Posted by tizza on March 11, 2006, at 4:30:02
In reply to Re: Klonopin to Lorazepam (ativan) switch, posted by sm100378 on March 10, 2006, at 22:55:48
Ativan has a much shorter half life than Klonopin so if you have been switched to Ativan you will need more of it at regular intivals. This makes no sense to me, klonopin is a much stronger drug in my opinion and I found Ativan completely useless where as I found klonopin much more effective, maybe too strong for me personally. I can't understand why any doc would do this to you. I would ask for valium which has a very long half life, longer than klonopin does and it is much more effective for switching benzo's unless you are being treated for some kind of seizure disorder. I just have no idea why any doctor would switch you from a long acting benzo to a short acting one, most people would suffer from withdrawals from this kind of practice. Most doctors would switch you to a longer acting benzo like Valium, that's just strange to me, good luck and speedy recovery. Paul.
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