Posted by paxvox on June 5, 2003, at 18:03:36
In reply to Xanax and Ativan interaction, posted by software guru on June 5, 2003, at 8:16:39
Guru,
If you check elsewhere on this page, or do a search from Dr. Bob, you will find a benzo comparison chart that gives relative strengths of each med as well as the half-life. Xanax to Ativan would not be a problem at all unless you are taking a very high dose of Xanax (>2mg) more than twice to three times daily. Xanax is about 10 x as powerful as Valium, I do not remember the equivalence to Ativan, but that information IS on this page. Zoloft should not have any effect on either of these meds. I have taken about every benzo you could name at one time or another, and I have switched between them w/o any problems. The BIG problem comes when you stop taking benzos w/o slowly reducing the dose, now THAT WILL cause you some major problems!PAX
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