Long term xanax user here (2+ years), i i usually take about 3 bars a day and I've just found out that using benzos for more than 3 months fucks with your brain and basically makes you dumber (basically what my new psychiatrist said) I'm really frightened, I want to stop as soon as I can. Going to taper with vailum soon hopefully.
How did it effect you when you learned about long term benzo effects? Or if you were aware before you started, why did you start?
Well I found out that long term xanax use messes up your brain by reading certain, now banned, subreddits.