"i have been on xanax for about 30 years now. i have suffered with anxiety since i was a child and depression later in life. i started out only taking 0.5 mg a day, even going for periods of time without taking it at all, and then over the past 15 years i have graduated to only 1.5 mg a day. i feel no need for an increase. i suffer with all the usual anxiety symptoms, but one symptom that is most annoying is the choking sensation i feel in my throat. i believe i carry my stress and worries there. when i take xanax, it takes this terrible feeling away. i find it extremely difficult to get a doctor to prescribe me this medicine as i moved to another state. the people who abuse this drug make it extremely difficult for those of us who need it."