"i am impressed, after 31 years on ir xanax and alprazalom 1mg. 3 times a day and all the highs and lows  about a year an a half ago i started to taper off. i would break a piece off of each one or sometimes split one in half. seriously addicted and missing a dose would be brutal,i wanted off of these. it took a year to get to 1/2 mg 3 times a day and i felt the same but was leary of going lower. my doctor prescibed me 1mg xr that i take at 9am and 1/2 mg ir to take as needed. needless to say i was shocked that they last so long. i used to take my last dose at 1am and i don&#039;t even feel like i need it now. i don&#039;t want to wake in the middle of the night so i have for the past 3 nights i took 1/4mg and i think someday i&#039;ll be off completely."