im a bad recovering alcohlic & xanax acts just like alcohol on me. even all the next day i feel like im having alcohol withdrawals all day long & thats not good cuz the only way i used to cure alky withdrawal is to dring. anyways i take 3mg klonopins a day but i have to let a family member keep them cuz i abuse them if i have them. they work very well for me with 200mg of zoloft a day. pdoc wants me on bipolar med but i dont like any of them ive tried. anyways ive abused my klonopins before & ran out early---you talk about sick. i think benzo withdrl might be right up there with heroin. a family member was even giving me xanax to help me get thru but it has such a short half life & my body was wanting the klonopin because its also an anti convulsant for me. i sweated dry heaved chilled the brain chem gaba is dependent on the med so my brain would have waves of "feeling dry of that chemical" & i was very close to seizures i guess the xanax was enough to keep me from going into one. anyways i found some on the street to buy to get me thru to my script. the klonpn works great for my brain chem & nerves but i just have to let a family member manage it for me.