Does Clonazepam Cause Weight Gain
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Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.
Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...
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Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
...withdrawal symptoms when stopped abruptly. Anti-anxiety medications used for social phobia are:• Clonazepam (Klonopin) Beta BlockersBeta-blockers are used to treat the physical symptoms... 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 »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 »Epilepsy: Medications
...add-on treatment for intractable epilepsy in children without causing serious or permanent side effects.Clonazepam and Similar DrugsClonazepam (Klonopin) is recommended for myoclonic and atonic... 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 »
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