Lorazapam Equivlancy To 4mgs Of Clonazapam Per Day

I will be seeing my psychiatrist in a couple of weeks, and I just wanted to see what other people thought about my issue. I was prescribed one mg xanax three times daily for the about six or seven years, but I kept needing more and always running out. However, when I was taking xanax I wasn't anxious or depressed it worked miracles, so I really want to get back on it, but apparently since I have been out of the xanax circle for a few years, it has become impossible to get this prescribed. So, let me back up I was switched to Klonopin 1mg two times a day and then I said it wasn't helping so I was prescribed klonopin 2mgs two times a day. At first, I was amazed at the effect. I had to be really careful or I would end up passed out sitting upright the next afternoon with no recollection of how I got there. Now, I can take four of the two mgs and barely even feel anything except a little less anxious and tired. So, I told my doctor that they just weren't cutting it for my anxiety. I really wanted Valium b/c I have fond memories of that benzo as it was my first, but he instead gave me Ativan 1mg two times day. Now, he doesn't know this, but I had plenty of klonopin saved up b/c I would never take as much as prescribed. Klonopin give me no euphoric feeling at all, sometimes I will not take it for so long and start to go through withdrawals before I remember that 's what is causing me to feel strange. My point is I do not abuse them, but they do not work very well for my anxiety. The ativan worked extremely well the first two days, but now they are all gone. So, to make a long story short, I was planning on asking my doctor to up my dosage of Lorazepam, but wasn't sure what would be an acceptable amount considering I have been taking kpins with them. I'm thinking if I was on 4mgs of kpins a day then I would need at least that many mgs of lorazepam if not more b/c they are shorter acting. Do you think it would be outrageous to tell him I need three two mgs lorazapams a day?

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You need to re think your Benzodiazipine usage. I had 12 months of Ativan after exhausting my Xanax supply, hated Ativan, and just stopped. Two weeks later I was close to death. The object with Psychotropic medicine is to take as little as possible. One mg of Xanax is the equivelent to 1 mg Klonopin which is the equivalent to 1 mg Ativan. In my experience Xanax works better on anxiety than the rest. From my limited experience with Klonopin it absolutley helps with anxiety where Ativan didn't seem to help at all, almost giving you that dizzy Buspar feel. If you must have this medicine let the Doctor dictate the amount you should take and be very careful as these medicines are very dangerous when discontinued.

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That right there is what I find fascinating with the different benzos. They have completely different effects on different people. One mg of xanax may be equal to one mg of klonopin, but the klonopin has a longer half-life so you feel it longer. Therefore, you don't need to take more of it, so you really need more xanax if you have a constant anxiety disorder that keeps you from leaving the house, getting on the Internet, or even opening the windows. That is how I was for two years, when I got off of the xanax. I skipped that part. I spent two years off of xanax or anything for that matter, and I swore to myself that the next time I come off of benzos I will be dead b/c I will kill myself before it happens. That is the honest to God truth, that was how bad it was. I have decided I have an anxiety disorder and just like high blood pressure I am going to need medication for the rest of my life. I saw the alternative, it wasn't good, but thanks for your concern.

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