Posted by Daveman on March 6, 2001, at 0:01:31
In reply to Please suggest a long-acting benzodiazepine, posted by JohnM on March 4, 2001, at 19:30:29
John,
Have you checked out the Benzodiazepene Equivalency Charts on this website? They list the time to peak plasma for each of the benzos.
My own experience is limited to Xanax and Klonopin. However, I've been told that some of the benzos are used to treat anxiety with depression (Xanax, Ativan, Serax) while others usually aren't. I'd check this out with your pdoc before deciding on your next move.
Daveman
> I need to know what would be the next longest acting benzodiazepine after Klonopin. Although I can get by on very low doses of benzos (for social anxiety/phobia) the problem I have with them is that my body "metabolizes" (if that's the word) them very quickly. Xanax, Ativan, and Valium all worked well for me, but I needed to take another dose after about 2 hours with Xanax and Ativan and about 3 hours with Valium. I've used Klonopin and it lasted 5 hours which I felt was "reasonable", but I felt it had a sort of "depressing" effect on me (I know Klonopin is often indicated for its anti-convulsant and anti-manic properties)--maybe that has something to do with it.
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> I would appreciate some information on other possibilities. From my own research, I came to the conclusion that Serax (oxazepam) would be the next choice. Your suggestion? John
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