I took 1 mg of Xanax for 24 years and my body hit tolerance. I decided it was time to wean off of it and used water titration. After 8 months, I stopped it completely. However, I went into PAWS (protracted acute withdrawal syndrome.) I tried GABA but it didn't do anything for me. I became addicted to riding my bicycle--that was my therapy. Sometimes, I had insomnia, and I would take Benadryl which did help at times. I discovered that supplements didn't help me during weaning. However, they did start helping me a great deal, after 2.5 years. It was at that time, that I stopped having withdrawals and I found that L-Tryptophan, 1,000 mg helped me sleep a lot better at night. For anxiety during the day, I would take L-Tyrosine, 500 mg., which also worked well. For better sleep at night, I also take the gummies that have Melatonin, L-Theanine, Chamomile Extract, Passionflower Extract, Lemon Balm Extract and Ashwagandha (works well with Serotonin.) I also eat two small pieces of dark chocolate every day, in order to increase Dopamine, not to mention how well it goes with tea and coffee. When my mother weaned off of Xanax, she told me that she took St. John's Wort. She said that it helped her a great deal. In the final analysis, I felt that just as supplements can interfere with drugs, the reverse can happen, also. Drugs can interfere with the effects of supplements and that is why supplements did not work well for me when I was going through the withdrawals. Now they work very well. I feel like my old self again today. There is light at the end of the tunnel, and everyone finds their strategies that works the best for them. In May, it will be four years since I went off of Xanax and I do miss it sometimes, but it isn't worth the price to go backwards. The side effects I was having from Xanax was awful, i.e., causing me anxiety, weight gain and even insomnia. It was never meant to be taken, every day--that was my huge mistake. On the bright side, when I got off of Xanax, I dropped 30 pounds, got rid of dry eye, sleep better, love more and care more about life. Being numbed out like I was, wasn't the real me. I sure to do hope that this helps in some way. God Bless you on the journey and keep pressing forward.