The new doc explores the millions of people who have eased their anxiety with prescriptions for Xanax.
, the National Alliance on Mental Illness noted. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 31.1% of U.S. adults will experience an anxiety disorder at some point during their lives.
“I think the huge desire for a lot of people, especially in our generation, is the need for a quick fix,” Christina Schwarzenegger said, adding that she's experienced anxiety herself. But there’s a dark side for some. John, a middle-aged man from Colorado, was given a prescription for Xanax when he was in college, according to the film. He started out at a 1-milligram dose, which over the years crept up to 3 milligrams.
Cronenwett isn’t surprised by the increasing numbers of people with anxiety disorders. “We live in an unsettled time,” he says. “There’s inflation. The war. Stuff in the news. And we’re still dealing with COVID and what that did to our baseline anxiety levels.” “I was able to get a lot of relief with a pretty low dosage, and I think having that healthy fear of addiction made it so that I really focused on the medication as a tool for me to make space for non-medication things to work in my life,” she told the filmmakers.A much healthier choice than Xanax is psychotherapy coupled with antidepressants, but it takes time to feel a difference, Cronenwett says. “I understand the feeling that if you can get quick relief, why not,” he adds.
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