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If klonopin (clonazepam) is taken as standing med would it make sense from prescribing standpoint to add ativan prn once in awhile for breakthrough anxiety?
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I probably wouldn't: prescribe more than one benzo at a time - They have different 1/2 lives.
Answered 11/26/2014
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No: do not take 2 benzodiazapens at the same time.
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