I have a friend who claims he is only taking either .25 or .5mg xanax a night for sleep but he has been doing this for YEARS! I told him he is a fool and needs to come off it but he won't. And I would not be surprised at all if he was taking it throughout the day too but just won't admit it.

I'd rather get 4-5 hours of natural sleep a night then get a full 8 hours on a drug like xanax! Even tho I have taken it, the after effects of just a small dose are terrible and I rarely take it at all....like once a year and only if I have MAJOR insomnia.