I have been taking Xanax for a long period of time for sleep as well and have no intentions of attempting a taper. As we age we are all High Fall Risk and being off of Xanax is not going to make that go away. You will also be a fall risk if you don't get the proper sleep and stumble around during the day! As a Director of Nurses I developed many individualized fall risk assessments and plans that certainly took medications into considerations. But there are so many more factors involved. Just my thoughts and opinion. Every sleep aid will pose as a fall risk medication. In fact, if you read the inserts on other medication that you may be on, dizziness is usually included. A physician could order a Therapy Consult from an Occupational Therapist to do a home assessment for fall risk if you feel that might help.