Clonazepam Health Feed

Hello Lybrate user
before switching ftom one anti epileptic medicine to another, few factors are considered
1.whether the fits are well controlled with present medication
2.type of seizure you have-whether focal or generalised because medicine used in one type may not be effective for other type
3.are you having any adverse effects with present medications
4.what are the eeg findings
please update these details so that I can give you an opinion.

Kindly take the medicine only if a doctor has prescribed it. The point is that the medicine you take for depression only works on calming the symptoms. We call them nuerosuppresents. What they do is they basically calm you down until another dose is required. They never help you solve the underlying problem. The thing is that only therapy can do that. There are a lot of underlying thoughts or even trauma that needs to be resolved that will itself resolve the issue. The issues like sugar and high...more

Depression is a very common problem. There are so ever so many much worse than u. Yours is a little problem no need to worry. Stop smoking and alcohol have regular exercise like walking swimming cycling jogging with friends for one hour holidays once in a week dailyyoga, scheduling activities hobbies social service take fish and vegetables exercise one hour daily
you can take the drugs you were taking.

Dear Ms. lybrate-user,
I went through your query in detail and from what you have mentioned, it is clear that despite being on medicines, you are still having the symptoms of depression. The medicines that you have mentioned consists of two salts, an anti depressant Escitalopram and a sedative Clonazepam. Youu haven't mentioned how long you have been taking this tablet. If it has been more than two weeks, had I been your psychiatrist I would have considered increase in dose of the antidepres...more

Is he taking it for sleep disorder or for seizures (fits) if that's for sleep disorder he can just swallow it, at least 1 hour before retiring to bed. If for seizures (fits) your doctor must have advised it below tongue for early absorption in blood.

Clonazepam is habit forming drug so we need to discuss other modalities of treatment in your case hence your personal visit may help you and me to sort out your problems.

Clonafit 0.25 contains clonazepam, if you are feeling wel using this medicine, than continue, if any side effects are observed, then immediately report to the doctor,
clonafit is okay to use but habit forming tendencies are found on long term uses, it should be taken for 3-4 months only.

Hi lybrate-user
Based on the limited information provided here, it is difficult to completely understand your concerns. Typically, medication would reduce the symptoms but not take away the cause of anxiety or sadness or any other unpleasant emotions. For this reason, it may be helpful for you to make an appointment with a qualified psychologist who would be able to assess and understand your concerns, and provide you with the help you need.

You can take safe Ayurveda medicines instead. Get panchakarma done, so that the symptoms can't get worse.

Yes sudden withdrawl of benzodiazepines lead to rebound anxiety. Taper it gradually in consultation with your doctor.