Nobody mentioning alcohol yet? It works on the same GABA receptors as Xanax.
It's certainly not without its problems, so I will stop short of recommending it, but its health effects have been much more thoroughly studied than any of the other options listed here, and there's no uncertainty about the quantity of active ingredient you're getting.
It's certainly not without its problems, so I will stop short of recommending it, but its health effects have been much more thoroughly studied than any of the other options listed here, and there's no uncertainty about the quantity of active ingredient you're getting.