I tried tapering off of 0.5mg of alprazolam that I took every evening for a few months - I was awake for 50 hours (That's the longest I've ever stayed awake - Even on stimulants). Doctor gave me 14x 5mg diazepams to take PRN.. I'd take 2.5mg when feeling dissociation (This was before olanzepine cured me), felt a nice muscle relaxation.... Eventually, I wasn't dependent on benzos anymore.

It's hard.. But you can do it!

The prize will be being able to take a PRN when feeling 100% overwhelmed/panicked and not be dependent =]