When I got clean I decided I didn't want to be on Xanax any longer and my Dr. put me on a taper schedule. I was on about 2 mg a day for about 2 years. The withdrawals were pretty unpleasant I had a lot of anxiety, pressure in my head/irritability and some twitches. It took me about to a month to get off, but I'm happy to say I'm Xanax free and dealing with my anxiety in other ways. Exercise helped me with my anxiety a lot when I was tapering! It still helps a lot today. Best of luck to you!! If u ever are struggling and need to talk to someone who has been thru it send me a message.