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How To Withdraw From Zyprexa And Clonazepam?

my 88 year old mother has been taking 10mg of zyprexa and 1mg of clonazepam 3 times a day on the letter for a period of at least 15 years and now a np they have her seeing wants to take her off these meds she said because o side effects after all these years is that safe or wise thank you YYYY@YYYY
Thu, 11 Jan 2018
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hello, welcome to healthcaremagic

could you please share a little bit of your mother's history?
why is she on these drugs? what is the indication? is she having serious side effects.

now coming to withdrawal part, the best way to withdraw from any drug with abuse potential is to decrease the dose of drug over time.

for eg, if she is addicted to 1mg of clonazepam TDS, then first decrease it to BD, then OD and then decrease the dose to half and so on.

BUT this should only be done under the guidance of attending doctor. and this may cause relapse for her symptoms.

alternatively, her medications can be changed to ones with less side effects.

please discuss my point of view with your doctor on your next visit.


hope this helps you.
I wish for good health of your mother.
Please feel free to revert back in case of any more doubts/queries.
Thank you.
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How To Withdraw From Zyprexa And Clonazepam?

hello, welcome to healthcaremagic could you please share a little bit of your mother s history? why is she on these drugs? what is the indication? is she having serious side effects. now coming to withdrawal part, the best way to withdraw from any drug with abuse potential is to decrease the dose of drug over time. for eg, if she is addicted to 1mg of clonazepam TDS, then first decrease it to BD, then OD and then decrease the dose to half and so on. BUT this should only be done under the guidance of attending doctor. and this may cause relapse for her symptoms. alternatively, her medications can be changed to ones with less side effects. please discuss my point of view with your doctor on your next visit. hope this helps you. I wish for good health of your mother. Please feel free to revert back in case of any more doubts/queries. Thank you.