"i have been diagnosed with both dysautonomia and gad. i cannot take ssri&#039;s as they throw me into an extreme panic state starting with pill one. i finally gave in and accepted xanax from my doctor. my dosage is 0.05 3 times a day. i never take the prescribed dose but rather 1/2 pill in the morning, daytime if needed and i rarely take at night. my life has done a complete turnaround. i have energy again, i&#039;m not so tense, snappy or experiencing the extreme anxiety that would peak at around 2pm. i&#039;m careful to take as i need, and while doctors may not like prescribing it, the truth is many of us will be on medication forever. i&#039;ve found something that doesn&#039;t feel like medication, i just feel like me."