Posted by chad_3 on December 22, 2002, at 20:31:54
In reply to Why is Klonopin the Benzo du Jour, posted by MB on December 17, 2002, at 12:10:29
My opinion is that:
1) Long half life unlike xanax and ativan
2) Less sedating than most benzodiazepines
3) Long shot best benzo for Social Phobia
4) Good for panic at low dose5) Good for many "antipsychotic wounded" people - the best common drug for most tardive movement disorders... Many here use it as a/p substitute once their aquired brain lesions from the a/p.
6) Combines well with the serotonergics which dominate the patented drugs right now - provided the sertonin add-in does not cause too much sedations and sexual side effects.
Chad
http://www.socialfear.com/
> Does anybody know why almost everyone on this board who takes a benzo takes Klonopin? It definitely *is* the benzo du Jour. Once in a while I see Xanax mentioned on this board, but Valium, Ativan, Librium are almost unmentioned. Anyway, maybe they are mentioned, and I just don't see it. However, I've got to say that it seems 90% of all benzo posts are about Klonopin. Why is it the popular one?
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> MB
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