Posted by Guy on January 21, 2006, at 12:04:36
I suffer from severe anxiety and insomnia and have been taking clonazepam for several years (now at 1.5 mg/day) along with Zyprexa. I sleep through the night, but never feel very rested the next day. I have read in several places that all benzodiazepines with the exception on Xanax block Stage IV sleep(deep sleep). Does anyone know if this is true? I raised the issue with my pdoc and he discouraged use of Xanax because it is so "addictive" and because tolerance can develop rapidly, requiring constant dose increases. Again, I do not know if this is true...is it really any worse than clonazepam in terms of tolerance? If Xanax would help me sleep better I'm definitely willing to give it a try. I know it is shorter acting and requires multiple doses during the day.
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