"i have been on xanax since 2007 when i was watching my mother slowly suffer. i started on 0.25 mg and eventually the dose was not enough. now ordered 1 mg in morning and 2 mg at night. it works ,however i have cognitive impairment and all i want to do is sleep and my memory is pretty shot. i weaned myself down very ,very slowly and got down to 1 mg daily at night, but then some negative events happened and i was going into a panic attack. i know this medication works, but i would not take it unless it is a must."