{"id":18577,"date":"2017-12-04T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=18577"},"modified":"2018-08-03T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T04:58:30","slug":"clonazepam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=18577","title":{"rendered":"Clonazepam &#8211; Information, Uses, Side Effects and Dosage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Drug Trade Name: <\/strong>KlonoPIN<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Category:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Benzodiazepines<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Generic Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Clonazepam<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Introduction and Quick Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam has anti-seizure properties and is also used in the treatment of panic disorders. It is marketed under the trade names Klonopin in the United States. Clonazepam releases gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain which acts as a calming agent to prevent excess and repetitive firing of electrical signals hence stabilizing the nerve activity and maintaining normal brain function. The pharmacological properties of Clonazepam along with other benzodiazepines enhance neurotransmitter GABA via the modulation of GABA receptor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Is It Approved by U.S. FDA?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yes, the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) had given its approval to Clonazepam in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Usage and Benefits of Clonazepam:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam is a very useful drug in case of problems related to nerves and brain transmission. Besides this it is used for various other purposes that are listed below:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Being an anticonvulsant drug it is used for the treatment of seizures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It can be used to cure panic disorders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It can also be used to cure some types of epilepsy, social phobia, mania and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">post-traumatic-stress disorders (PTSD).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It is extensively used to find relief from tension, anxiety, and nervousness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam is the safest medicine and is highly recommended by psychologists and neurologists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Side Effects of Clonazepam:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam is generally considered safe. However, it can cause some side effects in case of overdosage. Some of the side effects of clonazepam are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">An allergic reaction (like swelling of lips, face or tongue, or difficulty in breathing).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yellowing of the skin or eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Mouth or throat sores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Restlessness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Shaky movements and unsteady walk \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Concentration difficulties<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Amnesia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Confusion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>General Recommended Dosages of Clonazepam:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Recommended dosage as per the neurologists and psychologists is 0.01 to 0.03mg per kilogram body weight thrice or four times daily till 0.2mg per kilogram body weight. For adults initially, it should be 1.5 mg\/day with an increase of 0.5mg\/day of maximum 20mg daily to maintain a dose of 48mg daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In Case I Miss the Dose?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Well in case you miss the dose there is nothing to worry about just be careful and take the dose if you remember it around the regular time but skip it in case it is time for the next dose. Never take a double dose to make up for a missed one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In Case I Take Overdose?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">An Overdose of the medicine should be avoided as it is harmful to health and can lead to severe reactions in the body. In case of overdose, you should call your doctor and ask for further advice or immediately call for medical help or contact nearby local emergency services in case of emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Drug Interactions of Clonazepam:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following is a list of some drugs that have serious interactions with Clonazepam, these are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apalutamide (Erleada)<\/li>\n<li>Hydrocodone (Zohydro ER)<\/li>\n<li>Ivacaftor (Kalydeco)<\/li>\n<li>Valerian (Valerian)<\/li>\n<li>Idelalisib (Zydelig)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Besides these, there are various other drugs that interact with Clonazepam and you can ask your doctor for other drugs that can react with Clonazepam for a safer use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"resultTitle\"><span class=\"word\">Lifestyle<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">F<\/span>ood<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">H<\/span>abits<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">Y<\/span>ou<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">M<\/span>ust<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">F<\/span>ollow<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">W<\/span>hen<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Clonazepam:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ask your doctor whether to eat grapefruit and drink grapefruit juice while taking this medicine. It usually is taken thrice a day with or without\u00a0food. You should go for a healthy lifestyle, nutritional diet while using Clonazepam. Drinking and doing things that need a lot of concentration and alertness are to be avoided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"resultTitle\"><span class=\"word\">How<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">S<\/span>afe<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">I<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Clonazepam<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">P<\/span>regnant<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">W<\/span>omen<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">or<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Nursing<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Mothers<\/span>?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam lies in the U.S. FDA pregnancy category NA (not assigned), i.e. there are no proper studies conducted to define its effect on pregnant women.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Also, in case of nursing mothers, Clonazepam should only be used when it is extremely necessary as it can get excreted in the milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span class=\"word\">Complications<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Conditions<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">P<\/span>ossible<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">D<\/span>ue<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">P<\/span>rolonged<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\"><span class=\"changedDisabled\">U<\/span>se<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"word\">Clonazepam:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prolonged use of this medication makes your feet and ankles very tired and you tend to get tired more easily even by walking short distances. It may cause &#8220;gait disturbances&#8221; and numbness. It may also cause clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. Clonazepam certainly seems to be effective against panic disorder or seizures and also has a variety of other uses in both adult and pediatric patients but should not be taken for a large span of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Availability of the Drug Clonazepam:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Clonazepam is available in all the U.S. FDA approved medical stores in U.S. and Canada in the form of tablets, wafers, injections in different quantities as per the requirement. It is a prescription drug and can be bought only on prescription.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drug Trade Name: KlonoPIN Category:\u00a0Benzodiazepines Generic Name:\u00a0Clonazepam Introduction and Quick Information: Clonazepam has anti-seizure properties and is also used in the treatment of panic disorders. It is marketed under the trade names Klonopin in the United States. Clonazepam releases gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain which acts as a calming agent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":34393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18940],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-know-your-drug"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}