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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends medications for RLS or periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) only for persons who fulfill strict diagnostic criteria, and who experience excessive sleepiness that occurs as a result of these conditions. Little is known about the best way to treat RLS, but some experts suggest the following:

Over-the-counter pain relievers and possibly mineral and vitamin supplements (particularly folic acid in people who might be deficient) should be t...

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Can Xanax and Klonopin Help Treat Depression and Panic Disorder?

By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert

...chronic depression and panic disorder. Can Xanax and Klonopin help? Have other people... Read more »

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Fibromyalgia Medication

...tension, irritability and sleep problems. If anxiety is a problem, benzodiazepine medications like Klonopin, Ativan and Xanax can help reduce pain and improve sleep. They work by improving the... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Medications

...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 only on a... Read more »

Overflow Incontinence

...incontinence include:Tumors.Certain medications (anticholinergics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedatives, narcotics, alpha-adrenergic agonists, beta-adrenergic agonists, calcium channel... Read more »

Osteoarthritis: Medications

...more long-lasting benefits than acetaminophen. Side effects are the same as for each of these drugs.NarcoticsNarcotics, pain-relieving and sleep-inducing drugs that act on the central nervous... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Medications

...relieving painful areas in other disorders. It may have some value for fibromyalgia patients.Opioids, or narcotics, may be used occasionally for certain patients with moderate-to-severe pain, or... Read more »

Medications

Klonopin Oral Drug Interactions

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

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