Hello all I was just given a DWI for haven taken a xanax four and a half hours, before being stopped. My question is How long does xanax effect your ability to drive? Is it possible to beat a DWI of this nature? I was given the roadside sobriety test on the most uneven ground I've ever seen. Needless to say I didn't do so well. I was then put in handcuffs, and taken to jail. once in jail I was subjected to a physical that lasted over an hour and a half. My pulse was checked three times during the physical along with my blood press, I also had my nasal cavity inspected, my mouth, my pupils were mesured no less than ten times in the light, and four times in the dark. My pulse was beating at 130 bpm at the begining, 114 bpm at the end. I was then re-given the sobriety test, I again failed. Could the stress of the test caused elevated heart beat, or the inability to pass the sobriety test? I guess they suspected me of being on meth or something I hadn't admitted being on cause then I was subjected to an urine sample. I have a witness that will testify that I was of sound mind and was able to drive. also, I blew a .000 on the breathalizer. I was fair and honest with the police and ended up in jail. The xanax I took was peach in color and shaped like a football. So what do you all think?