Tapering off of benzos sucks, but if done properly, you would be surprised at how much better you can feel, and not necessarily something that will take as long as you think. Just be disciplined, have what you need so that you KNOW you have what is required to taper (gear), and slowly titrate down. It is uncomfortable, at times, and I think the rebound anxiety and sleep issues are the biggest killers. So having said that, in the beginning of a taper, I always make sure I keep myself "OK" throughout the day, and give myself something more substantial at night, preferably a LA benzos. One of the worst things about the shorter acting Bs is that once you get used to popping them, you have a limited window before you are rebounding. I use clonazolam to wean off of Etiz, using just enough, and bc the 1/2 life is so much longer with the clon, it helped a lot. Again...take a couple of weeks, reduce as you can ( must be disciplined), and before you know it, you won't feel like sleeping half the days away, one thing that the Benzos always made me dislike. Also, should be mentioned that I do not allow my tolerance to get super high, as that makes it all worse. Even with my limited Clam use, I never went above 1mg a day. Once I did that, I began going backwards because I simply had read far too many horror stories about people consuming multiple mgs of multiple lams/pams, and that is sure to fuck you right up if you let tolerance get a hold. Also, for what it is worth, recreational use of benzos has such a limited window for actual recreation, that it is counter-intuitive to get nuts with them. Besides slurred speech, coordination issues, can't think straight or remember this or that. Anyway...good luck.