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Are Escitalopram And Clonazepam Safe For Long Term Use?

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Posted on Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Question: iam on escitalopram 10 mg and clonazepam 0.25 mg combination for ilness anxiety disorder for 7 days and then will continue with escitalopram 10 mg from 8th day. Are these drugs safe to use for long term?
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
very good drugs

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.

I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

For anxiety disorder these drugs have to be essentially used for atleast 8-10 months as shorter uses are not effective. The drugs are quite safe on long run and Ibhave atleast 200 patients on these medications and except for some complaining increased yawning or sweating , most of them have accepted it very well. You may go for them without any hesitation.

Hope I am able to answer your concerns.

If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.

If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.

In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:

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Wish you good health,

Kind regards

Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Are Escitalopram And Clonazepam Safe For Long Term Use?

Brief Answer: very good drugs Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. For anxiety disorder these drugs have to be essentially used for atleast 8-10 months as shorter uses are not effective. The drugs are quite safe on long run and Ibhave atleast 200 patients on these medications and except for some complaining increased yawning or sweating , most of them have accepted it very well. You may go for them without any hesitation. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.