I don't recommend anyone use stimulants with depressants. I am not a doctor, but from my experience, I have been told over and over that mixing the two is a bad idea. Especially if it is your first time using this particular depressant. The first time you use any drug, you really want to test the waters and make sure you understand how it changes your body. Personally, my first benzo experience was with a piece of SHIT "benzo" known as Trazidone. Trazidone is (sort-of) a Benzo, or, it acts as a benzo, and its very weak. I tried ONE of the pills first, even though I had read it wasn't very potent at all. I ended up not feeling anything of course, but at least I didn't hurt myself or screw with my life. My next experience with benzos was valium, and I took a full 10mg pill and ended up scaring myself, a lot. I didn't feel anything after taking half of the pill, (After waiting only 5 or 10 minutes) and so, I took the other half. After 15-20min I still felt nothing. I got up to go get some food, and I QUICKLY realized that I couldn't walk strait. It was all "gravy baby" after that, haha. Good shit. (well, my FIRST first experience was with kpins, but I felt nothing, because my body wasn't used to benzos yet, i'm guessing..) With your xanax, I think you should be even more careful because xanax can actually be very powerful. As an above poster recommended, I would try 1/4th of one of the 2mg pills first, wait 40 minutes, and if you don't have any adverse effects, try 1/2 of one of the pills. Wait 20 to 30 minutes, and go ahead and take another 1/4th of the pill. At this point, if your not feeling anything, then your gabba receptors may need to be further "primed" for benzo use. When I say "primed" I just mean that your not feeling the effects of a foreign drug, so you'll need to continue experimenting with it before you finally get that nice benzo "glow." (If thats what you want to call it... I dont think any drug really makes you glow like some good hard booz, or some opiates) Anyhoo, my main point is.. Test the waters FIRST. You DONT want to wake up tomorrow afternoon in a jail-cell in handcuffs with a spoon and party hat full of wet cat food in your lap & a pair of panties super-glued to your crotch. If this does happen to you, YOUR DOING IT WRONG! I also want to give you a "ceiling" so that you have no chance of over doing it. Whether you know this now, or not, 2mg of xanax is actually a good amount. (its not a TON of xanax, but its not a tiny lil bit either) I don't recommend you go above 1 full 2mg bar bro. Jus be safe man)