Posted by mtdewcmu on April 11, 2011, at 21:44:30
In reply to Re: Alprazolam Withdrawal HELP :( » mtdewcmu, posted by Phillipa on April 11, 2011, at 21:19:58
> Ativan is fine with luvox it's valium and xanax and when they say potentiates they do mean it seems like a higher dose of the xanax and valium? That's the impression was always under. Think I can just substitute the .5xanax with lmg ativan and keep the valium for now with out anything happening? Thanks Phillipa
Luvox causes your liver to break down Xanax more slowly. Figuring out exactly what that does to your Xanax blood levels depends on a number of things and can get complicated, but it's basically like taking more. Benzo equivalence tables show 0.5 of Xanax equaling about 1.0 of Ativan, but when you factor in the Luvox, you may need more Ativan than that. Plus, each benzo is stronger in some effects and weaker in others, so there is probably no dose of Ativan that feels exactly like 0.5 of Xanax. So, 1.0mg of Ativan is a good place to start, but you'll have to judge for yourself whether it feels like enough.
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