 [ Symptoms ] what is the defferance betweeb xanax and prozac  if you are taking xanax for anxiety can you can prozac for it also which is used for depression [ Disease ] not sure at all but my best guess is xanax helps really calm you down for anxiety and prozac puts you in a better mood for depression a year ago i was put on 10mg of prozac for depression and i just felt in a better mood but i think both meds help with both depression and anxiety