I drank for 20 something years while on paxil and xanax. I am 50 days today and still take paxil and a xanax if i'm going to be around people with no escape without looking like a fool. (agoraphobic) Your body builds up a tolerance to xanax if you take to much. I find .5 mg gets me through almost any situation but flying then I take 2. Maybe go to your doctor and ask for a .5 dosage and see how that works. If you haven't been taking them for a while your tolerance has probably gone down. I also asked for antabuse and it has done wonders for me. Good luck. You can do it. From what I have read on here many people are taking meds for anxiety.