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Suggest Dosage For Clonazepam
Question: I take 1 mg of clonazepam per day and have for several years.
We are having a hurricane in XXXXXXX and my doctors office closed down so i could not get in to get a refill and i took my last pill today.
My question is,
My doc also had given me .25mg clonazepam ODT(oral disolving tablet) and said it possibly works a little faster but its the same thing.
I have just always just used the regular clonazepam tablet i swallow.
My first question is "is this the same drug?
The only difference I notice was it has phenylanine in it. Is that an active ingredient or is it a sweetener?
Bottom line is i will have to use these until the hurricane passes and my doctors office opens back up.
She told a while back i could take one or the other.
So would 4 .25 be the same as a 1 mg?
We are having a hurricane in XXXXXXX and my doctors office closed down so i could not get in to get a refill and i took my last pill today.
My question is,
My doc also had given me .25mg clonazepam ODT(oral disolving tablet) and said it possibly works a little faster but its the same thing.
I have just always just used the regular clonazepam tablet i swallow.
My first question is "is this the same drug?
The only difference I notice was it has phenylanine in it. Is that an active ingredient or is it a sweetener?
Bottom line is i will have to use these until the hurricane passes and my doctors office opens back up.
She told a while back i could take one or the other.
So would 4 .25 be the same as a 1 mg?
Brief Answer:
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
Yes, clonazepam and clonazepam ODT are the same drug. Phenylalanine is notan active ingredient, don't worry. It is safe to replace one with the other.
Stay safe during the hurricane in XXXXXXX
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Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
Yes, clonazepam and clonazepam ODT are the same drug. Phenylalanine is notan active ingredient, don't worry. It is safe to replace one with the other.
Stay safe during the hurricane in XXXXXXX
Please rate and close your answer when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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So if i was taking 1mg of regular clonazepam in the evening, do i take 4 of the .25mg ODT ?
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Yes, that is correct.
Please rate and close your answer when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Yes, that is correct.
Please rate and close your answer when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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Can you treat patients online or thru skype?
Not sure how all that works legally, me being in XXXXXXX
I had a dystonic reaction to an anxietymed and it was seriously horrible.
I was switched to a few others but i could feel that same feeling coming on every time so we stopped those.
So, right now my GP handles my clonazepam.
I have tried a few therapists who havent been great.
Not sure how all that works legally, me being in XXXXXXX
I had a dystonic reaction to an anxietymed and it was seriously horrible.
I was switched to a few others but i could feel that same feeling coming on every time so we stopped those.
So, right now my GP handles my clonazepam.
I have tried a few therapists who havent been great.
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Unfortunately no, we cannot treat patients across state lines.
Please rate and close your answer when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Unfortunately no, we cannot treat patients across state lines.
Please rate and close your answer when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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