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I am curious about this.  Seems to be long acting.

Seems to be useful for sleep (my issue).

But nobody seems to use this for tapering...... ?  Anyone tried it?

 

I have noticed conversions from say valium to flurazepam all over the place, from it being 2x to 3x to 6x weaker.

 

thanks.

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I don't see conversion llisted there or 'lipid solution'  , whatever that is.

 

Ashton DOES offer a conversion, and it i relatively weak (weaker than valium) and long acting so might be possible?

 

thx.  I guess you'd have to dump it out of a capsule to measure it, tho...

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I don't see conversion llisted there or 'lipid solution'  , whatever that is.

 

Ashton DOES offer a conversion, and it i relatively weak (weaker than valium) and long acting so might be possible?

 

thx.  I guess you'd have to dump it out of a capsule to measure it, tho...

 

Lipid means fat soluble. Valium, Klonopin and Flurazepam are highly lipid soluble, I.E., meaning one could use a lipid solution as in whole fat milk.

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Thanks, did not know that.

 

I guess librium is more popular than Dalmane for tapering.

 

My dr mentioned it among the various possibilities for me.  I think he does not know what to do with me!  Poor him and poor me!!!  hehe

 

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I don't know what dose you are on of K, but think for Dalmane would be 2 or 3 times the mg to be equivalent...
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I don't know what dose you are on of K, but think for Dalmane would be 2 or 3 times the mg to be equivalent...

 

On 1.5mg of K, an online converter calculator said 45 mg (range 6 to 45 mg)....THAT RANGE IS HUGE!

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Looking at benzo calculator conversions, two show 1.5 mg's K = 45 mg's Flurazepam.

 

http://benzos.tripsit.me/

 

https://clincalc.com/Benzodiazepine/

 

One showed 1.5 mg's K - 90 mg's Flurazepam

 

http://psychopharmacopeia.com/bzd_dose_convert.php

 

The discrepancies could be why this is not an option used, IMO, though I really cannot verify that.

I dunno, I've seen those ranges with other conversions too....its nuts how do you even know where to start??

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I know...  it is certainly at least half the strength of valium but how much weaker I guess they don't know? 

 

Are any of these easier to get off of than valium?

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