Posted by cactus on March 29, 2008, at 19:05:47
In reply to Re: KLONOPIN VERSUS XANAX, posted by Phillipa on March 29, 2008, at 17:11:24
for me personally, xanax did the roller coaster ride which i agree with agnes on, valium and klonopin don't. Also klonopin does not depress me. I prefer a drug that I only have to take once a day if possible. Xanax is better for situational panic and panic attacks.
I still have no idea why north america is still so against prescribing valium first before (klonopin/rivotril). The rest of the world seem to steer clear of clonazepam (rivotril/klonopin) and gives valium first. Clonazepam is a very powerful drug which I take because valium wasn't working but it has worked wonders for me over the years on and off. I hope to switch back to it when I taper my dose down because my GAD seems to be getting better. Xanax is great for panic attacks and valium or klonopin/rivotril is better for generalized anxiety disorders. I found out that by taking xanax i would wake early with terrible anxiety, so you just need to find the one that works for you and your condition. It's quite hard for the masses in Australia and the UK to get prescriptions for both xanax and klonopin/rivotril. It's either valium or serapax/serax. Anyone else agree with that last statement?ps angnes, typing in capitals means you're screaming, i mean no disrespect by that
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