Posted by yxibow on February 6, 2007, at 20:12:47
In reply to Re: Benzo Confidential - clonazepam's history, posted by Squiggles on February 6, 2007, at 19:40:52
> > I figure it's because Klonopin is the lesser evil in the eyes of physicians (when compared with Xanax); it is believed to be easier to withdraw from then Xanax, and the therapeutic dose for epilepsy is 20 mg/day which make 0.5 mg/day look like a little tiny dose. I'm amazed at biological differences...I can't take over 1 mg/day without feeling on the verge of sleep (and depression). I have a 110 lb female friend that takes 6 mg/day. Amazing.
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> Nah... I think they just picked something in a rush that had side effects which were applicable to the "mal du jour". That's frequently done in pharmacology and they have a train to catch. However, there is the lack of tolerance with K, unless of course, some other explanation can be given. BTW, the dose for epileptics is not 20mg--that's the max; it starts at 1mg TO 20mg per day. I looked it up.
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> SquigglesDefinately the max, that's 400mg of Valium per day. And always worked up to over a period of time until the MED (minimum effective dose) can cover seizures.
Seizure disorders though are often covered, especially today with all the AEDs with more than one medication, e.g. clonazepam + Depakote, etc, so the doses of each medication are definately not on the 20mg side. Of course everyone varies.
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