Posted by jedi on August 16, 2006, at 21:06:55
In reply to Re: Switch directly from klonopin to Valium? » jedi, posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2006, at 19:42:24
> Jedi that's interesting. I wonder why Dr. Bobs' equivalency chart says lmg of klonopin=l0mg of valium? I called my pdoc today. She said go back on the valium. I asked the same question to her and she said .5 klonopin =5mg of valium. Same as Bob's? Are there different ones? Love Phillipa
Hi again,
Yes there is a lot of misinformation on the internet. In Dr. Bob's Tips the first chart, by Dr. George Davidson, shows .25mg clonazepam equals 5mg diazepam. This is a 20 to 1 ratio. The 2nd chart, by Dr. Felicity Plunkett, shows 2mg of clonazepam equals 10mg of diazepam. This is a 5 to 1 ratio. I believe the 2nd one is way off. In all fairness she qualifies the information by saying she can't guarantee it's accuracy. Almost all of the charts I found show a 20 to 1 ratio. If you Google "benzodiazepine equivalence" you will find lots of them.
Source:
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/bzd.html
Take care,
Jedi
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