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For my anxiety disorder, my psychiatrist who is a diplomate and a fellow gave me a maintenance of 1 mg of clonazepam per day. is it bad?

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Dr. Stanley Berger answered

Reasonable: This is probably reasonable as a trial for a few weeks. The typical doses are between 0.5mg and 3mg per day. Be sure to follow up with and report any issues to your psychiatrist.

Answered 8/31/2014

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A member asked:

For my anxiety disorder, my psychiatrist who is a diplomate and a fellow gave me a maintenance of 1 mg of clonazepam per day. is it bad?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Berger answered

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