I hope this isn't too off-topic but I also have a GAD diagnosis. I was taking Xanax 1mg, three times per day. I was able to wean down to 1.5mg (.5mg tid) per day then hit the proverbial wall. The short half-life of Xanax lends itself to between dose withdrawal symptoms and it became too difficult. Switching to diazepam (Valium) in the titration process has made all the difference. It has a much longer half-life. I am now done to 4mg of diazepam per day and should complete the titration by mid-February. I have not experienced withdrawal AT ALL which, from everything I've read about benzodiazepines, is pretty amazing.