Posted by jboud24 on October 22, 2004, at 14:44:33
In reply to Re: Questions, posted by chailatte on October 22, 2004, at 14:29:00
Let me clarify what my dosage regimen was. I was prescribed both xanax xr and xanax regular at the same time. I took one xr 2mg in the morning every day, and then I would take 3 1mg xanax throughout the rest of the day for a total of 5mg. I wasn't particularly impressed by xanax xr, and found that it only lasted 2 or 3 hours past what the immediate release would do. I'm sorry for not making myself clear. I really liked xanax though. It's just I liked Klonopin better. For me, I could take 1 dose of klonopin and it would last throughout the entire day and into the night. I found 2mg Klonopin equivalent to probably 4mg of xanax. YMMV though. In addition, I should note that I was still having to dose the xanax 3-4 times/day, and it was subjectively nearly completely worn off by nightime, even though objectively I'm sure it was still in my system. I just didn't notice it. Overall, I have much more experience with xanax than with klonopin. I would definitely recommend at least trying the Klonopin in place of the xanax for a month or two, just so that one could get a feel for which is better. I don't take any benzos right now, haven't for the last 3 months, so I am kind of going on memory here.
Also, as I stated in another post about generic xanax, I used to get purepac. I found purepac substantially weaker than the other brands out there, generic or otherwise.
Good Luck with your xanax. I know how debilitating anxiety can be, and I empathize with you completely. Just so you will know, I suffer from social anxiety disorder(severe) and generalized anxiety disorder(not so severe).
Justin
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