"its been 3 months now off xanax ( was taking up to 4 mg a day for 2 years after brother killed himself) and i&#039;m just now starting to feel like myself again.  coming off the xanax was the hardest thing i&#039;ve ever done.  i had to force myself to work and keep my job. i had good days and bad days (more bad than good). my symptoms were crazy. no sleep, headaches, shakes, twitching, pain everywhere, memory problems. if i knew how hard it is to come off benzo&#039;s, i never would have touched it. short term use= ok. stressful event=ok. if this helps one person, then yay. please be careful! don&#039;t end up detoxing off of a benzo and going thru hell for weeks or months. research this med. not fun!"