Posted by MB on July 28, 2001, at 23:04:09
In reply to Re: Klonopin vs Xanax, posted by Joe Schmoe on July 28, 2001, at 18:38:19
> > You mention that before you were taking Klonopin, .5mg Xanax and 40mg Inderal would be your pre-performance-anxiety coctail. Now that you Are taking Klonopin (another benzo like Xanax) instead of Xanax, wouldn't just adding the 40mg of Inderal to the Klonopin do the trick?
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> Maybe, although I don't know if the Klonopin delivers the concentrated "armor" effect that Xanax does in pressure-cooker situations. It seems weaker and more spread out.
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> > There's a chart here: http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/bzd.html that gives the equivalents in milligrams of various benzodiazapines. It looks like .5mg Xanax (alprazolam) is equivalent to .25mg Klonopin (clonazepam).
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> I couldn't disagree more. 1 mg of Klonopin affects me much less than .5 mg of Xanax. I would say Klonopin is less than half as strong as Xanax, maybe a quarter as strong.
Do you think it's the difference in half-life that gives the Klonopin a feeling of being weaker than the Xanax, or do you think the chart is just wrong?
> >Maybe you should "sample" this addition to your routine a few days before your interview so you'll know exactly how it will affect you the day *of* your interview (you don't want to go in there accidently too doped up).
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> Good advice, although it can be hard to simulate "pressure" of the job interview magnitude.
Yeah, I don't know how you could simulate the pressure of an interview, but you would at least know if you could function adequately on the combo (e.g. that it wasn't going to make you too drowsey, etc.).Anyway, maybe my ideas weren't that good...I have experience with Xanax, but none with Klonopin. I wish you good luck on the job interview. Hope you do well :-)
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