I took my last Xanax Feb. 3, comcluding a long, slow tapering process, as directed by an internist. I'm grateful to be off the Xanax, which I had been taking .25 mg. tablets three times a day, for a total of .75 mg. a day. However, I still am awakened by a physical episode with tingling and feeling hot, early each monrning. My question is: On mornings when the episode begins at 4:30 a.m. or earlier, would taking one .25 mg. tablet of Xanax, in order to get another few hours of sleep, put me in jeopardy of relying on the Xanax, or would this occasional use be OK? I would never take more than this one tablet in the morning. I would rather avoid Xanax. Do you have any suggestions for stopping the early morning episodes?