Posted by yxibow on August 24, 2006, at 11:22:31
In reply to Re: i'm freaked out » yxibow, posted by valene on August 24, 2006, at 10:52:48
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> > 6mg of Xanax is 60mg of Valium and 3mg of Klonopin
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> Where did you get this information? 6mg of xanax is equivalent to 6mg. of klonopin and yes 60 mg. of valium most equivalency charts will show you this. Sorry, Klon. is strong also as we all know has a longer half-life then xanax.
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Dr. Bob's FIRST chart at http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/bzd.html and my own personal experience along with my doctor that this is pretty much correct, except for the "immediacy" (peak to plasma) feelings which are much stronger than sometimes noted there such as for alprazolam and lorazepam. Of course as they say, your miles may vary...
1mg of alprazolam (2x .5) is 10mg (2x5)of diazepam. 10mg of diazepam is 1/2 mg of clonazepam, therefore 60mg of diazepam is 3mg of clonazepam (60 x .5) (20 fold). (And yes I know this is true since I tapered from 8 mg of clonazepam to 160 mg of diazepam before a recent reduction in diazepam.)
Is this true in all cases... ? No. But its a better guideline than the other charts.
-- tidingsJay
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