WHAT ARE THE DOSE EQUIVALENCIES AMONGST VARIOUS BENZODIAZEPINES?
There are no clearly definitive equivalencies for various benzodiazepines. This author has personally seen at least a dozen different benzodiazepine equivalency charts and no two are alike. The table below has been chosen because it reflects the clinical experience of Professor Ashton in having helped over 300 people to withdraw from benzodiazepines by use of a Valium substitution method (see below). Alprazolam 0.5 Bromazepam 6 Chlordiazepoxide 25 Clonazepam 0.5 Clorazepate 15 Diazepam 10 Estazolam 1-2 Flunitrazepam 1 Flurazepam 15 Halazepam 20 Ketazolam 15-30 Lorazepam 1 Lormetazepam 1-2 Nitrazepam 10 Oxazepam 20 Prazepam 10-20 Quazepam 20 Temazepam 20 Triazolam 0.5 Thus, 1mg of alprazolam (Xanax) or clonazepam (Klonopin) is the equivalent of 20mg of Valium; 1mg of lorazepam (Ativan) is the equivalent of 10mg of Valium. These dose equivalencies are important for a number of reasons, the most significant of which is the issue of switching to a different benzodiazepine such as Valium pr
