From ativan to klonopin (no taper)

[hazyworld]

I have a  question hoping others may help me with...i have been on ativan since about may 09 and i want to go to klonopin....i was on klonopin in the past and i think i  do better on it...my question is can you just switch over,,,,my dr says u can,,,,and told  me to go head but i was on a higher mg of ativan than the klono and im wondering about withdrawals and if im gonna feel drugged out on the klonopin till my body gets used to it....i also ecxperience dizziness on the ativan and dr said i did on the klono also but i know it was nothing like the dizziness i have been having....would like to hear from others that have switched over fromativan to klono  thanks

[nursegirl6572]

Why are you asking the same question again?  Ryan, myself and others already answered the question *(several times acutally).  

Ryan also gave you excellent advice on how to proceed from here....I would strongly advise that you look into what he suggested.

All we do is answer the same questions over and over for you......yet you never seem to actually follow up on anything we tell you (with your doctor).  You need more help than this forum can give you, that is the truth of the matter.

[jules2you]

My disabled brother has been on klonopin 10mg for over 15 years. Last month the pharmacy mistakenly put antivan in the bottle instead of the klonopin. He was so sick-but we didn't know why. High fever, major agitation, sweating profusely and at times  like he was out of his mind (he's non-verbal). He was hospitalized for 3 days with every test being done. It was after he was home that I discovered the med error. However, the pharmacists and doctors all tell me that they don't think it was withdrawals as he was given 10mg of antivan-same as the klonopin. What does anyone out there think! I think it was withdrawals-what do you think?

[jules2you]

My disabled brother has been on klonopin 10mg for over 15 years. Last month the pharmacy mistakenly put antivan in the bottle instead of the klonopin. He was so sick-but we didn't know why. High fever, major agitation, sweating profusely and at times  like he was out of his mind (he's non-verbal). He was hospitalized for 3 days with every test being done. It was after he was home that I discovered the med error. However, the pharmacists and doctors all tell me that they don't think it was withdrawals as he was given 10mg of antivan-same as the klonopin. What does anyone out there think! I think it was withdrawals-what do you think?