Clonazepam Health Feed

Dear Neeraj,
Clonotril is NOT the treatment for depression. It is given as an add on for 2-3 weeks before the antidepressant tablet takes action. You can consult another doctor and go ahead with the treatment. You can stop clonotril today itself. It is at the lowest dose.

Some anxiety is a normal part of life. It’s a byproduct of living in an often-chaotic world. Anxiety isn’t all bad, though. It makes you aware of danger, motivates you to stay organized and prepared, and helps you calculate risks. Still, when anxiety becomes a daily struggle, it’s time to act before it snowballs. Unchecked anxiety may greatly impact your quality of life. Take control by trying out the ideas below.
1. Stay active
regular exercise is good for your physical and emotional he...more

1.no alcohol
2. Reduce body weight 3. No smoking/ tobacco/drugs/ avoid pollution
4. Diet - no ghee/ butter, have mix of vegetable oils - mustard, til, ground nut, olive oil, have more green vegetables and fruits, have whole grain atta, no fried. Fast. Spicy / processed/ junk food. Less sugar, potato, rice. Less salt.
5. 30 mts brisk walk daily 6. Deep breathing exercise for 10 mts daily
7. Meditation daily for 10 mts. 6-8 hrs of sleep at night
8. Expose your body to sun for 1...more

clonapax is plain clonazepam, which is a benzodiazepine. Your anxiety ideally should have been treated by an SSRI or SNRI, since you became dependent you having this withdrawal insomnia, it is advisable to get a 2nd opinion and get your anxiety treated along the lines mentioned above. All the best.

Ayurveda is a very good treatment. Better to stop the present medicine. Along with ayurveda better to consult psychologist for overcome the problem of anxiety. It helps very much. Practice relaxation therapy and behaviour therapy. Psychological counselling is no side effects. Better to consult before ayurveda treatment. Take the advice of the psychologist. Then go for any medicinal help. Best of luck.

Dear Ved,
Clonotril is a benzodiazepine - probably you have become dependent on it. If you want to stop it, try Zolfresh instead of clonotril. Better still try an antidepressant. After 3 weeks, you will be able to stop clonotril without becoming depressed.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is one of the most successful ways to deal with anxiety. Multiple doctors and therapists recommend I do it. I still have yet to do it so I can't say from personal experience that it's successful, but I know from careful research, it is very helpful.

Therapy, in general, is very helpful as well. Not many people understand or have time to listen to what you want to talk about, but therapists are paid to do that very thing. In fact, they are curio...more

I am not sure who got you hooked onto clonazepam, even though it reduces anxiety, it shouldn't be used on a longer run. On a longer run they will shrink your brain, resulting in early onset dementia, personality changes, memory changes, even withdrawal seizures. Kindly consult a psychiatrist, get your anxiety evaluated, and he will gradually wane you off it and give pills for primary anxiety like ssri, snri or tca for longer run. All the best.

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.

Panic attack comes mainly due to underlying anxiety disorder. You should understand your anxiety and it becomes easy for you to manage anxiety and panic attacks. Along with medicines, you need psychotherapy, meditation and breathing. Take care.