Posted by SLS on November 17, 2014, at 12:11:53
In reply to Re: ativan - less mood and energy probs than Klon, posted by jrbecker76 on November 17, 2014, at 10:28:43
> > switched from 2 mg of klonopin to 2mg/2.5 of Ativan.....do not seem to have that heavy feeling as on klonopin......and works quicker for anxiety..any thoughts
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> Agreed. Ativan/Lorazepam caused me much less anergia and depression than Klonopin/Clonazepam.Me too.
My impression of the old literature dealing with the properties of clonazepam is that it can affect serotoninergic function. There might be more to it, but quite a few people including me report feeling depressed on clonazepam.
I find lorazepam to be a very clean" drug. There are no psychotropic effects other than anxiolytic and hypnotic. However, with a half-life of about 12 hours, one needs to dose multiple times throughout the day to treat chronic anxiety. I did not like alprazolam. It was a little too relaxing for me in a way that I didn't like. Some people report alprazolam as having antidepressant effects, but its effects seem to be mild at best.
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