klonopin is really good for me. yesterday though i was in the parking lot going to a doc appt & i had a panic attack. i take 2mg klonopin a day but at that moment i wished i wouldve had a xanax or ativan---something fast acting. at one time though xanax became a big weakness for me & i had to go to a rehab to get detoxed off of it. i will admit the other day before i got my klonopin raised to 2mg a day i was having bad anxiety so i bought a xanax off someone. where im not used to them anymore it gave me a buzz & my speech was slurred & whenever i do take one now it makes me nauseous. i just take one once in a blue moon but now that my pdoc raised my klonopin i can take one in the morning & one in the evening & i wont feel like i have to go buy a xanax to relieve anxiety. there are websites that tell u what the short acting benzos are & the longer acting ones like valium & klonopin. i guess it just depends on what kind of anxiety you experience. like panic attack type spells or like me where my nervous system idles like a nascar & i need something i take on a regular basis to slow it down & to relieve constant anxiety. benzo.org.uk has lots of info. also dont let this site scare u. it has a lot to do with people who have gotten in over their head with benzos & about withdrawal/recovery but if a person takes them the way they are supposed to you should be ok. on the left if u scroll down there is an equivelance table of different benzos & their half lifes. it says xanax has the shortest half life. i dont mean to sound like a knowitall. ive just had a lot of experience with addiction to alcohol cocaine crack getting into trouble with xanax. at the time i didnt know anything about benzos--just knew this little blue pill calmed me down really fast & got hooked on them. had a seizure trying to get off of them---terrible!!! i even had a time where i abused the klonopins & pdoc took me off of them. finally after awhile he leveled with me & told me he knew i needed something for my anxiety & agreed to put me back on them. its been a year & ive taken them the way im supposed to--just had to learn a few hard lessons about abusing medication. i was actually put back on them when i first got pregnant cuz i read where early pregnancy can really mess with your nervous system & i guess thats what was going on. i couldnt eat i constantly felt sick & nervous so my ob & pdoc started me back on .5 & right after that i started eating good & it helped a lot. during my 3rd trimester he even raised it to 1mg a day. baby came out very healthy & also took 100mg of zoloft a day while pregnant. i give all glory to God for my healthy Lily!!! anyway i hope this has been helpful just thought i would share my story.