Anxiety
"This is a qualified positive review for Xanax.  I was suffering from mild depression and anxiety last winter and my doctor put me on Wellbutrin.   That stuff takes 4-8 weeks to work and in the interim it can really up your anxiety level.  A week later I started 1mg Xanax 1-2X/day and it took care of the anxiety immediately.  I continued using Xanax for more restful sleep but after about 3 months I realized that short and long term memory was WAY down.   Stopped Xanax and replaced with GABA and this seems to be a far better solution.   The Wellbutrin worked great, felt more energy the first week but did take 6-8 weeks to fully kick in.  I will now ONLY take the Xanax for rare, severe stress.  Also check the  connection to Alzheimers."