Klonopin or valium? which is best for anxiety?

Question

What are the effects & side effects of klonopin & how does it differ to the effects & side effects of valium? Which is most effective fro anxiety?

Answer 1

Klonopin is least addictive which is important, but valium is stronger and highly addictive.

Social anxiety can cause these feelings, which can also lead to severe depression,
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/ds...

if not you could be suffering from Generalized Anxiety
Disorder..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/general_anx...

There is hope; I've been there, and still am there, it is a long, hard struggle. I recommend
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_b... worked best for me, with mild anti-anxiety meds. I suffered from social anxiety for over 15 years. I've tried individual therapy, and group therapy and studied psychology for 10 years, as a profession, but also with the hope to cure myself.

Depending on your comfort level, you could go to a psychologist that practices CBT and specializes in anxiety disorders, seek a group therapy, or create one. Usually those that do attend the group therapy are a bit more high functioning because as you know, it can be difficult to speak in a group.

Another idea is to see if there are any local research studies being conducted that you could participate in.

The program that finally worked the best for me is this one: http://www.socialanxiety.us/findinghelp.... and I was lucky enough to have a structured behavioral group to go along with it. Sometimes the people that actually attend this program come back home and form groups.

I recommend a mild anti-anxiety med in addition to CBT therapy.

Any questions, let me know ... I can't tell you how much this has improved my life!

Answer 2

The effect and side effects for all psychiatric medications vary from patient to patient. What works well for one person might totally throw off someone else. If you're getting a prescription see what your doctor recommends. Those aren't even the only two options.

valium: http://www.drugs.com/valium.html
klonopin: http://www.drugs.com/klonopin.html

Answer 3

klonopin is stronger. Valium is a old reliable tranquilizer that you can break in pieces and was FDA approval.