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Re: short or long acting benzos produce more tolerance

Posted by med_empowered on February 5, 2005, at 17:19:13

In reply to short or long acting benzos produce more tolerance, posted by KaraS on February 5, 2005, at 17:12:42

from what I understand, no one really knows for sure which (short or long acting) is more likely to produce tolerance. It has been noted that abuse is more common with some short-acting benzos such as xanax than some longer-acting ones, such as Klonopin...this, however, doesn't mean all short-acting benzos tend to be more habit-forming. RIght now, benzos (especially Klonopin) are back in vogue for anxiety, and mostsly in long-acting form--the shorter-acting forms had their day when Ativan and Xanax dominated the landscape. Sooo, psychiatrists tend to believe that longer-acting is better..the idea being that there's less re-dosing during the day, hence less exposure=less tolerance. Who knows, they may be right. Then again, one could easily use a short-acting benzo PRN w/o major problems or even dependence.


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