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Medications · 9 min read

Klonopin (Clonazepam)

The pitch for Klonopin, the one I hear from prescribers and from the guys who’ve been on it for years, is that it’s the cleaner benzo. Longer half-life,…

Jun 1, 2026
Medications · 10 min read

Xanax (Alprazolam)

I prescribe Xanax rarely, and when I do I usually regret it within six months. That’s not a slogan, it’s a clinical observation from watching how this drug…

Jun 1, 2026
Medications · 8 min read

Lorazepam (Ativan)

Ativan has a reputation, and half my new patients walk in with strong feelings about lorazepam before I’ve said anything. The feelings split along a sharp line. The…

Aug 24, 2025
Treatment · 11 min read

Anxiety Treatment

The public conversation about anxiety treatment and the clinical reality have drifted about as far apart as it’s possible for two conversations on the same topic to drift.…

Jul 7, 2025