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My psychiatrist said that 1 mg of clonazepam daily will be my lifetime maintenance for my anxiety disorder? she's a diplomate. is it okay?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Clonazepam: it should be ok unless you have a tendency to take more than prescribed. In this case it may be changed due to tis addictive nature

Answered 9/13/2014

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