I'm sorry you're going through a rough time. Up until a few months ago I was on 3 1 mg of Xanax IR and 2 mg of ER and 4 Mg of Klonopin. None of this was sedating for me. My doctor cut out the IR and told me to take 4 mg of Klonopin and save the ER for panic attacks (how is ER going to help a panic attack). I've been through Xanax withdrawal before and it's miserable so I feel for you. It must be the 4 mg of Klonopin keeping the withdrawals at bay. Good luck and I hope it gets better soon.