Posted by Quintal on December 28, 2006, at 18:41:47
In reply to Re: Ativan and Alcohol » Quintal, posted by yxibow on December 28, 2006, at 18:20:07
>Oh boy -- I didn't want to have another argument but 8mg of Klonopin (that's 160mg of Valium), and hard liquor, and GHB, and barbiturates is a setup for instant respiratory depression and a coma unless you happen to be 6'9 and weigh 280lbs, and even then I'm not sure.
If they were taken all at the same time I imagine that would be true, but that would be crazy and suicidal. I took 8mg (more actually) and drank alcohol (lager, beer or wine) and GHB (occasionally at the same time in low doses). I also took 65mg Phenobarbital with 4mg Klonopin and just felt a little drowsy.
I *did* have respiratory depression (almost failure) however with 20mg Klonopin and 800mg tramadol. I'm well aware of how astronomical those figures are and I also know I took that amount and survived. I'm a mere 5'9" and weigh something in the region of 180lb but I've always needed high doses of meds except with stimulants. Tolerance can develop rapidly to both opiates and benzos and I had been taking both for many months (years in the case of benzos). I also seem to be a fast metaboliser - those are the only explanations I can offer.
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