"i have severe gad since my teens but it really hit me harder in my early 20&#039;s, i had been taking generic valium for 8 yrs then got into a psychiatrist at first he switched me over to xanax 1mg 3x daily which works for immediate panic attacks but would wear off very quickly and i would wake up first thing in the morning with my heart racing and had to take 1, i told him this and got switched back to my original dose of valium which lasts all day, 1 and a half 10mg in the morning and the same at night and i no longer had to wake-up first thing for my meds, and they pretty much prevent my panic attacks unlike the xanax.i can function just fine and work with people now that i&#039;m at the right dose and not be self conscience great medication!"