Posted by Alan on February 28, 2002, at 21:05:15
In reply to Re: xanax vs klonopin-Alan, posted by Thrud on February 28, 2002, at 17:41:24
> Hi Alan.
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> You seem very knowledgable on benzos. I have PD and have been taking 3mg/day of Xanax. There are only two things that annoy me. Firstly, I find it a little harder to speak fluently: the words are always "on the tip of my tongue" but often I just can't get them out. Sometimes I am just a little more absent-minded. It was not this way pre-Xanax. The other is having to take it 3X per day. I often find myself having do discreetly reach into my pocket at work and look around to make sure no one is looking when I pop it.
> Is it worth talking to my doc about switching to Klonopin? Apparently it needs to be taken only twice a day. I could then take both doses at home.
> Do you know if Klonopin is better in terms of word recall and other cognitive effects or is it totally an individual thing?
> It is funny, I never get the sedation, cravings or roller-coaster rides so many people talk about when it comes to Xanax. Regular dosage just reduces my background anxiety. After taking heaps of ADs I find Xanax to be far superior in terms of benefits-to-side effects.
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> Thrud
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Yes, short term memory loss is a common side effect on BZD's. But memory loss is also a side effect from being under heavy duty anxiety too. Sounds like you've already made that decision as to the cost/benefit analysis....BZD's work as differently for individuals as different ssri's work for other individuals. You can only experiment - with you knowledgeable doctor's guidance of course. I take Klonopin daily and Ativan PRN for certain situational anxiety. Klonopin handles my GAD and Ativan breakthroug panic. Klon doesn't do it for me in the panic dept. - I'm a good example about what I speak of.
Alan
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