Posted by orbital on March 25, 2010, at 21:34:38
In reply to Re: sleep meds - such an important topic, posted by Phillipa on March 25, 2010, at 20:08:10
> Seriously glad you liked ativan as switching to that due to change in meds. Phillipa
Phillipa, I noticed your thread about a med change. FWIW, in my experience Ativan is the best benzo out there. It's extremely smooth, and seems to lack the brutal Xanax rebound. Regarding cognition etc, I agree with Linkadge, it's very benign.
By the way, I once found a Pubmed paper in which the author proposed the existence some sort of natural "lorazepam receptor" in the brain, as this drug is found (in small amounts) in certain food products. Speculation, I know, but I wish I'd bookmarked it.
The only reason I discontinued it was because I required very high doses to control my anxiety, versus my relatively low dose of Klonopin. The crossover was completely uneventful.
Good luck :)
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