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Suggest Remedy For Withdrawal Symptoms From Clonazepam And Pronolol
Sir,my age is 25yrs,i used clonazepam 0.75mg and prpronolol 30mg daily for about 20days on doctors prescription and i stopped them knowing they are addictive,from that time i am facing withdrawal symptoms since 4 months,now some symptoms are better but sometimes inbetween again i feel some,, mainly i feel sometimes breathing problem my concentrations always moves on breathing,is this also symptom,i again consulted my doctor,he is telling that the given was a low dose and does not cause withdrawal symptoms,now he said me yo take cipralex,and also betacap20mg for the withdrawal symptoms,,will these meds really help me in overcoming my problem or there is any other beter alternative, pls tell me any management tips...
Mon, 4 Dec 2023
Hi,
Definitely, Clonazepam seems more addictive as compared to Cipralex. However, Clonazepam is prominently anxiolytic whereas Cipralex is mainly anti-depressive. Therefore, your prescription should be either of these, depending on your symptoms. If the symptoms are mixed of anxiety and depression, then both may be used simultaneously thus requiring a comparatively low dose of each of these.
Still, I agree with your doctor that such low dose of clonazepam, just for 20 days should not cause withdrawal symptoms even after such a long period of 4 months or so. Also, propronalol and betacap are the same salt and it definitely has no addictive effect. Also, use of betacap / propronalol may sometimes, itself cause asthma like symptoms rather it can not be withdrawl symptoms.
Definitely, I will advise you to consult your psychiatrist in this regards, as to me, you do not look like to be having withdrawal symptoms, rather these may be symptoms of condition of anxiety and/or depression which may need a further re-evaluation of your disease process by a psychiatrist and treatment accordingly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
Definitely, Clonazepam seems more addictive as compared to Cipralex. However, Clonazepam is prominently anxiolytic whereas Cipralex is mainly anti-depressive. Therefore, your prescription should be either of these, depending on your symptoms. If the symptoms are mixed of anxiety and depression, then both may be used simultaneously thus requiring a comparatively low dose of each of these.
Still, I agree with your doctor that such low dose of clonazepam, just for 20 days should not cause withdrawal symptoms even after such a long period of 4 months or so. Also, propronalol and betacap are the same salt and it definitely has no addictive effect. Also, use of betacap / propronalol may sometimes, itself cause asthma like symptoms rather it can not be withdrawl symptoms.
Definitely, I will advise you to consult your psychiatrist in this regards, as to me, you do not look like to be having withdrawal symptoms, rather these may be symptoms of condition of anxiety and/or depression which may need a further re-evaluation of your disease process by a psychiatrist and treatment accordingly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
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