It really doesn't take much to be effective if you don't take it regularly. It takes over a week for it to be addictive. One of the potential side-effects of t

It really doesn't take much to be effective if you don't take it regularly. It takes over a week for it to be addictive. One of the potential side-effects of the medication is after you stop taking it your baseline anxiety will be worse for a while as your body resets. Similar to caffeine and feeling tired. Depending on how long you're trying to use it you may need to slowly increase the dose to offset increased baseline. This isn't really dangerous using for say.. one week every two months. It is possible to get psychologically dependent by frequently using it instead of strategies you would learn in therapy. This also happens with things like alcohol. Using medication to deal with occasional severe anxiety or panic attacks is far safer than substituting it with alcohol.