Posted by Else on July 14, 2001, at 5:09:35
In reply to Re: regular Klonopin users: Does it impair memory, posted by AMenz on July 14, 2001, at 0:04:51
Klonopin and lorazepam (Ativan), are both benzos but Ativan is short-acting which means in comes along with a lot of nasty withdrawal symptoms. I can take it at 2mg/day for one week and get terrible rebound anxiety after 10-12 hours, and withdrawal symptoms at the end of the week. MY doctor once told me Ativan produced the worst withdrawal symptoms of all benzos. My experience with Klonopin, which is long-acting, has been much more positive although I have never been on it for very long periods (years). I assume there are withdrawal symptoms but since doctors use other long-acting benzos like Valium and Librium (which are a bit longer acting than Klonopin) to do progressive detox, the detox from Klonopin shouldn't be as bad as with some other drugs. I personnaly find it's much easier on the body than Ativan or even Xanax.
> I'm on lorezapam which I can't get off of. It makes me groggy, gives me memory lapses, and is overly sedating even at only 1 mg a day.
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> How is Klonopin on these issues. Is it a benzo?
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