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Posted by vicksnow on April 24, 2005, at 10:19:26
i wish my pscych would give me some xanax, but he will not, so he is giving my klonopin 1mg 3x a day. i still think i need something stronger. i asked for lorazapam and he said klonopin works better than that. i have been on lorazapam before and it works quite well. on klonopin i don't really feel any reduction in anxiety, or at least i don't think so. is the reason why he won't give me the lorazapam is because it is more addictive.? i don't think klonopin is addictive at all, cause i barely feel anything when i take it.
Posted by bart on April 24, 2005, at 14:54:19
In reply to which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by vicksnow on April 24, 2005, at 10:19:26
I believe Klonipin has a longer half life than all the other benzos so I would imagine lorazapam should be a bit more potent
Posted by rjlockhart98 on April 24, 2005, at 17:15:09
In reply to Re: which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by bart on April 24, 2005, at 14:54:19
Klonopin is more "psyhically" sorry mispell sedating. Lorazepam just calms the nerve, but not as hard as clonazepam.
I just switched from 3mg of Clonazepam to 3mg to Lorazepam daily. I am more alert with ativan.
Hope this goes ok.
matt
Posted by Phillipa on April 24, 2005, at 18:30:43
In reply to Re: which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by rjlockhart98 on April 24, 2005, at 17:15:09
I feel the same way. Klonopin may be a stronger drug but it didn't calm anxiety. It's been a long time since I took lorazapam, but when I did it worked. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Mr.Scott on April 25, 2005, at 21:20:56
In reply to Re: which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by Phillipa on April 24, 2005, at 18:30:43
Klonopin is probably a more potent anticonvulsant, but ativan is a nice anti-anxiety drug in that it does not make you into as much of a bumbling fool who can't think straight.I'm sure your doctor is A)trying to avoid interdose rebound, or B)incorrectly thinking Clonazepam is less addictive than ativan because of it's slower onset and slower wear off.
Do you have a history of drug abuse?
Posted by cache-monkey on April 26, 2005, at 22:20:31
In reply to which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by vicksnow on April 24, 2005, at 10:19:26
I found that Klonopin (1.5 mg/day) made me tired and much of my anxiety remained floating around. Just switched to Ativan (3.0 mg/day; supposedly comparable to Klonopin 1.5 mg) and that seems to be both keeping much of my anxiety in check and I'm experiencing virtually no sedation.
How long have you been on your dose of K? It might take a week+ for you to reach a steady-state drug level.
~cache-monkey
Posted by chess on April 27, 2005, at 20:23:34
In reply to Re: which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by Mr.Scott on April 25, 2005, at 21:20:56
mr scott
why do you say the doc is "incorrectly thinking Clonazepam is less addictive than ativan because of it's slower onset and slower wear off"?
> Klonopin is probably a more potent anticonvulsant, but ativan is a nice anti-anxiety drug in that it does not make you into as much of a bumbling fool who can't think straight.
>
> I'm sure your doctor is A)trying to avoid interdose rebound, or B)incorrectly thinking Clonazepam is less addictive than ativan because of it's slower onset and slower wear off.
>
> Do you have a history of drug abuse?
Posted by Mr.Scott on April 27, 2005, at 23:26:16
In reply to Re: which is stronger klonopin or lorazapam, posted by chess on April 27, 2005, at 20:23:34
The popular theory among psychiatrists is that because clonazepam has a slower onset and a longer duration of action that it is less addictive. This may be true only in the sense that one has to dose their benzodiazepine less frequently to avoid rebound and or withdrawal. And psychologically a person will tend to make the association between the pill and the effect less clearly. But this does not address the physical dependence issue.Wh you go to discontinue it, its like all the other benzodiazepine drugs. A real serious pain in the *ss to stop taking and certainly no easier than the others. Also because of their higher receptor binding potency; ativan, xanax, and clonazepam may be harder to withdraw from than valium or tranxene or librium. But any way you cut it, they are all difficult to withdraw from.
There is no easy way with the benzos.
Scott
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