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Re: Ativan and Alcohol » Quintal

Posted by yxibow on December 28, 2006, at 18:20:07

In reply to Re: Ativan and Alcohol » saturn, posted by Quintal on December 28, 2006, at 15:33:34

> No, no problems to be expected. I drank loads when I was taking benzos (often 8mg Klonopin) including spirits and took other CNS depresants like GHB and barbiturates with no problems.
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> Q

Oh boy -- I didn't want to have another argument but 8mg of Klonopin (that's 160mg of Valium), and hard liquor, and GHB, and barbiturates is a setup for instant respiratory depression and a coma unless you happen to be 6'9 and weigh 280lbs, and even then I'm not sure.

But 1mg of lorazepam and a few drinks every now and then isn't an issue -- just enhances the effect of the benzodiazepine and sort of makes it superfluous. High dosages of benzodiazepines and stiff amounts of alcohol though can lead to respiratory depression, something that normally does not happen very often with pure benzodiazepines and nothing else. That's why they were made and have a high solo LD50.

-- Jay

 

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