"i&#039;ve been tormented by anxiety since childhood. i am 24 years old and have been through a lot in my life. i&#039;ve been diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety, panic attacks, add. i&#039;ve been medicated most my life as well. my anxiety got so bad in high school that i had to be home schooled. i wake up in the morning feeling like my heart will explode for no apparent reason. i get intense irrational fear and intense impulses to harm myself because i just can&#039;t take it and get frustrated i start throwing and breaking things i can&#039;t stand to be alone a lot of the time. xanax works fast and calms me down without knocking me out. depending on the severity of my attacks i take up to 2 mg. no less than 0.5-1mg."