Ativan is good for "pre-sleep" and anxiety.
Klonopin is not a "pre-sleep" type, and that is why docs will have people with anxiety and those who often suffer with anxiety attacks.
My pdoc gives me scripts for both to use only if needed.
Klonopin does not make me sleepy if and when I need to use it, I could drive and not be drowsy.
Ativan, I personally wouldn't want to take it if I needed to drive or be alert for something else.
After knowing how they make me feel, I wouldn't shy away fromusing them, but I try to only stick to the directions, "use only when needed."
I've been findinf Ativan seems to help me sleep better than Ambien, and now Sonata, I will use the Ativan up faster than the Sonata, doc only writes qty of 15 only, never a full 30 days. Helps reduce the chance of addiction. I only see him once every 2 months, so they need to last that long, he is happy to see I so often do not need refills every visit . . . I am too.
Yeah, I like Ativan.