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My doc put me on 10 mg Valium yesterday and took me off Clonazepam 2 mg. What's the difference in these meds and how do the dosages correspond to each medication? Is the valium dosage equal to the Clonazepam dose? Is one more potent than the other? Just curious.
Posted on 03/10/09, 11:03 am
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Reply #1 - 03/10/09  1:17pm
" I got his from this site

Diazepam (marketed under brand names Valium, Stesolid, Seduxen, Bosaurin and Apozepam) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative

Clonazepam is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It is a highly potent anticonvulsant, amnestic and anxiolytic

They look pretty similar to me. I know the generic version with clonazepam is much cheaper. "
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Reply #2 - 03/10/09  2:56pm
" all i remember really about valium is that thats the med all the neighborhood mom's were on, when i was a kid. lol... but seriously i dont know the answer, i know that 2mg clonazepam is a good doseage. "
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Reply #3 - 03/10/09  3:28pm
" Valium is much less sedating than clonazepam (for most people) "

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