hi juniper
the Xanax is an antianxiety. if it is keeping you asleep I would surmise that is is anxiety that is waking you up or preventing you from sleeping. LOTS of people regularly take benzos on a daily basis and at a much higher dose. the difference between Xanax and klonipin isn't much. I have heard that klonopin doesn't enter your system as fast and it has a longer half life but don't quote me. my pdoc tried to give me benzos for sleep but they don't work so it is a routine practice. my personal concern with benzos is that they are addictive. I used to take klonopin for my anxiety, one a day, for a year as my pdoc told me to. then I found out they were addictive so I said I didn't want to do that anymore and I stopped. that wasn't wise. I had to start taking them again and wean myself off cutting them in half and half and half again till I was just taking little grains but I still went thru withdrawals over the months I was doing that. and I was only taking .05 which I think is the lowest dose. so now I take buspar for my anxiety which isn't addictive and keeps most of my anxiety at bay. I save klonopin for when it is really rough. welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome