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Can caffeine decrease effectiveness of clonazepam, risperidone or lovaza? it seems as though after a few cups of coffee or tea my symptoms get worse.

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety: If some of your symptoms are anxiety, caffeine can definitely worsen those. Clonazepam is usually prescribed for anxiety, and you could be adding fuel to the same fire clonazapam is trying to quench. If you're prone to anxiety you might staying off caffeineand see how you feel. Risperidone is often given for psychotic symptoms, but psychosis can cause anxiety too.

Answered 5/12/2016

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Dr. William Haynes answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Do cut caffeine: Also, anxiety symptoms can be much more effectively treated by cognitive behavioral therapy than by using Clonazepam (which can be over-sedating and addictive). Be worth meeting with a licensed clinical psychologist with experience in this form of specialist therapy.

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