Posted by Wildman on January 22, 2004, at 13:12:13
In reply to Re: Tranxene - the forgotten benzo, posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 22, 2004, at 6:20:36
> Tranxene is still commonly prescribed (my aunt takes it, for example). It definitely has more potential for abuse than Klonopin, though. It's very similar in effect to Valium (I believe it may even be a Valium metabolite?) and is fast-acting, although, like Valium, it does have a long half-life.
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> The true forgotten benzo is Paxipam (halazepam) -- I've yet to meet one person other than myself who's taken it.What about rohypnol? I believe it's a benzo and not even available (legally) in the US. I took one once on an overnight international flight and it clobbered me. When I told my pdoc that I had tried it, he mentioned that I was the first person that he had come across in his practice that had ever taken it. (I got that one pill from my mother in law who lives overseas and who has a similar aversion to flying that I do). It had a sedating effect that was unbelieveable and actually kind of scary...
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