Posted by mtdewcmu on April 18, 2011, at 19:46:58
In reply to Re: need advice to tapering off xanax also, posted by Abby Cunningham on April 18, 2011, at 17:54:14
I just read your post where you said you were unable to tolerate Valium. Some benzos cause me to feel depressed as well, and Valium is one of them.
You may want to look for additional benzos that have long-half lives, and see if you can tolerate any of them.
Librium may work, although it may feel too similar to Valium.
Another one that might work is Tranxene.
One or both of those may share a metabolite with Valium, though, in which case it probably would cause the same problems.
Here is a chart that found using a Google search:
http://www.pharmer.org/forum/discussion-prescription-and-otc-meds/benzo-comparison-chart
Note that some of the ones in the chart aren't available in the US.
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