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Reducing clonazepam dose
Hi
I have been suffering from Anxiety from the past 7 months. When I started the treatment I was taking a half tablet of 0.5 mg clonazepam in the morning and one full tablet of 0.5 mg in the night.
My morning's dose was reduced 3 months back and I started taking quarter of 0.5 mg clonazepam in the morning. It almost took a month to get adjust once my morning's dose was reduced and then I was fine.
Now it's been a month, my doctor told me to stop the morning's dose and now I am taking only one tablet in the night which is of 0.5 mg. I left the morning's tablet.
I was good for almost 2 weeks after stopping the morning's medicine, but after 2 weeks I am getting Anxiety symptoms again.I feel good for 3-4 days and then suddenly I get some anxiety symptoms like blurred vision and fear that something is going to happen.
Please tell me does it take time to get adjusted for me for reduced dose or I'm getting panic attacks again?
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Hello
I understand your concern about getting recurrent panic attacks. Clonazepam isn't the only medicine which you're supposed to take for your anxiety disorder. There is always a primary first choice treatment which needs to be taken with this drug. Clonazepam will relieve you of your anxiety only temporarily and when you stop it, anxiety may relapse again. Consult the psychiatrist for initiating a proper treatment
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Hi there,
A detailed medical and psychiatric history is always needed for every case. Also a detailed mental status examination is also recommended for every case.
Going through your problems,
It appears that you may need some other medications for you as per your details of the symptoms.
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In addition to the medications, you also need psychological interventions.
Go for Yoga and other relaxation exercises.
Need for life style changes.
Be positive in your thoughts.
A sound sleep is also needed.
Get the help from a mental health professional.
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First of all Clonazepam is a short term treatment the main treatment of anxiety disorder lies in getting to the cause and treating it with antidepressants, kindly consider meeting a psychiatrist for the same as Clonazepam is not good for long term use as it can cause dependency
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Follow regular physical exercises and deep breathing relaxation exercises
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