Been on both--Xanax for 17 years at the same dosage to help me sleep at night. Was "allowed" by doc to take it during the day, but it knocked me out so I just rode my anxiety out during the day, being very familiar with the chest pains, feelings of unreality, panic & paralysis as to what to do next (being overwhelmed by decisions & life, I guess). Maybe 4 times a year it was so severe that I had to take it during the day & just planned that the day was going to be worthless.

But then had a relapse (bipolar 1), went into a deep depression & ODed on Xanax, wine, everything in my medicine chest--lots.

So doc now has me on klonopin. So far so good. I take it as prescribed at night. Maybe twice in the last year I've had to take it during the day & it basically knocks me out. One way to get rid of the anxiety & panic, I guess.

Neither one seems addictive to me as they just calm me down & then make me sleepy (which I don't like) so I don't get the "high" or whatever it is that people get who get addicted to them. Purely medicinal for me.

From my "comparision tests" I probably think the klonopin is better (though it is a toss up).--Suzy