Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of clonazepam as follows:
Anxiety
- By depressing the brain and spinal cord, clonazepam promotes dizziness, reduces activity, and alertness. This can help to reduce excitability and relieve symptoms of anxiety in individuals with history.
Bipolar disorder
- Clonazepam can be used along with antipsychotics, such as, clozapine and olanzapine, for management of mild agitation and anxiety symptoms in individuals with history of mania and bipolar illness.
Panic disorders and dysphoria
- By allaying the fears and calming down anxiety, clonazepam can help with offering relief with panic disorders and dysphoric states.
- Clonazepam can also be used to calm the anxiety associated with pre-menstrual syndrome.
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Anxiety contributes heavily to continuation of obsessive compulsive behaviors in individuals with history of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCDs). Control of anxiety in these individuals can help relieve the behaviors associated with OCDs.
- Clonazepam, by reducing the anxiety, can help with controlling the obsessive compulsive behaviors and manage the symptoms of OCDs.
