I have bad problems sleeping. I have some anxiety but the big problem is a really, really noisy brain that plays scenarios over and over in my mind, fictional and non-fictional. When it gets really bad I take some Xanax because it relaxes me, and seems to completely cut off the racy thoughts.
For me the Xanax doesn’t so much feel like a buzz, but more of a groggy, relaxed state – sort of like Nyquil but not as warm and fuzzy. The next day after taking it, I feel like I’m experiencing my life on the other side of a window. I’m really detached, intellectually and emotionally. Sometimes, this can be a good thing.
The downside for me is that it does slow me waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy down the next day, plus, I wake up feeling like someone hit me with a baseball bat. I don’t like feeling like I’m not totally plugged in or thinking/responding quickly, so I take it only when absolutely necessary.