Non benzo meds for anxiety

[Slick]

Hey Slick.
How much mg Xanax do you take daily (if you don't mind me asking - feel free to not answer) I'm literally just being nosey.

Hi!  I don't mind 'nosey'  lol !! 
I may be a bit on the unusual side, my family doc that started me on Xanax was old school and I had just been thru the death of my brother from a self inflicted gun shot, so I STARTED with 2 mg bars three times a day.  Over the years it has been UP and DOWN, and not without withdrawals (OGM) but to answer you, I take anywhere from 5 mgs a day to my current  'situation caused'   3 mgs a day.
Of course that has changed thru out the years - Dad had Alzheimer's - Mom passed from Cancer - Nephew passed from OD (heroin).  Many days I am amazed I am still standing!  And I make no excuses for the use of Xanax as a crutch.  I do know without it, I would be bat-sh*t crazy (if I am not already there - lol)  But as I mentioned - my family doc retired and I was basically forced to find what I needed to survive each day.  I buried my family and ahhhh - enough!   
Anyway - I have been using IOP's for many years to maintain what to me is a 'necessary evil' of my life - so (finally, right!) my 'comfort dose' is 5 mg per day - depending on the day!!!
Long winded!!!!
Slick