<s>[INST] I think I am having a severe reaction to alprazalam. My doctor prescribed 1mg 3x day in order to stop a cycle of severe anxiety along with costachondritis. His theory was that I try to sleep 19 hrs per day to break the cycle. It has only allowed me to sleep for a day and a half. Last night I took 1.5 mg and slept for 3 hours. I have lost control of my bowels with diarrhea, i am irrationally sad and very irritable. I have had the pills taken away from me due to thoughts of harming myself. What should I do? [/INST] Hello,Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.I am sorry to say but I have never come across such a treatment protocol where a patient is slept through to cure anxiety. This is a disorder of anxiety and occurs cause of imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. especially serotonin, nor adrenaline,  and dopamine to some extent. Medicines are the best options to take care of these symptoms. Paroxetine is the the most popular medicine and my drug of choice. I generally prescribe my patients 12.5 mg per day at night which takes care of anxiety symptoms. Also certain medicines like propranolol and clonazepam can be give as required when there is a anxiety. Hope I am able to answer your concerns.If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy </s>