i have to thank you guys for starting this post, 3 years ago i was diagnosed with cancer, had surgery, radiation, the whole deal, i was put on xanax to help cope, its been 3 years ive been on it, luckily i have a great doc who provides the pain meds and xanax i need, because 1 1/2 years ago i found out i had m.s. ...i know lucky me , im only a 38 year old man and feel 68, dont think i would make it without my meds, but my doc explained everything and said whenever i feel ready he will ween me as slow as i need, i just thank god i found him, but now i wonder what would ever happen if anything happened to him, i would be in big trouble, but i cant think that way, so again thanks for this info, i will be looking into weening at least lowering my doses, im on alot right now, and that could be trouble if i had to stop, just hard for those of us that rely on these meds, but anything is possible, i had a great dentist 2 years ago, young guy i really liked, and right in the process of a root canal i called for my last visit to finish it and he had retired and sold his business! and the new doc would not renew any of my meds ! lol, so thats when i learned anything is possible..sorry for the long post, thanks for listening, this is stuff i worry about every night. i kind of feel like an addict but i know i need these meds..ahh well what do ya do, hope your all well and painfree...srw