Posted by yxibow on April 3, 2006, at 14:58:55
In reply to Re: Someone Prove Ashton Wrong!!!!!!!!!!....Please! » Sobriquet Style, posted by ed_uk on April 3, 2006, at 13:53:18
> Hi
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> Have you ever tried chlordiazepoxide (Librium)? Chlordiazepoxide is easier to taper than most benzos (similar to diazepam). The advantage of chlordiazepoxide is that it apparantly has a lower 'street value' than the other benzos......and so your doc may be more comfortable prescribing it.
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> Chlordiazepoxide is not a good PRN benzo, it doesn't 'kick in' as quickly as Xanax or Valium. It is, however, a logical choice if a benzo is to be taken daily for several weeks or more.
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> As with all anxiolytic benzos, it's efficacy beyond 4 months is unclear.
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> Regards
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> Ed
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> PS. How do you like clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)?
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Librium is like about 1/10 of the resulting potency of Valium, which is why Valium became the default when Librium was released around 1959-1960 and Valium became the seller in 1962. Librium is still used for alcohol detox, I guess primarily because its so weak that abuse by patients would be inhibited. Valium doesnt have, at least in the US anyway, nearly the street value of Xanax, and Klonopin I doubt has much at all.
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