Posted by yxibow on May 2, 2006, at 1:56:45
In reply to Re: Klono depressing. Need long benzo not depressing., posted by patrickhh on May 2, 2006, at 1:47:30
> > Klonopin is calming me down and giving me some sleep, even in the miniscule dose of .125mg during the day and .25mg at night. But it makes me kind of depressed, more than I already am. I like xanax better for mood, but the peaks and valleys are viscious, plus it just feels way more addicting than klonopin. The extended release version is so expensive.
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> > What is another choice for a long lasting benzo for anxiety and sleep that will not be depressing like klono? I see mention here from Phillipa and sometimes others about valium, and once in a while about ativan. I have a friend on lorazepam and I asked him how it made him feel, and he said "good". So I don't know. Any advice?
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> Klonopin is known to be depressing for a lot of people. It made me depressed.
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> IMO, ativan is pretty short acting as well....have to dose 3 or 4 times a day.Ativan has a half life of about 10-15 hours, but may be shorter for others, at least 2x a day, you're right, it is shorter acting. Not as short as Xanax which can be as short as 4 hours.
> valium just isn't as potent as the others and it tends to build up in the system.
They all build up in the system eventually. Its just a matter of whether you're genetically disposed to be habituated to benzodiazepines and which kind. Valium is not as potent in terms of mg but its just as good for anxiety as Klonopin if not better in my opinion. A vast majority of people can stay on a particular dose of Valium for years, in fact since it came out in 1962.
> I've actually added a small dose of risperdal and it seems to make a huge difference. I wouldn't be afraid to try a low dose atypical. They are expensive though.That they are... in order of when they came out, Seroquel being the most. Risperdal is a molecular transformation of Haldol and does carry the most risk of TD. A small dose though probably has a low risk, but high doses of Risperdal are nearly as potent as Haldol itself.
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