Can I take clonazepam and alprazolam with six hour gap between these two for depression.

Question

Dear, both clonazepam and alprazolam belong to the benzodiazepine anxiolytics. They are not antidepressants. If you are depressed they will not work. On the other hand, you may become dependent on them, especially on alprazolam. Please talk to your doctor and get appropriate treatment. Since both of them are anxiolytics, you need one of them only - not both. Clonazepam is better since it acts little longer and dependency potential is less. It is only initially for 2-3 weeks till antidepressant take action.

Saranya Devanathan · Accepted Answer

Dear, both clonazepam and alprazolam belong to the benzodiazepine anxiolytics. They are not antidepressants. If you are depressed they will not work. On the other hand, you may become dependent on them, especially on alprazolam. Please talk to your doctor and get appropriate treatment. Since both of them are anxiolytics, you need one of them only - not both. Clonazepam is better since it acts little longer and dependency potential is less. It is only initially for 2-3 weeks till antidepressant take action.

Dipayan Sarkar · Answer

These two drugs are not for depression.

Sarika Manoli · Answer

Hello, both the tablets are not antidepressants, and kindly do not self medicate, these tablets can cause addiction with long term use. Kindly consult a psychiatrist ,get your diagnosis confirmed and then seek treatment. Do not self medicate.

Sushil Kumar Sompur · Answer

Both the medications you mention are not core anti depressant medications. Since you report that you are suffering from depression, kindly contact us as soon as possible for the right suggestion. Look forward to hearing from you. If you need help with booking an appointment online with me on this website either text, an appointment for a confidential and private consultation you may do so by contacting the help desk of Lybrate.