Has anyone experienced persistent rebound anxiety after a stressful event, which occurred after a single, recreational dose of alprazolam the night prior?

Background:

I experienced a panic attack w/ SI the next day, then the following day I called out of work. My anxiety has been elevated for four and a half days.

Also, I'm struggling to discern if this was a consequence of the drug or acute/chronic stress. While not a social worker/therapist, I work with a population with a high rate of serious mental illness. Though I help folks, this type of work can be hard on me. Couple this, too, with increasing isolation since the pandemic started.

More so, I was diagnosed with GAD, 10 years ago, and I have acute panic attacks a couple times a year.

Regarding alprazolam, this was a single dose of 1mg, pharmaceutical grade. My last dose of a similar drug, etizolam, was more or less last summer. I use these substances for acute episodes and recreation, and, to avoid discontinuation symptoms and tolerance, I use them sparingly, meaning that I will wait 14 days between doses if I must and only have a few available whenever I happen to have them.

If benzodiazepines weren't taboo as they are in medicine, I would work this out with a doctor and a therapist. I'd be happy with occasional, non-refillable scrips or at least have the space to make such a request! Maybe someone out there had that in their life?

With that said, again, I'm looking for others to chime in on whether they're familiar with my experience. This has been a horrible week.