Honestly if they are working for you and you aren't getting tolerance or addictive/abuse behaviors there isn't a huge benefit to getting off the things---its just going to make you feel terrible. If you can't sleep without them or something like that they can even be perceived as beneficial. I considered them when I couldn't sleep but some are worse than others...the fast acting ones like xanax are the worst. But yes the docs are often pieces of **** I know even my doc who I really liked did not explain the getting off the meds part and I had so much trouble with just an AP which isn't even supposed to be mildly addictive...