Posted by yxibow on October 28, 2006, at 1:54:16
In reply to Re: High dose benzo usage, posted by dbc on October 27, 2006, at 23:31:04
> Well the good news is your brain is just going to stop encoding memories long before you get even remotely close to the LD50. People are prescribed up to 10mg of xanax for panic disorder and some are prescribed a hell of alot more. Combining the booze and benzos is where you get into trouble though, i'd seriously cut down on that combination.
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> 5mg a day was the highest dose i ever took with klonopin and i was lucky if i could tie my boots at that point.I've taken up to 8mg a day of Klonopin. Definitely right that the LD50 is much higher than barbiturates, I think we've covered that earlier this session. The trouble comes with alcohol or any CNS depressant -and- a benzodiazepine. At that level, and I also take a certain high dose of Valium equivalent, it is a rather good recommendation that considering the relatively long (16+ hours on average) half life of Klonopin, one sticks to an occasional drink once a day to as little as once a week at most, depending on your body. And don't take it as a chaser.
The two lead to lung depression and that is a rather nasty thing that one does not want.
-- tidings
Jay
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