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Long term use of clonazepam
Hello, I have taken half nexito plus tablet for almost 12 years . My biggest mistake is to continue medicine without doctor's prescription after initial year. Now when i stoped medicine with doctors direction, my depression came back after 6 months of stopping medicine. I am taking couple of medicines now and main drug sertalin 100 mg 2 times. As sertalin helped me in first few weeks. But later i am facing complete emotional blunting , lower concentration , attention, focus. Continuous headaches, anxiety attacks , imbalance issue. I have read multiple articles on benzo use for long term and it says that long term use of benzos can cause permanent changes in brain or treatment resistant depression. I am too much worried now. Can someone tell me that my symptoms are due to clonazepam use for several years or its because of depression. Awaiting for answers
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First of all you have been self medicating for several years which seems to be the problem . As of now you need to trust your doctor and maintain proper follow up and treatment schedule as prescribed by your doctor . And please stop reading articles from google / Wikipedia as these materials do not have authenticity when it comes to medical profession
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Continue your medications
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Do not increase or decrease the doses yourself and maintain proper follow up .
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Listen my friend clonazepam is a benzodiazepine  classdrug ,  so  after taking medicine definitely you will feel good  ,so sometimes addiction issue might be happen.  but listen one thing don't self medicate the medicine and it's not like that clonazepam uses for long term can make permanent change your brain but only problem is that it can cause dependency to you so don't worry too much even some of the my patients taking clonazepam more  than 30 years and they are doing exceptionally well so just be Relax
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need to consult if needed
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gradually taper off medicine otherwise it will cause withdrawal
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