is there much difference between Alzaprolam and Clonazepam, other than the former is shorter acting?
Benzos are benzos so if you are still chasing a satisfactory effect you may not really notice as much of a qualitative deference beyond the longer duration of the clz, in a similar way as to how ganja is just ganja when people first start smoking it, with preferences for certain manifestations of the general spectrum of effects only developing after some time to compare the different brews, in so far as some people may prefer to only use black (do people still call it that? hash, resin etc) if the option is there, as opposed to herbal cannabis whether commercially brick pressed or seedless.
So qualitatively, I find that clonazepam is better than alprazolam despite the latter seeming subjectively more potent due to its more rapid onset and increased sedation. As I am less likely to just become overwhelmed with sleepiness, a waste of a dose IMO as there has been occasions that I wake up to find the drug effect having long subsided, the average DOA being from my experience about 5 - 6 hours. As my high anxiety levels have always been and continue to be at the core of my bzd overuse I have never relied on intermediate acting benzos, using them only to ever compliment my stash as while I find them useful for precision anxiety management supporting my general drug abuse (on nights where I just want to hit the gear while still having a stone of crack or 2 left over for the morning coffee I can take a mg or 2 of alprazolam without having my wake up pipe suppressed) I always need access to a long acting 'pam to feel really secure (usually Diazepam or clonazepam). As the effect gradually wears off over the 18 - 24 hours I find that I am at lower risk of experiencing rebound collywobbles requiring no further dose, or perhaps one at half the strength of the original to stretch out the effect taper.
Although clonazepam takes longer than alot of other bzds to take effect, in my case 30 - 40 minutes on average I find that the anxiolytic properties maintain a super potent (I was raised on 2mg tablets which became my bzd of choice whenever I had a chance to do some doctor shopping while abroad) and consistent effect throughout its DOA. When compared to diazepam, which I will always value and consider the gold standard, I find I have to take a little more in equipotent equivalency - 30mg of dzp feels as effective as a 2mg Rivotril (while they work fine and do not have any real inferior effect, I have always considered Auden's domestic generic version to be lacking - when they first appeared at the start of the decade I tried a 2mg effort which after 10 years of 2mg Roche just seemed to have a bit less, well punch) despite 2mg being = to 40mg of dzp - despite the log duration I have always found diazepam to have the most rapid onset of action of any bzd I have tried beside buccal midazolam - on occasion taking as little as 10 mins to start working if taken with high fat content food such as a curry and perhaps it is due to this punch and the increased muscle relaxation that makes me feel that 0.5 mg of clz is more like taking 7.5mg of dzp, not 10.
Although it is not quite as pronounced as it is with diazepam, the muscle relaxation provided by clonazepam is another reason that I prefer it to alprazolam. Alp / 'Xanax' does have this effect in spades but when compared to other benzos it much less prominent. All of this combined with a reasonable retention of functionality makes it, IMO, a more practical drug to use that xanax as I feel I have less chance of appearing spannered if out and about, but due to its ability to remain subtle when doses are drastically escalated (taking an additional 10mg of diazepam while there is one already working its way through your brain is no big deal, but taking a second 2mg clonazepam is actually pretty ridiculous when one really thinks about it ((equiv. 40mg dzp to suddenly 80?)) it can easily catch people out with the whole 'delusions of sobriety' deal. Driving is about as hazardous as it gets when under the influence as at least when you are pissed or rolling on a pill or some shit you can take it slow and ride the high as you are aware of how battered-hammered that you are and as long as you don't end up with a cop watching you trundle along at 25mph, indicating at least 2 miles away from your turn and all the dead give aways you can make it (***). Yet waking up the day after a mg or 3 of clonazepam may result in a slightly foggy head but with no idea how impaired your driving actually is until some incident (hopefully not a crash) suddenly shows how fucked your reaction times are.
(***) - It is of course not cool to drive under the influence of alcohol or any drug and despite all the mistakes I have made it is the behaviour I still feel most ashamed of, as I managed to spend 18 years at the wheel in all sorts of states. Regardless of not getting caught - it is the amount of lives I put in danger that still makes my skin crawl and the one benefit of being on methadone is that I am no longer at the wheel, as even if the restrictions were not in place I still would not feel fit, as I am or course no longer as sharp as I was when driving like a prick.
