The City of New York’s Medical Examiner Report concluded that Heath Ledger’s cause of death was “the result of acute intoxication by the combine effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine”. Two of the drugs from the Ledger’s report are the most insidious, potentially dangerous, highly prescribed and, yet, the most overlooked and under-estimated by doctors. These drugs can start the chain reaction that potentially leads to Vicodin or sleeping pill abuse.

Xanax is a benzodiazepine that works by slowing down the movement of chemicals in the brain, which leads to a reduction in nervous tension (anxiety). Xanax is thus used for treating anxiety, panic disorder and clinical depression. Although it may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Xanax is a pill that is used as a short-acting drug to deal with moderate to severe anxiety disorders, panic attacks and clinical depression but some of the patients using it have reported a certain loss in weight when undergoing a course of treatment with Xanax. While there is no clinical evidence that this has caused significant weight loss, there are several who report that it does have that effect on people. In any case, Xanax should only be used for treating anxiety and depression.

People who suffer from anxiety may experience an irregular heartbeat, stomach problems, nausea, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, chest pain, chills, among many others. There are many treatments available in the form of therapies that can be combined with drugs for alleviating an anxiety disorder. One of the most popular and successful drugs for treating anxiety is Xanax. Xanax has also proven to be very effective in treating high levels of depression and panic attacks.