I stay away from Xanax I don't have addictive tendencies ever except coffee and cigs (eww) but I still stay away from Xanax too risky. I've found klonopin to work well on pretty much the same low dose for two years and only recently upped to 1.5 a day taken twice a day. That w the gabapentin and Lamictal I think we've finally found a winner. I too only wanted just one magical med, but as I have diff issues I accepted I needed help with each of these issues.