If I were to taper, which benzo to choose ?

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On 2 mg clonazepam for years. Original use: muscle relaxant.

 

Plenty of physical 'issues'.

 

Tapering clonazepam appears impossible.

 

If I were to choose a taper, which benzo should I switch to ? Librium is a common option.

What about clobazam, or a different benzodiazepine ? Diazepam is really hard to tolerate.

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Why do you say clonazepam appears impossible?

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One word: experience.

 

It's destabilizing. A lot. And a taper lasts forever.

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Got it.  You have a problem with the med itself.  So K is out.

 

If a change is made most switch to V.  But if that is also a problem then I would say Librium is the next most common.  Ashton does mention Librium as an option in her manual.  I think it might only be available in capsule form?  There are other benzos with the right profile for tapering, but we have little experience with them here at BB.

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Please tell me of these benzos with the right profile for tapering

 

I'd just like to know.

 

Also, I'm concerned about any other benzo than clonazepam causing intestinal distress - clonazepam itself is bad enough. We're talking about dynamics of muscle tension/contraction/fluids/blood flow (??)

A benzo that does not distribute to fat the way diazepam or Librium does might be interesting.

 

Btw, what about clobazam ? I'm not even sure if it's a benzo !

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http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha01.htm#4

 

This pretty much sums them up for half life and potency.  Looks like clobazam is too short acting.

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http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha01.htm#4

 

This pretty much sums them up for half life and potency.  Looks like clobazam is too short acting.

 

If you mean half life and if you believe the chart, it´s close to clonazepam-

 

Still interested in those ´other benzos´. Or were you just referring to benzodiazepines with a long half life ?

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http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha01.htm#4

 

This pretty much sums them up for half life and potency.  Looks like clobazam is too short acting.

 

If you mean half life and if you believe the chart, it´s close to clonazepam-

 

Still interested in those ´other benzos´. Or were you just referring to benzodiazepines with a long half life ?

 

 

He means you need a longer half life of the drug because a short acting benzo is difficult to taper off. Too bad you can't take valium, as it's the best choice by many. Librium is also long acting but it's a weak drug. I take Valium with no problem at all. I C/O from Klonopin, which also didn't bother me. You must be med sensitive.

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He means you need a longer half life of the drug because a short acting benzo is difficult to taper off.

 

What BG said.