Also, not trying to scare you, but I think my will power is pretty good, and I have done pretty much every psychotropic drug except crack, heroin, lsd, e.t.c. but i was prescribed xanax for about 9 months at 8 mg a day, the highest dose and I became straight up addicted and blacked out on the stuff on a daily basis, the withdrawl seizures were horrible I would run out before my refills every month towards the end. The only drug I have ever been truly addicted too. I think If you stay at .5 or 1 mg you should be ok but don't think you need more. The DEA is going to schedule II it in about a year.