lunchbox333
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I'm about 2 months fresh from a very mild to moderate klonopin withdrawal from about 4-6 months of use with a proper taper where I finally stopped at 0.5
I don't have much of a history with benzos besides this , was prescribed Xanax for a year or so about 3 or 4 years back but didn't experience any significant withdrawals upon cessation. didn't touch them once in the time between then, and this more recent duration I noticed even after a month or two of daily use I still wasn't physically dependent, only after about 3 months did I start experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
my question is, I am considering using a Benzo one time soon for therapeutic reasons (1~1.5 mg clonazepam roughly) I have clonazepam, temazepam, and lorazepam at my disposal.. in the light of HR, I am wondering which half life would be of greater efficency to avoid any chances of precipitating a kindling or rebound. theoretically speaking ( or experientially) would a moderate length Benzo like lorazepam or temazepam be better for me because it has less time on the receptors? or would a long half life be better because of the gradual drop as opposed to drastic drop in cmax levels of a shorter acting benzo?. I understand the basic protocol for tapering someone off is to switch to long half life benzos, and one might assume same rules apply but I think this situation might be slightly different and there may be some other factors at play, in particular duration of time on the receptors.
any input is welcome , thanks
I don't have much of a history with benzos besides this , was prescribed Xanax for a year or so about 3 or 4 years back but didn't experience any significant withdrawals upon cessation. didn't touch them once in the time between then, and this more recent duration I noticed even after a month or two of daily use I still wasn't physically dependent, only after about 3 months did I start experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
my question is, I am considering using a Benzo one time soon for therapeutic reasons (1~1.5 mg clonazepam roughly) I have clonazepam, temazepam, and lorazepam at my disposal.. in the light of HR, I am wondering which half life would be of greater efficency to avoid any chances of precipitating a kindling or rebound. theoretically speaking ( or experientially) would a moderate length Benzo like lorazepam or temazepam be better for me because it has less time on the receptors? or would a long half life be better because of the gradual drop as opposed to drastic drop in cmax levels of a shorter acting benzo?. I understand the basic protocol for tapering someone off is to switch to long half life benzos, and one might assume same rules apply but I think this situation might be slightly different and there may be some other factors at play, in particular duration of time on the receptors.
any input is welcome , thanks