Trankimazin is the trade name of the psychotropic drug Alprazolam, which is an anxiolytic belonging to the group of benzodiazepines. As such, its function is to reduce the usual symptoms of anxiety, that is, it has depressant effects on the nervous system.
Although it is not as common for this to be prescribed as other types of anxiolytics, it is still one of the most common. In any medication, and especially in psychotropic drugs, it is important to know the side effects that they can have both in the short and long term.
In this Psychology-Online article, we tell you all the possible trankimazin side effects, both short-term and long-term. Find out the effects of stopping this drug, as well as the duration of the drug in your body.
What are the effects of trankimazin? The main side effects of trankimazin are drowsiness and fatigue. It is quite common for people who take trankimazin to feel tired all the time and fall asleep throughout the day with some frequency. This, in turn, causes problems in attention and concentration. By not using attention effectively, there will be no possibility that part of the information from the environment is stored in memory, so this will also be affected.
On the other hand, although it is less common, they can be presented hallucinations, suicidal ideation, aggressiveness or irritability. Regarding the side effects of trankimazin at the moment, at a physiological level it is common to present headaches, nausea, dizziness, low blood pressure, blurred vision or tremors decreased libido, among others.
We must know that the side effects of trankimazin are short-lived, that is, they last between 12 and 24 hours so it is quite common to have to ingest several throughout each working day. This is a problem when stopping this medicine because produces a certain addiction.
In addition, due to the side effects of taking trankimazin, it is completely contraindicated for people with a history of addictions, of suicidal ideation or from self harm, since the risk of reactivating these symptoms is quite high.
The dependence they generate, both physical and psychological, requires their gradual withdrawal. Failure to do so, among the side effects of stopping trankimazin and alcohol, what is known as abstinence syndrome. After prolonged consumption in time, you can have serious symptoms such as seizures or schizophrenia.
Side effects of stopping trankimazin can be the anxiety, the irritability, the insomnia and other sensory alterations (taste, smell, hearing ...). In addition, depending on the person, the following symptoms could appear: hypersomnia, suicidal ideation, depression, hot flashes, headaches, dizziness, emotional lability, loss of appetite and weight loss, nightmares, mydriasis or problems in the digestive tract.
Therefore, it is important to follow all the guidelines provided by the healthcare professional and not withdraw the medication without their prior supervision. This withdrawal from trankimazin to sleep should be gradual.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
