave us alone

Benzo's(alone) also have a pretty low risk when it comes to overdose. 50 would probably just make him sleep for 3 days. (for better or worse).

[VenusInFauxFurs]

Benzos can put you into respiratory failure though if you overdose.

[marina]

I take 500 mcg of lorazepam (same family) on weekdays. Have no problem going without on weekends. I can't say I love it but I feel that it makes me more pleasant with my coworkers and much more tolerant. I have time to think before I speak. It dulls my reactivity. Does nothing for depression, though. Antidepressants don't work for me. I wish they did.

Buspirone is a less addictive alternative, different pharmacodynamics but similar effect.

[moomies]

I WANT SOME!

Respiratory failure? Is it that serious?

[Sojiita]

Benzos can put you into respiratory failure though if you overdose.

I took 900 milligrams of Dalmane one time(equal to about 50 Xanax) and all I did was sleep for three days. (Hey I was a wild and crazy 18 year old then! )



*I think it can be much worse though if you combine it with, say, alcohol or other drugs.

[Folieadeux]

^
Oh definitely. I think when you mix one substance with another you're going to end up with a worse reaction. I remember when I was 16 and my friends and I weren't really educated on marijuina, we would just smoke cone after cone until the bag was gone. Anyway, when we mixed that with alcohol on the weekends it was disaster. I remember one of my girlfriends was also taking an antidepressant and with the mix of alcohol and marijuina it was too much for her body and she ended up collapsing and her eyes rolling back in her head, she started having trouble breathing and I started positioning the head in case she would fit - thankfully she didn't. /rant over