Posted by sonic_gb on December 4, 2007, at 23:14:28
In reply to Re: Changing Benzos: switch out,or wean and introduce?, posted by qbsbrown on December 4, 2007, at 18:17:24
> > What dosages of each med are we talking about.
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> I usually take 1.5-3mgs of klono per day. so that would be 3-6 of ativan,,riht?
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> what is your current wean scheduleqbsbrown,
I think you have the conversion right. My taper is 2mg/ day to 0mg per day over 7 days. Not exactly what I had hoped for. I also take 30mg of oxazepam for sleep which will be tapered next week, also over 7 days.
Anyways, back to your situation. I always found Ativan to be more overtly sedating than Klonopin, but with a much shorter duration of action, so there were always peaks and valleys in my anxiety. On the other hand, Klonopin seems to worsen my depression. I think you could try cross-tapering over a week or so, and that should minimize any untoward effects. So each day, replace .5 of Klonopin with 1mg of Ativan until you are only on the Ativan. That seems to be the smoothest way of doing it. Let me know how things are going, and good luck!
Sonic
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