42, gender: male hello, I had an anxiety and insomnia issue in early june triggered by job loss. A physiatrist I saw prescribed xanax -xr 1 mg everyday after dinner and 0.25 mg as needed. Although I got another job right after, anxiety remained and is triggered easily by work interactions for many weeks. Medication did help with my anxiety and insomnia. I don?t have as much anxiety issue anymore but whenever I try to taper of xanax, I cannot sleep. When I asked him again, he said keep taking xanax -xr for three months as he thinks different medications will have other side effects. I took a second opinion and the other Dr. told me to taper off xanax and use trazodone 50 mg everyday. 1 mg xanax is definitely helping me with sleep but I am apprehensive about switching drugs especially the first Dr. was emphatic about staying on xanax. Since the two opinions are conflicting, I feel like I need a third opinion to resolve this, as I am very uncomfortable staying on xanax but feel like tapering off it is not an option given my inability to sleep. A mild anxiety that I sometime have during the work days is manageable I feel like I don?t need medication for it. I would like your opinion on whether I continue on xanax or try to taper off and start taking trazodone 50 mg. I am also planning to have sessions with therapists also.