Is Clonazepam The Right Medicine For Anxiety?

Posted on Sun, 19 Apr 2015

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Question : Im experiencing some anxiety (mostly about school) and wanted to talk about a prescription for clonazepam.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
anxiety can occur in many situation

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

I can understand your concern.

Anxiety can occur in may day to day situations as well as in many psychiatric conditions also.You are experiencing anxiety about school.
Clonazepan is a good anti anxiety medicine.However being a benzodiazepine it must be taken with written legal prescription of a doctor. It should be used specifically only when some anxiety disorder is diagnosed.In routine anxiety counseling, behavior therapy or propranolol should be used.
I am sorry that online prescription is not valid. And clonazepam should be taken under medical supervision so one can not get addicted to the same.
I request you to consult doctor/psychiatrist to evaluate your problem and then start clonazepam if indicated.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.

Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (27 minutes later)

Thank you sir. I was and still am a little unsure what medicines can be prescribed via this method. I have been prescribed xanax before, but was looking for something a little longer acting- I stopped taking it because I felt like it hit me a little hard and effected my concentration. I have also read some positive reports on lyrica. Is that something that you could prescribe?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Soory but we cant prescribe online

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for follow up.

Benzodiazepines (xanax,clonazepam,lorazepam) are sedative hypnotic drugs and to purchase and take the same one need original written legal prescription after consulting a doctor.

Clonazepam is far better alternative than xanx for anxiety. It is relatively long acting ,safe and with less dependent potential and abusive than xanax. I always prefer clonazepam over xanax.

Lyrica is recently approved for anxiety. But it is used in generalized anxiety disorder when other drugs like SSRI have failed.

I am sorry that I can not prescribe you anything through this forum. Legally I am not allowed. And by chance if you get any side effect your local treating doctor can help you immediately.

If I were your treating local doctor I would surely like to prescribe clonazapm after diagnosis of your problem.

Feel free to discuss further.

All the best.

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