Posted by Snowie on October 18, 2004, at 11:45:06
In reply to Re: XANAX To KLONOPIN????, posted by Snowie on October 18, 2004, at 11:37:02
Yikes! Now I know why Tranxene hasn't been working well for me. At 15 mg. once a day, that's only equivalent to about .75 mg. of Xanax. I definitely need to talk to my pdoc.
Snowie
> Oops...I made a mistake. I meant in the 3rd to last sentence:
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> "Same thing happened when I went from XANAX to KLONOPIN, and so many pdocs don't understand this or they disagree as to the equivalencies of benzos."
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> Snowie
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I had the same reaction with both meds, i.e., I had withdrawal from Klonopin when I went back to Xanax, and I later had withdrawal from Xanax when I started taking Klonopin again. You'll be less likely to have those withdrawal problems if you match the equivalent potency of what you were taking to the drug you are taking. For instance, when I went back to Xanax after taking 2 mg. of Klonopin, I thought 2 mg. of Xanax would be equivalent or enough, but it wasn't, and I had huge withdrawal from Klonopin. Same thing happened when I went from Klonopin to Xanax, and so many pdocs don't understand this or they disagree as to the equivalencies of benzos. Here's a chart that is supposedly accurate as to what the equivalencies of benzos are, that is posted on Dr. Bob's website. Best of luck!
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> > http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/bzd.html
> >
> > Snowie
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