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A 50-year-old male asked:
Which benzo is harsher on your liver--klonopin or ativan (lorazepam)?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Lauren Standiganswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Clonazepam: Benzodiazepines are rarely associated with elevated liver functions or clinically apparent liver injury and have not caused acute or chronic liver failure. However, there have been a few case reports about Clonazepam irritating the liver [none about Ativan] and therefore it would be considered slightly harsher.Their effect on the liver is probably due to a rarely produced intermediate metabolite.
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Dr. Krishna Kumaranswered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Benzodiazepine Depen: Let the Wise Person in you ask:
•Reasons for taking Ativan or Klonopin
••Reasons for concern fort effect on liver not a common side effect.
•Tolerance
•Habit forming
•Withdrawal
•Use of Alcohol
•Stresses in life causing Anxiety
See Psychiatrist for:
Duration, Dose and Frequency
•Tolerance and Habit forming of Ativan and Klonopin
•Therapy for stresses of life and medication dependency
•Relaxation
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Last updated Mar 22, 2020
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