"i was taking 4mg of xanax almost daily for about a year. i tried to quit cold turkey by being off of them for about 4 days straight and when day 5 hit me i thought i was going to die. i couldn&#039;t sleep for the 4 days i didn&#039;t have it, constant pacing around the house, twitches like crazy and had to get some asap as i was out. it has been over a month now and i am slowly coming off of the xanax. i am down to about 1mg every 2 days or so and i haven&#039;t had any additional medications. it can be done but you have to prepare yourself for it mentally and tell yourself you can do it. i have quit in the past and regret ever picking up the bottle again. "