Originally Posted by
LazaB 
First 24h are done , no benzos and no anxiety at all today , but i always have good days and bad days , so i know that the s*** storm is coming
Hi
. I was prescribed .25 of Xanax 2 times a day a while back. General anxiety is what I believe was a big cause in my drinking. I didn’t take them daily … sometimes I would go weeks and not notice. What I did notice is 3-4 days before my period my anxiety would be so intense I couldn’t function. Then right when I started it would go away. When I put these 2 things together I realized it was hormone related and it helped me deal with the triggers. For me personally , I still keep Xanax around for moments ( like the day before my period)… I can deal with it with meditation if I don’t have a big work project to present that day. If the perfect storm happens where I’m filled with anxiety and I have to preform. I save the Xanax for that day. It doesn’t happen often. It did help to realize there were certain times of the month that were bad