Posted by adamie on December 10, 2001, at 10:58:03
In reply to Re: Ativan helps, will other benzo's help? info please » adamie, posted by Twain on December 9, 2001, at 23:44:53
convinced doctor to give me 30 half mg ativan tablets. sublingual. with a refill.i should ask about a longer acting benzo though during my next pdoc apointment.
> > Are there benzo's which work longer than Ativan? Please give me some info on these benzos.
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> Hi,
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> I once had a family doctor prescribe librium with the thought (however misguided) that it was the least addictive of the benzos.
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> Librium is very long acting. I found it more effective than ativan. Ativan was like a roller coaster - I felt like I was either getting high or coming down - with little inbetween.
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> Might also note that the 2 years I took ativan, I abused alcohol something fierce. But when I took librium -everything being equal- I had little desire to drink and went over a year without alcohol.
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> Now I'm taking the poor man's equivalent - neurotin. Ugh. Seems to work with wellbutrin. My pdoc won't prescribe a benzo.
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> Hope you get something long-acting. I see my pdoc on the 19th with the hope I can talk him into a very low dose of a long-acting benzo. I would be interested in knowing how you make out with the family doc.
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> bw
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