Posted by darkhorse on November 19, 2004, at 4:56:31
In reply to Re: ANYONE IN UK TAKING ANY BENZOS ?, posted by ed_uk on November 18, 2004, at 10:07:20
> I've always had to take diazepam(Valium) several times a day because the effect only lasts a few hours for me. At my worst I've needed 10mg six times a day.
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> EdI have the same reaction...although theoratically valium can have a half life of 200hours, I found that its desired effect does not last more than 4-6 hours,and that a short potent benzo like lorazepam which is theoratically have a half life of 10-15 hours,has a much more robust sustained effect that lasts for 12 hours .
Regards,
Adam.
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