Clonazepam Anxiety
Clonazepam anxiety (Klonopin) is a medication your doctor can prescribe to help manage symptoms of panic disorder. It does this by decreasing abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which helps to relax you and ease any anxieties or fears you may have.
It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines, which affect gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important chemical messenger in your brain that helps control nerve impulses. Benzodiazepines have long been prescribed for treating various anxiety disorders and other conditions.
Clonazepam, alprazolam (Xanax), and lorazepam are commonly prescribed in combination with other medicines to treat anxiety disorders. They may also be used for depression when other antidepressants don’t seem to be helping the symptoms improve.
Dosage: Your doctor will begin you on a low dose of clonazepam and gradually increase it until your symptoms have been relieved. Typically, 0.125 milligrams (mg) two times daily is recommended, with possible increases of 0.125 mg every three days.
Side Effects: Clonazepam may cause nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and tremor as side effects. These reactions are usually mild and resolve within a few days or weeks.
Drug Interactions: People with certain medical conditions should not take clonazepam, including those who have or had asthma, high blood pressure, liver or kidney disease or seizures. Furthermore, taking clonazepam in combination with opioid drugs could result in slowed breathing or death.
