Posted by AzureBay on February 23, 2004, at 23:44:19
In reply to Re: Xanax or Klonipin?, posted by awatts on February 20, 2004, at 21:24:53
> > klonopin because of xanax short half life = more addicitivity. they are both nearly equal as far as power. however, id like to note that klonopin now has the klonopin wafers that disperse in your mouth immdiately, and reach your system very quickly. xanax's just aren't needed. expesially with the phobia in there. they wont last long enough.
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> From my experience, that is not true. If I have a panic attack and take Klonopin, 2 hours later it might start helping. With Xanax, the panic is gone in 20 minutes.
>Couldn't agree more with you regarding the Xanax. And the truth is it's much more potent (not in terms of duration but action) than Klonopin. I'll take the Xanax any old day over Klonopin, and I've tried both for extensive periods of time.
All this nonsense about the "addictive" potential of Xanax is really hysteria, IMHO. It's no more addictive than Klonopin in my experience. In over 4 years I've never raised my dosage of Xanax. I keep it about 2-3 mg max per day with no addictive tendencies, and that's even along with the fact that I have an addictive personality.
Bottom-line is that everyone's different, but my vote is for alprazolam!
Azure
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