Posted by Janelle on June 13, 2003, at 20:15:25
In reply to Re: valium vs klonopin?, posted by chloe on June 13, 2003, at 19:18:01
According to my experience, YES, you CAN switch benzo's by going from one equivalent dose to the other. In other words, and this is HYPOTHETICAL only, if 1mg Klonopin = 4 mg Valium, you could go from taking 4mg Valium to taking 1mg Klonopin.
In the hospital, for a short while, I was switched from Klonopin to Ativan, equivalent dosing.
I also remember being in a pdoc's office and that pdoc had a book where she looked up benzo equivalents in order to be able to just switch people, making sure she was giving them equivalent doses.
However, you might want to do an official search on this, as it's only my limited experience that I can tell you.
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