Anxiety
"I have been on xanax since my first attack in my mid to late 20&#039;s I&#039;m now 59.  At first I was taking .5 mg 3x a day it worked wonders for many years, then my mother was dying of cancer my anxiety came back 10 fold also my child became a severe alcoholic and almost died. I now take 1mg 4x a day just to cope with the daily anxiety and it helps me to feel normal in a un normal world. Unfortunately  now my new med doc wants to start weaning me off, which has caused me more anxiety. I feel don&#039;t fix whats not broken. But I was told at my age it could cause me to start falling down or lose my balance and become forgetful, really please those things come with age anyway, I&#039;ve never abused my meds, I&#039;m not falling down or forgetting either."