What Do Dizziness And Anxiety While On Clonazepam Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 12 Feb 2017

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Question : I am on clonazepam and just started using an artificial sunlamp (white light) for 3 days, and last evening I went into a cold sweat, dizziness and had vision problems (perhaps anxiety attack). I rested for about 1/2 hour and then felt normal. Is there a reaction between the clonazepam and the artificial white light?

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
THere is no known intercation between artificial white light and clonazepam

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have reviewed your information fully. There is no known reaction between clonazepam and artificial white light. That might have been more of an anxiety attack than something else. Am happy you are perfectly fine now; which is more suggestive of the experience being an anxiety attack.

For now, nothing specific needs to be done. I encourage you to monitor only and keep a record of all happenings for future evaluations and more guidance from us.

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