Posted by jimmygold70 on December 25, 2002, at 11:23:01
In reply to Why is Klonopin the Benzo du Jour, posted by MB on December 17, 2002, at 12:10:29
It's just cheap, potent and works. Xanax costs times more, butr it's cheap as well. I can tell you that most are as effective as each other. 2mg of Xanax equals 40mg of Valium, so people would tell you that the former is more effective, just beacuse nobody takes that much Valium. Biologically speaking, all do about the same in equivalent doses, but the duration and onset of actions varies. Klonopin and Valium are among the longer acting, Xanax and Halcion about the shortest.
> 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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