Been dealing with lots of stress lately, and recovering from a minor surgery. My anxiety peaked a couple weeks ago when PVCs (heart palpitations) started. I wasn’t sleeping well so doc prescribed Xanax XR. 

I started at a 1 mg for the first two nights, but still woke up in the middle of the night. I increased to 2 mg the next night and same thing but also woke up with horrible tremors and shaking that lasted the whole day. My doc thought it was probably a fluke so I took 2mg again last night and had an even worse night. 

Has anyone else experienced this?? I was previously on Klonopin as needed and I’m yearning for the calm therapeutic relief that provided. I feel like Xanax hasn’t done anything except give me more anxiety, shakes, and diarrhea.