Posted by Alan on February 8, 2003, at 9:19:36
In reply to Re: One benzo on top of another » cubbybear, posted by viridis on February 8, 2003, at 4:07:08
I take klonopin 1.5 - 2 mgs and ativan. With a diagnosis of GAD and SAD the combination works well. Klon for GAD and ativan for SAD. The ativan can be stopped and started with almost no withdrawal effect as the klon moderates this phenomenon for me.
This is becoming a more common form of treating mixed anxiety/depression with anxiety being the cause of the depression. Now that the backlash of benzophobia is slowly being untangled my physician says this way of treating anxiety is finally coming back into the mainstream.
I do find though that anything above 2mgs of klon causes me mild depression. I've seen this reported here and in studies about one of the side effects of klon in general or in higher doses.
Perhaps just xanax or ativan monotherapy is an option if the bzds are working for you. They don't have that reported side effect.
Alan
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