"Been There," thank you, but I am well aware of what the *norm* is with xanax and the generic version. My doctors are also well aware that I have something within my body chemistry which prevents those types of drugs from having the effects on me which you describe. (This has been true of other types, such as muscle relaxants, too, and for many, many years.) I have gone off of xanax several times with no effect at all except maybe one or two less sleep nights.

Oddly enough, I am listed as a "high risk" for using medications because I am allergic to so many. Once we find something I can take without itching, breaking out, or acting *bonkers* , we tend to stick to it for as long as I need it.