Posted by Christ_empowered on November 19, 2015, at 11:06:58
In reply to Re: ativan, posted by rjlockhart37 on November 18, 2015, at 22:02:48
Ativan I think is slightly less potent than Klonopin. It hits faster, its available in injection form, and its been around forever, so docs are very familiar with it. With xanax becoming less and less popular because of its bad rep, ativan is becoming more and more the standard go-to Benzo for...everything, it seems. Klonopin can cause and/or worsen depression, plus its also hard to taper, so...yeah. Ativan seems a good choice compared to some of the alternatives.
Having said that...a lot of the benzo-related problems could be reduced if docs would use good ole Valium more often. Long acting, easier to taper, available in many dosages, available in injection form...it works fast, too. But, hey...Valium has a rep as "Mother's little helper," so...not so much.
That's one big problem I have with psychiatry...prescribing habits are often rooted in everything but science and available data. Company-backed data, money, trends, all that.
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