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Originally Posted by CoconutHolder
In humans tolerance to the anticonvulsant effects of clonazepam occurs frequently. Chronic use of benzodiazepines leads to the development of tolerance with a decrease of benzodiazepine binding sites. Many studies have found that tolerance develops to the anticonvulsant properties of clonazepam with chronic use, which limits its long term effectiveness as an anticonvulsant."
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OK, if this were an epileptic message board that quote may have some merit (if it's even true.) But we are taking these drugs for their anxiolytic qualities. And BTW, tolerance is not common with long term benzo use when used to treat anxiety (as several studies have shown.)