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Can Lonazep Be Taken When Trying To Conceive?
Question: My wife after delivery got myoclonal jerk. The doctor recommended to take 0.5mg lonazep one tablet per day before sleep. Now almost 10yrs over. Still she continues the tablet. Now she is getting shivering, headache and not able to sleep whenever she stops taking the tablet. Now we want to have another child(First child is 10yrs old). Is it right decision to go for another child with continuing lonazep?
Brief Answer:
Clonazepam (lonazep) is safe in pregnancy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your wife's symptoms. She is suffering from clonazepam (lonazep) dependence, where she gets withdrawal symptoms after stopping it. Lonazep can be discontinued in a systematic manner, under the supervision of a psychiatrist.
Lonazep is safe in pregnancy and you can plan to have another child. It would not harm the developing baby.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Clonazepam (lonazep) is safe in pregnancy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your wife's symptoms. She is suffering from clonazepam (lonazep) dependence, where she gets withdrawal symptoms after stopping it. Lonazep can be discontinued in a systematic manner, under the supervision of a psychiatrist.
Lonazep is safe in pregnancy and you can plan to have another child. It would not harm the developing baby.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Please explain, what is withdrawal symptoms? Suppose if she stops the tablet now and going for the second child (after six month she goes for conceiving) after delivery of the second child, will she get the same myoclonal jerk?
Brief Answer:
Details are below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Withdrawal symptoms occur after stopping a medication on which a person has become dependent or addicted. In this case, your wife is dependent on clonazepam. So, after stopping it, she gets shivering, headache and sleeplessness, which are withdrawal symptoms.
She would most probably not get the myoclonic jerks after delivery of second child.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Details are below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Withdrawal symptoms occur after stopping a medication on which a person has become dependent or addicted. In this case, your wife is dependent on clonazepam. So, after stopping it, she gets shivering, headache and sleeplessness, which are withdrawal symptoms.
She would most probably not get the myoclonic jerks after delivery of second child.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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