Posted by sm100378 on March 10, 2006, at 16:03:05
In reply to Re: Klonopin to Lorazepam (ativan) switch, posted by bassman on March 10, 2006, at 16:00:41
Have any of you experienced better sexual performance (male) when you reduced the potentcy of a benzo, like klonazepam to lorazepam and happen to stay on the same mg/pill ?
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> > I just have been switched from klonopin to lorazepam (ativan). I am noticing that I am not getting the full effect, or any for that matter. I was on 0.5 on klonopin and am on 0.5mg on lorazepam.
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> > Any insight would be great.
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> If you look up on the benzo equivalency tables (look up benzos on the net and you'll get Heather (Ashley?, among others) and 0.5 mg klonopin is "equivalent" to 1-2 mg lorazepam. So you're getting less benzo; maybe a lot less-so that could be the difference. Some people swear by Ativan, but I find I don't even know I've taken it in terms of reduction of anxiety-pretty much the same with klonopin, unless I take more than 1 mg, and then I get depressed and sleepy. Xanax works very well for me, but it has a short half-life in the body and an undeserved rep for being very hard to withdraw from.
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