Are Knee Pain And Depression Side Effects Of Clonazepam?

Posted on Sat, 2 May 2015

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Sat, 2 May 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have been taking ativan since 1999 for gad and was working fine, but my new dr switched me to clonazepam I am feeling more depressed and having knee pain. Is it ok it I switch back tommorow I have some I took 2 mg of clonazepam earlier. I feel like a zombie on clonozapam

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
you can switch back to ativan.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I can understand your concerns.

If you were feeling well on ativan, I think there is no reason to change the drug.

Why did your doctor change the drug?

In my opinion, you can switch back to your original dose of ativan.

Discuss this with your doctor.

Feel free to discuss further.

Kindly close the discussion if you are satisfied with the response and give your valuable feedback.

Take care.
Thanks.
Dr. Shubham Mehta, MD (Psychiatry).

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