A drug called Alprazolam or better known as Xanax drives the patient who takes it to sleep excessively during daytime. I've got two acquaintances, who take those pills and they sleep quite often during the day.
That's why they're not recommended as a long-term sleep aid.
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I haven't taken xanax but I guess present day quality of life (for some) may be more important than unforseen long term consequences. It would be nice to know for sure though.
Drug dependence and an inability to cope with stress/anxiety without the drug. Benzodiazepines are useful to alleviate panic attacks, but they’re not a great way to manage general anxiety, due to the drawbacks.
Making lifestyle/personal/environmental changes and removing stressors is the key to managing long term anxiety for most people, not drugs.