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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s not that much difference among the drugs here—certainly not enough to be calling one a “terrible choice.” LMAO.

1 mg of Klonopin is the equivalent of three drinks. So wait however long you would wait after three drinks.[/quote]

This is extraordinarily foolish advice, and why you should speak to a clinical professional, or at least a reputable source, if you have questions about prescription drugs[/quote]

What exactly do you take issue with about this advice?[/quote]

"1 mg of Klonopin is the equivalent of three drinks. So wait however long you would wait after three drinks"

The utter incorrectness of it? The lack of specificity? How long do you "wait after three drinks"? A day? an hour? A quick nap?

This is a dangerous approach, based in nonsense.

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If pedantry is what you want, pedantry is what you will get.

1 mg of Klonopin is the equivalent of three drinks in its impact on things like judgment, reaction time, slowing of respiratory drive when paired with opiates, etc.

Klonopin has a longer half-life than alcohol--between 20 and 30 hours for a milligram of Klonopin, vs 4-5 for a single drink.

So if you are a person who could have three drinks and throw back a fourth in the next hour, you probably won't feel much impact if you take a Klonopin and then drink--even on the plane!

If you (like me) are someone who has never had three drinks in a day, you will want to wait longer.

The bottom line is: OP should be aware that a drug with the psychogenic impact of three alcoholic beverages is in their system and will be for 20-30 hours after ingestion.

This absolutely does not require spitting out wine for the rest of a weeklong wine country vacation. OP; if you're flying in the afternoon, take the Klonopin, be fuzzy on the plane, get where you are going, have dinner, sleep, and wake up the next day, and you are otherwise in normal health/not taking potentiating medications, it will be perfectly safe to drink wine the next day.  [/quote]

OP, you're welcome to take advice from whomever/wherever you please, but the pp remains dangerously wrong (and arrogant af).

PP, maybe your "buzz" is the same as 3 drinks, but that subjective analysis isn't science. And the half-life and processing of these two drugs is not. the. same. That's not "pedantry", it's just fact. Your quoted time of "20-30 hours" is incorrect, which was cited upthread already.

Congrats on your future Darwin award, tho. Best.[/quote]

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