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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Clonazepam Interactions

Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Medications

Medications


According to a 2000 survey, the anti-epilepsy drug (AED) arsenal has nearly doubled in size since 1993. As a result, doctors have been able to offer many of their patients drugs with improved effectiveness, tolerability, and safety. Depending on the seizure type, certain standard AEDs are usually used first (called first-line drugs). If they fail, or if the patient becomes tolerant to the primary AEDs, then newer add-on or second-line AEDs are tried, usually in combination with the st...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert

...melatonin agonists. The benzodiazepines include Klonopin (clonazepam), Restoril (temazepam),... Read more »

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My Depression Connection Question of the Week: Medication Side Effects
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...combo of meds...tell us about the side effects or drug interactions you have experienced.    ... Read more »

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How long will it last?
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...interaction checker. It showed:Klonopin Tablets (Clonazepam) may interact with:• OxyContin... Read more »

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Any good substitutes that are all natural for Effexor XR
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...from age 13. I have also been on either Xanax or clonazepam since then also... I find the only... Read more »

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Living with depression?
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...first Zoloft and now Paxil but I still have to take clonazepam for my anxiety attacks, and then... Read more »

Health Guide

Insomnia: Medications
...Commonly prescribed benzodiazepines include:Long acting benzodiazepines include flurazepam (Dalmane) and clonazepam (Klonopin), quazepam (Doral).Medium- to short-acting benzodiazepines include... Read more »
Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Medications
...the drugs have been taken, the worse the withdrawal symptoms.BenzodiazepinesBenzodiazepines, such as clonazepam (Klonopin), are commonly called sedative hypnotics and are used for insomnia and... Read more »
Headaches: Tension: Medications
...or to treat anxiety symptoms during periods of extreme stress. They include alprazolam (Xanax) and clonazepam (Klonopin). They tend to be highly addictive, however, and should therefore be used... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Medications
...in most cases by SSRIs and by newer antidepressants. Benzodiazepines include:Alprazolam (Xanax) and clonazepam (Klonopin) are effective for panic disorder, some phobias, and generalized anxiety... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Treatment
...are not generally used on a long-term basis for treating bipolar disorder.Benzodiazepines, such as clonazepam (Klonopin) or lorazepam (Ativan), are anti-anxiety drugs that may be particularly... Read more »

Medications

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...anti-seizure medications such as carbamazepine/clonazepam/phenobarbital/phenytoin, rifampin) ... Read more »

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Clonazepam is used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks. It belongs to a class of... Read more »

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... trazodone) benzodiazepines (e.g., lorazepam, clonazepam, diazepam) haloperidol drugs... Read more »

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...acid), medicine for sleep or anxiety (alprazolam, clonazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants,... Read more »

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...nortriptyline, phenelzine) certain benzodiazepines (e.g., clonazepam, diazepam) certain... Read more »

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