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My dad (50) is taking clonazepam 0.5 mg for anxiety for 20 years..now it's not well effective..please prescribe any other medicine for him?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Agree with you.: He may need to increase or consider adding or switching to another med.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. John Moranville answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Suggestions: Will need to talk to doctor where you are for prescription, but glad to make suggestions. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine which leads to tolerance meaning dose needs to be increased for ongoing effect. 0.5 mg is a very low dose, but increasing dose is not the answer. Many alternatives: buspirone, paroxetine, citalopram, venlafaxine, duoxetine, just to name a few.

Answered 6/24/2014

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