Suggest Treatment For Headaches Caused By Clonazapam Withdrawal?

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014

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Question : what can I take for the headaches I am having coming off clonazapam.

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief answer.....you may take ibuprofen
Detailed answer....
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Headche is one of many withdrawl symptoms which person faces when coming out of CLONAZEPAM,specially if it quick.Withdrawl from CLONAZEPAM should be done very slowly by tapering of doses.
You can use ibuprofen 600 mg to take care of your headache.It can be taken as and when desired and maximum to 3 times a day.
I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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