Posted by Elizabeth on October 30, 2001, at 12:21:47
In reply to Re: Which benzo is *least* sedating? +other stuff » Elizabeth, posted by Daveman on October 29, 2001, at 22:29:45
> I've never discussed Ativan doses with him since I've never been on it. We did discuss Xanax vs. Klonopin, but he does not like "comparative" doses because the drugs have different reactions in different patients.
Exactly. And it's hard to say that one is "more sedating" than another when the effective doses vary from patient to patient. (For the record, it's generally accepted that Xanax is the most potent anxiolytic of these three and Ativan is the least.)
> OTOH when he switched me from Xanax to Klonopin we started at the same daily dose, 2 mg., given 2x rather than 3x daily, but I soon found I could reduce to 1 mg. per day with the same therapeutic effect.
That's pretty reasonable: 0.5 mg of Xanax is pretty close to being equianxiolytic with 0.5 mg of Klonopin (although the Klonopin will last longer).
-e
poster:Elizabeth
thread:82248
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011025/msgs/82666.html