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Re: social anxiety - benzos - to James

Posted by Louise on December 4, 1999, at 20:09:21

In reply to Re: social anxiety - benzos - back to Rick., posted by saint james on December 4, 1999, at 19:25:20

James,

I disagree ... withdrawal is withdrawal. Have you ever completely weaned off Klonopin? Or have you ever gone from Klonopin to Xanax or Ativan? Just curious.

Louise


> > Rick,
> >
> > It's silly to say that just because a benzo is longer lasting that it's less likely to cause dependency. Any benzo will eventually cause dependency if taken continually for several weeks.
> >
>
> James here....
>
> No it is not silly, I think. Longer acting ones taper the dose sloewly so there is less w/d. Xanax is short acting and tends to be more addictive because of this. Addiction to benzo has no negative health effects, as long as your doc will continue to prescribe.
>
> j


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