Posted by JohnM on March 4, 2001, at 19:30:29
I need to know what would be the next longest acting benzodiazepine after Klonopin. Although I can get by on very low doses of benzos (for social anxiety/phobia) the problem I have with them is that my body "metabolizes" (if that's the word) them very quickly. Xanax, Ativan, and Valium all worked well for me, but I needed to take another dose after about 2 hours with Xanax and Ativan and about 3 hours with Valium. I've used Klonopin and it lasted 5 hours which I felt was "reasonable", but I felt it had a sort of "depressing" effect on me (I know Klonopin is often indicated for its anti-convulsant and anti-manic properties)--maybe that has something to do with it.
I would appreciate some information on other possibilities. From my own research, I came to the conclusion that Serax (oxazepam) would be the next choice. Your suggestion? John
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