I have been lucky in that Pregabalin has greatly reduced the amount of anxiety I feel and I rarely get bonafide panic attacks anymore but I still have a Xanax script in case of an emergency — however, I find that I do on occasion have extremely long periods of high anxiety/tension that resemble a light panic attack except it lasts all day — admittedly it’s not often, but when it does happen it is pretty damn awful. However, Xanax is both overkill and doesn’t last long enough to provide sufficient relief all day. With that said I’d like to try something milder and with a longer duration. I’m thinking about asking for either Klonopin or Valium — is one better than the other? What’re your experiences with these drugs? 

Ideally I would like it to help with sleep too as my doctor has recommended using my Xanax for shift work sleep disorder, but Xanax doesn’t make me tired.