As someone who has had a long time relationship with Xanax, it quite literally saved my life. I was prescribed it for chronic nausea, and was 40lbs below my id

As someone who has had a long time relationship with Xanax, it quite literally saved my life. I was prescribed it for chronic nausea, and was 40lbs below my ideal weight. I've never been tempted to take any more than my prescribed dose, and so it's been a "healthy" relationship, but I'm working to discontinue my prescription for reasons other than this article. Not to be one of those "well, I use it and I'm fine and aren't tempted", on the contrary - I understand fully why people would feel the tugs of addiction. It's hard because I know I have an uphill battle to go. I use therapy and have seen benefits from psychedelics and medicinal cannabis, but it's literally a "pick your poison" battle. But also, it's hard to have a spark when you're not able to live a normal life without assistance. But in hindsight, I can see that this route has had it's costs and I'm excited to see who I am independent of it.