Posted by mav27 on September 27, 2008, at 8:48:13
In reply to Re: Which benzo should I try next?, posted by socialphobic on September 27, 2008, at 7:20:50
> > I pay $29 for 100 2mg tabs of Rivotril in Australia and the generic brand Paxam is about $25 for 100 2mg tabs. It used to be about $55-60 for a private script but I don't pay that anymore. Go ask a chemist, I think your doc might have old information. I think it's status has changed from epileptics only. It's great for social phobia but for some reason doctors in Australia loathe to prescribe it. Xanax and ativan aren't great for sleep, temezapam might be a good choice but it wears off quickly like serapax does. Don't forget good old trusty mogadon. It's the best sleeping pill you can get that's a benzo.
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> > I would personally really steer clear of xanax, it would have to be the most addictive benzo on the market and one of the hardest to come off for most people. Everyone reacts differently, but I'd go for mogadon for sleep or rivotril for anxiety/SP, it does help with sleep too. Good luck. C
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> > PS I don't like taking benzo's anymore but it's the only thing keeping me going at the moment until my situation changes. I'm going to have a very long and tiresome withdrawal from rivotril. I take 6mg daily for severe anxiety/panic/SP but hopefully it wont be for much longer before I start to taper again. Just to let you know it took me 2 months last time to get from 6mg to 4mg, so be careful and take care
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> How long ago did the price come down from $55 - 60 to $29? My doctor told me it was around $50 probably a few months ago. Could it have changed in that time?
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> I have tried temazepam but its didn't do much. Mogadon (nitrazepam) was pretty decent at 10mg.
I reckon your dic was just guessing a price.. i paid $32 a year ago for the 2mg tablets but from a chemist that is slightly more expensive.. don't forget chemists can charge what they want so your doc may just live near an expensive one or hasn't looked at the price of it in years.
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