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Suggest Medication For Sleep Disorder

i am on clonazepam for the last several years and I was given this for my sleep. In the beginning it seemed to work but it does not work any more. I continue to suffer from sleeplessness so I want to quit taking this medicaiton. what advice can you give?
Fri, 23 May 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms and found that clonazepam does not produce sleep in your case, after having used it for many years.

Clonazepam belongs to benzodiazepine group and if used for long leads to dependence or tolerance. Thereby, it is difficult to come of them, and higher doses are required to get the same effect.

So, you should switch to other drugs such as zolpidem, which are safer.

Clonazepam should be slowly tapered and stopped.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Suggest Medication For Sleep Disorder

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and found that clonazepam does not produce sleep in your case, after having used it for many years. Clonazepam belongs to benzodiazepine group and if used for long leads to dependence or tolerance. Thereby, it is difficult to come of them, and higher doses are required to get the same effect. So, you should switch to other drugs such as zolpidem, which are safer. Clonazepam should be slowly tapered and stopped. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/