questions about tapering off xanax

[lowxanlongtime]

Hello everyone. Ive been taking 0.25 mg of xanax for 14 years for painic disorder. Ive now started tapering off and started aug 26. Currently im down to just under 2 and 1/2 tabs a day. I cut 1/8 every 7-14 days depending on how im feeling. Can anyone tell me about peak withdrawal after a dose reduction and roughly how many days it is? I ask because i am having a very hard time differentiating between panic and withdrawal. I dont know if I am working myself up making myself think im having withdrawal or not and just panicking about it. Im very scared of having a seizure too. No ive never had one and yes cutting very slowly. Does anyone have any input on when a seizure would occur and would you first experience really bad withdrawal before having a seizure? Sorry for so many questions