Take Your Pills: Xanax

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Kalynn S Shocked by the results of these ratings on here. This was actually one of the better "Big Pharma" Documentaries I've seen. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/23 Full Review Guts S It seems no matter what you watch, you'll end up being pushed to focus on race and gender. This documentary is no exception. I found myself zoning out and forgetting the topic because most of it is a lesson in gender and race studies. Wish it was more substantial on xanax and how to fix the issue rather than a procedural on race and gender studies. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review D E C EXCELLENT, but therapists rarely take insurance so who's going to pay for the therapists? They're really damn expensive. More than I can afford OOP!!! We need insurance to step up and be a team player!! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/01/23 Full Review Dana L This was a good start!! I thought the director did a great job, and the cast were fearless. It's so easy to sit back and criticize something like this! It's not a movie. These people are real, they suffered. I've suffered unimaginable horror going through a 3 + year taper/wd/detox/ whatever you would like to call it... Thanks for making this documentary. It was long over-due. Hopefully, it gives someone out there HOPE! Which is often just gone. I would like to see a follow someday, with the cast and maybe more teens. We know life is hard. It shouldn't be hopeless. Loves to all. Fight fight fight!!!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/23 Full Review Paul A As "Take Your Pills: Xanax" (2022 release; 90 min) opens, we are reminded that prescriptions for Xanax have exploded the last 20-25 years. Why are so many Americans anxious and filled with dread and fear? Many talking heads are interviewed, including in the medical field as well as past and present users. One of them is Scott Stossel, author of "My Age of Anxiety". At this point we are 10 minutes into the documentary. Couple of comments: this is the latest from producer-director Blair Foster ("The Clinton Affair"). Here she reassesses the rise and rise of Xanax. As an occasional user of Xanax myself (more on that in a minute), I saw a lot of recognition points throughout the movie. One of the women doctors interviewed sums it up this way: "Xanax is meant for short term. It is prescribed too often and too long." Bottom line: much of what I heard and saw in this movie feels on point and resonated with me. As for my own experience with Xanax: as I got older, I developed an irrational (but very real) fear of flying, to the point that I stopped flying altogether. That was a real problem, and about 5 years ago, my doctor prescribed Xanax to me. I have to tell you: it's been a life changer for me. It works like magic, and I can now travel again. I never use Xanax for any other situation, and I am frankly puzzled how one could function on a day-to-day basis when taking Xanax literally every single day. But to each their own. My personal experience with Xanax could not have gone any better, and I will never get on a plane again without it. "Take Your Pills: Xanax" premiered in early December on Netflix, and I stumbled on it as I was browsing the latest additions on Netflix. When I saw the title, my interest was piqued immediately. Is this a revolutionary documentary? It is not, but for me it was well worth checking out, and it definitely feels on point for me. Of course don't take my word for it., so I'd readily suggest you check it out, and draw your own conclusion. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Lane M Not really a nuts and bolts type of documentary. It's rare to feel this way about a movie that is supposed to educate you about something, but this documentary sucks. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/09/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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