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Posted by chess on August 7, 2004, at 8:15:27
Which lasts longer for GAD, a single dose of Ativan or a single dose of Klonopin? (accepting they're at equal strengths)
I take Klonopin, but a friend of mine swears that he takes Ativan once in the morning and it lasts all day for his GAD, but I don't know if I believe him because I've always heard that Klonopin works longer than any other benzo.
Posted by linkadge on August 7, 2004, at 9:52:42
In reply to Which lasts longer for GAD: Ativan or Klonopin?, posted by chess on August 7, 2004, at 8:15:27
Accirding to one website clozazepam has a much longer half-life
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Posted by Fred23 on August 7, 2004, at 21:22:57
In reply to Which lasts longer for GAD: Ativan or Klonopin?, posted by chess on August 7, 2004, at 8:15:27
> Which lasts longer for GAD, a single dose of Ativan or a single dose of Klonopin? (accepting they're at equal strengths)
When I was self-experimenting with Xanax, I found that one dose in the morning would be enough.
Now with the doctor-prescribed Ativan, though the books say it has a longer half-life than Xanax, I'm finding that the effective time is *less*, so need to take two doses in a day to maintain the anxiolytic effect.
Posted by Ilene on August 9, 2004, at 14:55:55
In reply to Which lasts longer for GAD: Ativan or Klonopin?, posted by chess on August 7, 2004, at 8:15:27
> Which lasts longer for GAD, a single dose of Ativan or a single dose of Klonopin? (accepting they're at equal strengths)
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> I take Klonopin, but a friend of mine swears that he takes Ativan once in the morning and it lasts all day for his GAD, but I don't know if I believe him because I've always heard that Klonopin works longer than any other benzo.
>Klonopin lasts about 4 hours for me. I think there are some new extended-release formulations of some of these drugs. I know there's one for Xanax.
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