I have been prescribed to alprazolam (Xanax) for severe anxiety since I was 12 years old and I am coming up on my 25th birthday. Being a PRN medication I know now that it is not meant to be taken daily but that is how its been prescribed to me for at least the last 5 years by my current psychiatrist. I do not feel that I need it any longer but having been taking it so long I've recently started to ween myself off, taking only 1mg a day as opposed to my prescribed 2mg. I do not feel it would be safe to stop taking it altogether after so many years of it in my system. I've tried to stop cold turkey once before and expeienced withdrawal. My concern is that it has had some serious long term effects on my mind and body over these 12-13 years and if it has, can the damage be corrected? What steps should I take to ween myself off other than decreasing my dosage? I plan on becoming pregnant in the next year or two and I don't want the drug to affect my child in any way. I'm asking for help.