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[quote=Anonymous]There has been a big shift around all dependency-forming drugs, OP. Docs who do not specialize are getting much less willing to prescribe them—and you will see insistent patient advocates, as here, parroting the view that any amount of a dependency-forming substance is to be avoided.

Of the benzodiazepines, Xanax has the highest dependency-forming potential because it is the shortest-acting.

But as long as you have no personal dependency history, it’s safe for short intervals and in low doses (and the dose you have is low).

You should not mix with alcohol and especially not with opiates.

If you have a family history of substance use disorder, you should be very cautious about this class of medications and if you have a personal history you should not use them.

But with all of that said, benzodiazepines (including Xanax) work well and can be substantially life-improving in the short term when disruptive anxiety is the issue and they are not contraindicated.

There is no extra credit for struggling through without drugs.[/quote]

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