Posted by fuchsia on August 19, 2006, at 19:44:21
In reply to Re: Switch directly from klonopin to Valium? » fuchsia, posted by yxibow on August 19, 2006, at 16:47:38
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> All benzodiazepines overlap in their receptor coverage, its a question of how much. They all hit GABA, muscle relaxation, sedation, anticonvulsion, and anesthesia. Its just a question of minute but sometimes perceptable differences. As for any other receptors, serotonin, etc, its only in theory, in practice that is far more minute than their effects on GABA.
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> Restoril, for example would not replace Klonopin, because it is more heavy on sedation; Versed is more heavy on anesthesia, Klonopin is I think more heavy on muscle relaxation and definately on anticonvulsion, etc.
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Yes; I agree with what you're saying. In my case when I changed from Klonopin to Valium using the equivalence table after 12 years on Klonopin the difference had become very perceptible. I had a seizure (of a kind) and became extremely depressed.
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