Posted by Elizabeth on October 26, 2001, at 11:56:07
In reply to Re: Which benzo is *least* sedating? +other stuff » janejj, posted by daveman on October 25, 2001, at 22:28:52
> According to the info I've read, Ativan is FDA approved (US) as a sleeping pill, while Xanax and Klonopin are not. My doc says in his experience, Ativan is more sedating than Klonopin, which is much more sedating than Xanax.
What doses does he consider to be equivalent for these three drugs?
FDA approval indicates what the drug company has decided to market the medication for -- no more. Prozac is just as effective for panic disorder as Paxil is, even though Paxil was approved first. (For that matter, MAOIs are probably more effective than SSRIs for panic disorder and social phobia, even though the nonselective MAOIs have never been approved for any indication other than depression.)
> I've never taken Ativan, but I have taken Valium, Xanax, Klonopin and (once, many years ago) Dalmane. Of those, Xanax was by far the least sedating, all of the others knocked me out. But that's me, YMMV.
YMMV, definitely.
I don't find any of them sedating. I've taken Klonopin (up to 3 mg at a time), Xanax (2 mg), Ativan (3 mg, plus several times IM at doses I never knew), Valium (40 mg), Librium (100 mg), Versed (I think 2 or 3 mg IV), Restoril (45 mg), ProSom (don't remember the dose), and probably others that I'm forgetting. I think that most people usually grow tolerant to the sedation from benzos; if you don't, count yourself lucky and use one as a sleeping pill.
-elizabeth
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