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Clonazepamum is a prescription-only psychotropic drug. The main ingredient in Clonazepamum is a benzodiazepine called clonazepam, which has a strong sedative, muscle relaxing and anxiolytic effect. Clonazepamum is given for anxiety, sleep disorders, epilepsy and painful muscle spasms.
How does Clonazepamum work?
The active substance in Clonazepamum is clonazepam, a chemical compound from the benzodiazepine group. Clonazepam has a hypnotic, nervous tension-relieving, anti-depressant and anxiolytic effect.
Clonazepamum indications for use
Clonazepamum is a highly addictive drug, therefore it should only be prescribed to those patients for whom it is absolutely necessary. The indication for Clonazepamum administration is epilepsy, a state of increased nervous tension resulting in tics and painful muscle spasms. Clonazepamum is also used to treat severe cases of insomnia. As an auxiliary, Clonazepamum is administered in the treatment of psychosis and depression, with depression and accompanying apathy, and in some cases other mental disorders.
Dosage of the drug Clonazepamum
Clonazepamum should be dosed strictly according to the doctor’s indications, and the course of therapy with this drug should be under the supervision of medical personnel. This drug has a strong hypnotic effect, and overdose can lead to serious problems, including the death of the patient. Symptoms of an overdose of Clonazepamum are assumed to occur up to 4 hours after taking too much of this drug. However, any overdose of Clonazepamum requires consultation with a doctor. Also, do not increase the dose yourself if the previous one stops working. Some patients complain that after some time of treatment with this preparation, their body stops responding to the prescribed dose of the drug and demands more of it. Any change in the dosage of Clonazepamum should be consulted with a doctor. Some specialists recommend that you take this drug only when necessary (not permanently), so that you do not become addicted to it and do not have to constantly increase the dose.
Contraindications to the use of Clonazepamum
Contraindication to the use of Clonazepamum is pregnancy and breastfeeding. During this time, Clonazepamum can be used only when absolutely necessary, when the benefits for the patient’s health outweigh the risks for the child’s health. Giving Clonazepamum during pregnancy is very risky. The drug penetrates into the placenta and may cause a child to become addicted, followed by withdrawal symptoms and the floppy child syndrome, which consists of low body temperature, low blood pressure, breathing and suckling problems. Clonazepamum also passes into milk during lactation. Contraindication to the use of Clonazepamum is also hypersensitivity or allergy to clonazepam and liver and kidney diseases, respiratory failure, glaucoma, porphyria and muscle fatigue. The advanced age of the patient is also a contraindication to the use of Clonazepamum.
Side effects of Clonazepamum
Clonazepamum is a drug that causes a number of side effects. During its use, you may experience excessive sleepiness, chronic fatigue, headaches and dizziness, confusion and difficulty concentrating, low blood pressure, ataxia, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, and visual disturbances. The most serious side effect of Clonazepamum is that it is addictive. Withdrawal symptoms such as hallucinations, agitation, psychosis, seizures and other nervous system disorders may occur when the drug is stopped suddenly. The main problem with Clonazepamum is that patients notice that it does not heal ailments, but only masks them. After stopping Clonazepamum, most health problems come back.
Precautions when using the drug Clonazepamum
When taking Clonazepamum, you must not drink ethyl alcohol. You cannot stop taking the medicine suddenly. Clonazepamum should be discontinued gradually, reducing the daily dose. Clonazepamum should not be used concurrently with other hypnotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants and antipsychotics. It should not be combined with the use of muscle relaxants and oral contraceptives. Clonazepamum therapy excludes operating machinery and driving vehicles.