"have taken 2.5 mg a day for 20 years without side effects. weaned off once in 6 weeks. convinced i suffered anxiety due to hereditary or deep rooted experienced too deep to ever unravel through therapy. was successful business exec but was always constrained and my personal life didn&#039;t exist. suffered and suffered! went to an ivy league school and never spoke to a woman. the dependency is over blown. i weaned off once in 6 weeks.  the drug made my life bearable otherwise i would chose not to be here."