Posted by tony p on February 26, 2014, at 19:45:12
In reply to Re: 2 Days in on a Klonopin to Valium Crossover, posted by gadchik on February 26, 2014, at 16:58:27
I've done the same crossover a couple of times now and am now tapering from 40 to 30 mg Valium.
One difference between Klonopin & Valium that you may or may not experience (possibly not on your low dose) is that whereas Klonopin wears off steadily, Valium has a kind of "shoulder" at about 6 hr. Many doctors do not appreciate this as the references almost always list Valium/diazepam's half-life as something like 72-100 hours. The reality is that diazepam is quite quickly converted to several other, somewhat less effective, benzodiazepines, (principally nordiazepam for the techies). It is the latter that has the long half-life.
From a practical point of view, this means Valium often needs to be taken in smaller doses more frequently than Klonopin.
Good luck! I'm right there with you.
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