Did the Xanax help, ECHOES? Sometimes just getting a couple of nights' sleep with a sleep aid can help us get back on track with our sleep. In my most anxious times (a thing of the past), I did sometimes take a piece of a Xanax at night, and this really helped me a lot with sleep. (I can't take them during the day because they make me sleepy.) I wish you many great sleeping hours this three day weekend. Do you have anything to take for arthritis if the pain gets too bad?