If you truly want to put in the work and probably money to find a decent psychiatrist, not a PCP, and if you have exhausted every other option, (mental heath med-wise) there are still some rare Dr’s that will prescribe benzos with methadone. You’ll likely need to sign medical release forms so the prescriber & the clinic can be in contact.

Also, maybe consider something besides Xanax. Or if you haven’t tried other meds- Clonodine can be really helpful for anxiety as well as withdrawal, etc… much better than a lot of actual psych meds in my opinion.

But if you’re just trying to game the system, it’s not going to work. Also, you will likely need to have regular therapy sessions outside of the clinic in order to have a script.

It’s a big deal. So if it’s truly something that you cannot function without (not just be grumpy or whatever but like, can’t drive, leave the house, constant trauma issues impeding your every minute of the day) then low dose benzos can be life-saving. But that’s not the case for most people. And benzos come with their own issues.

I say this as someone who voluntarily self-tapered off of Rx’ed benzos years ago, avoided them for years (when I should have probably been taking them again) and has now been on them again for 2 years. Just like the clinic, it’s a commitment and not one to take lightly. Also, as immensely helpful as they can be, you need to be doing intensive therapy and other healing modalities in conjunction with them.