Klonopin VS Ativan??!

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Klonopin VS Ativan??

-container">I was wondering which works better on panic attacks.. klonopin or ativan. I have a prescription for Klonopin 1mg, and Ativan 0.5mg. Not sure which one to take, to work faster.

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Referencing a book called Psychotropic Drugs and Women: Fast Facts by Hendrick & Gitlin...under "rapidity of effect" with the options being rapid, intermediate or slow...both are intermediate. Klonopin has a longer half life though. Personally, I do well with Ativan but was tired all the time on Klonopin.

There is a chart about equivalent doses of benzodiazapines
.5 mg ativan is = to .25-.5 of Klonopin.

Usual daily dose of Ativan is 1-6 mg (although I only take .5-1 mg and it works well even after being on it for many years) and for Klonopin it is .5- 3 mg

I have to wonder though, why on earth do you have two prescriptions for benzos? That is not something most doctors would prescribe at the same time. I certainly would not recommend taking more than one benzo at a time without explicit instructions (and a solid, sensible explanation of why) from a doctor to do so.

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