I have 29 years sobriety and take an occasional benzo. My pdoc has twenty plus years of sobriety and is an addiction specialist. He insists that I will be ok with Xanax, that I take little old granny sized doses. For a couple of years every appointment with him I would tell him that I didn't like taking it and he would tell me it would be ok. And for me, it has been ok. I don't take it very often and I take just 1/2 dose. Prior to seeing this pdoc I would have been very opposed to using benzos for anything. However, my experience now says that it is ok. I am rigorously honest about my use.