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Question: Sir, My wife is addicted to lonazep total 2.5mg everyday. Morning 0.5mg and night 2 mg. Also she is taking Morning XXXXXXX retard- 400mg , diamox 250mg Afternoon - 50 to 100 mg of XXXXXXX retard. Night - XXXXXXX retard 400 mg , daxid -50 mg -suffers from panic attack, obsessive disorder- anxiety, depression. Kindly advise how to get out of addiction to lonzazep, XXXXXXX retard thanks and regards
Brief Answer:
Gradual drug tapering is advisable.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I can understand your concern.
Gradual reduction of dose by 30% is advisable over a period of 1 month.
Lonazepam dose can be reduced as follows:
Morning 0.5 and night 1 mg for 1 week
Morning 0.5 and night 0.5 mg for 2nd week.
Morning - no drug and night 0.5 for 3 rd week
Night only 0.25 mg for 4 th week.
Stop the drug from 5 th week onwards.
Also for Zenretard can be reduced to 300(100 morning+200 bed time dose) for 1 st week,then 200 (100morning+100 bed time) for 2 nd week.then 100 mg(50+50) for 3rd week and then 50 mg at bed time for 4 th week and stop the drug from 5 th week onwards.
This is the scientific method of dose reduction.
Please check with your doctor if he shares my view and prescribes the same tapering protocol to your wife.
Continue with Daxid 50 and diamox as advised.
Post your further queries if any,
Thank you.
Gradual drug tapering is advisable.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir,
I can understand your concern.
Gradual reduction of dose by 30% is advisable over a period of 1 month.
Lonazepam dose can be reduced as follows:
Morning 0.5 and night 1 mg for 1 week
Morning 0.5 and night 0.5 mg for 2nd week.
Morning - no drug and night 0.5 for 3 rd week
Night only 0.25 mg for 4 th week.
Stop the drug from 5 th week onwards.
Also for Zenretard can be reduced to 300(100 morning+200 bed time dose) for 1 st week,then 200 (100morning+100 bed time) for 2 nd week.then 100 mg(50+50) for 3rd week and then 50 mg at bed time for 4 th week and stop the drug from 5 th week onwards.
This is the scientific method of dose reduction.
Please check with your doctor if he shares my view and prescribes the same tapering protocol to your wife.
Continue with Daxid 50 and diamox as advised.
Post your further queries if any,
Thank you.
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