Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 21, 2003, at 2:56:32
In reply to Re: Benzo Withdrawal--Any Helpful Vitamins/Minerals?, posted by jlo820 on August 20, 2003, at 21:09:16
> They are not vitamins or minerals, but often if one is trying to withdraw from the short-acting benzos (Xanax, Ativan, etc.), they can be given the longer-acting benzos to help them through the process. Klonopin and Valium are the ones usually used for this purpose.
That's true, that *is* the easiest way to go about it. Switching to phenobarbital is a technique also often employed, and can actually be even better than Valium or Klonopin as its duration of action is longer than Valium's and just a little less than Klonopin's (phenobarb: 6-8 hours) and its half-life is way longer than either of their's (two-six days). Oh, guess I should mention that barbiturates are cross-tolerant with benzos (as is alcohol), or else you may wonder what the hell I'm talking about. :-)
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