timberland
(Enthusiast)
08/22/04 09:32 AM
Re: Valium - Diazepam

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First off, I am not a doctor, and 2nd, individuals vary a bit too much in their responses to different benzos for me to comment much.

I suggested Klonopin because out of all the benzos it's the one I see most often recommended for your problem. The main difference from Valium is that Valium has an extremely long half-life, plus it has an active metabolite which lasts in your body for up to several days. Heavy stuff. Klonopin has a faily long half-life, so it can be taken just once or twice daily, but not nearly as long as Valium.

Any of these drugs are going to be very difficult for you to get off of, given what you wrote in your first posts about predeliction towards addiction, and I suggest you try more alternatives before using benzos without a doctors supervision.--




I would have to disagree with one part of this (just disagree, not say you're wrong ) Klonopin is most often prescribed for seizures or psychiatric conditions. It's half-life is on the order of 30-60 hours! Temazepam (Restoril) is primarily for insomnia (half-life of 8-20 hours) . By the way, it's a metabolite of Valium, oddly enough. Others include triazolam (Halcion; half-life of 1.505 hours), flurazepam (Dalmane; half life of 1-4 hours, but there's a metabolite that may or may not be active that stays around for a while), and very occasionally, midazolam (Don't know the trade name; half-life of 1-4 hours).



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