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I m taking clonazepam 0.5 mg 1-0-2 daily and had an emg done due to fasciculations. could the emg result have been affected by this drug?
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Fasciculations: EMGs are generally able to detect muscle fasciculations if they are significant enough.
Answered 8/5/2018
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