"alot of stress in my life, and didn&#039;t sleep at night. always turned to alcohol to solve these problems. my doctor put me on librium and i have been on it for just over a year now, and alcohol-free. i still worry about things, but they are easy to just let go, and i sleep every night, without waking up every hour stressing over something. one thing i will say, though, is that though it has taken the anxiety out of my life, it&#039;s like it has also taken away the joy, like all the color is gone, not just the darkness. i feel &quot;comfortably numb&quot; most of the time. still, better than the way it used to be! i was prescribed 25mg 3 times per day, but i take 1 pill when i get up, split the 2nd into two 1/2 doses, then 1 pill an hr before bed."