Posted by yxibow on December 2, 2007, at 5:39:56
In reply to Is Xanax the only Benzo that isnt a Anticonvulsant, posted by qbsbrown on December 1, 2007, at 16:46:12
> I know that ativan and klonopin are. All anit convulsants make me depressed. all the bipolar ones, and especially klonopin.
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> My doc prefers ativan, but im scared, because it is an anticonvulsant.
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> i handle xanax very well, but docs seem reluctant to prescribe long term.All benzodiazepines are anticonvulsants but some are better than others. Valium and Klonopin are definately anticonvulsant strong. Benzodiazepines vary in their GABA-A sub-bindings to sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic sub-receptors.
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