Suggest Alternative Medicine For Cloze

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014

Question: hi,
i m XXXX4m UP XXXXXXX ,becoz of my anxiety my doctor adviced to take cloze 0.5 (Clonazepam) for 3 month ...but after it ..for me its continue..from over 8 years, how i stop it..or any replace for it.?
becoz now this medicine not avlevel in XXXXXXX

if i do't take this m feel very tension n heart stroke are up n BP high

Answered by Dr. Sunil Gupta (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please see details below

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mr. XXXX,

I went through your query and from what you have mentioned, it seems you have become dependent on clonazepam. This is why you become anxious and tensed in its absence which can be attributed to withdrawal symptoms.

Clonzepam is available in XXXXXXX The reason you are not getting it because it is a prescription medicine. You need a written prescription from a doctor for the same. In your case, I would suggest that you should consult a psychiatrist so that you can be treated for the dependence on clonazepam as well as for underlying anxiety disorder.

Medications like paroxetine would help in controlling your anxiety. In addition. clonazepam can be replaced with another longer acting benzodiazepine like chlordiazepoxide which can be then gradually tapered off, so that you won't have any withdrawal symptoms.

I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Please let me know if you have any further queries. I will be glad to help.

Best wishes,

Dr. Sunil Gupta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sunil Gupta (5 hours later)

clozel 0.5 n cloze 0.5 is same?

Answered by Dr. Sunil Gupta (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, they are same.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mr. XXXX,

Thanks for following up. Yes, both are same containing the same salt, Clonazepam. The difference in names is due to different manufacturing companies.

Hope that answers your query. Please feel free to ask any further queries that you may have. In case you don't have any further queries, you can close the discussion and please do rate the answer.

Best wishes,

Dr. Sunil Gupta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sunil Gupta (23 minutes later)

Sir ,
Only Last One.

my dose is only 0.5mg in 24 hour for last 8 years

i always taken only Cloze 0.5
but after taking another
like
Clozel 0.5
Or cloze 0.5 (MD)

i feel hot for sometime(15 to 20minute) then BP gone HIGH
mean i can't take clozel 0.5 in replace of cloze 0.5

Answered by Dr. Sunil Gupta (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Different brand will help

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mr. XXXX,

Thanks for following up. Different brands of the same drug may differ in bioavailability, which means that the total effective amount reaching your body differs with some brands. This may specially happen with some locally produced medicines with poor quality control.

You can take clonazepam of some other manufacturing company (Lonazep or Rivotril, etc.). It will hopefully ensure that you don't have the symptoms you experience otherwise.

I do hope that answers your query. Please let me know if I can be of further help.

Best wishes,

Dr. Sunil Gupta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar