Valium vs lorazepam

MRItest Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Nov 5, 2015, 08:04 AM

Valium vs lorazepam

Is 5 mg Valium equivalent to .5 of Lorazepam?

smoothy Posts: 25,492, Reputation: 2853

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Nov 5, 2015, 09:17 AM

Shouldn't you be asking the prescribing doctor?

J_9 Posts: 40,298, Reputation: 5646

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Nov 5, 2015, 01:37 PM

No, they are two different medications.

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