Posted by Viridis on August 11, 2003, at 2:55:36
In reply to Re: 20mg of Klonopin??, posted by cubbybear on August 10, 2003, at 4:54:38
I was extremely cautious about using alcohol when I started benzos, and essentially avoided it. I've since found that (for me) it really makes no difference, although when I do have a drink, it's typically at least 12 hours since I took Klonopin and (on the rare occasions when I take Xanax), several hours separate its use from alcohol intake.
I should emphasize that I'm talking about moderate use of alcohol and relatively low doses of benzos. Mixing the two directly is not an experiment I'd wish to try, and everyone has a different threshold of tolerance. The package inserts simply say that alcohol can potentiate the effects of benzos, and I haven't noticed even that effect. But for others it could be (dangerously) different, so proceed with caution.
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