doctor has prescribed a tablet lonazep 0.5 mg for 15 days. why and what is this medicine tretaed for?

Question

wierd feeling at times.nausea, tremors in hands and legs, weakness in the knees, dry mouth, high palpitations, teeth ginding, feeling of going insane

Answer 1

You need to talk to your doctor about a lot of things! First of all, he needs to know about these side effects--sounds like you're having a reaction to the drug. There can be harmful complications if you continue for too long--but ask the doctor first because he may want to prescribe something else to control whatever your original condition was.

Secondly, I don't care if you have the best doctor in the world, do not ever, ever take a prescription drug without knowing why it's been ordered for you. You need to be proactive with your mental and physical health. If you went to him for more than one problem, you need to know which one he is addressing. Should you have to see another doctor you can tell him so he won't prescribe another drug that could interact negatively with the one you're currently on.

Another thing to know, there are a lot of psychotropic drugs out there that were designed for a particular purpose. However, doctors discovered that a drug for epilepsy, for example, could have benefits for anxiety or to help bipolar disorder. You need to know what you're taking. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Answer 2

For those websites listed, you still have to have a dr's prescription for them, they will not just send you narcotics by calling them. Even on the canada pharmacy site this is the disclaimer at the bottom: FDA's general position: The FDA, due to the current state of their regulations, has taken the position that virtually all shipments of prescription drugs imported from a Canadian pharmacy by a U.S. consumer will violate the law. And the sites that say they will set you up with a telephone conference with a dr who send you pain meds is most likely illegal, I wouldn't take the risk. Most likely the pain pills you are getting will be coming from some 3rd world country, will almost certainly have been expired for a very long time, etc. And they will charge you an arm and a leg. It would probably be about $300/month. The sites themselves say they are legal, but the US and State government say they are not. I think I would believe the latter. So even if it was legal, I assure you it isn't safe or reliable. To cvtlady above: you cannot possibly be in the medical field and not know that hydrocodone comes in 10mg tablets! Of course it does. He didn't say vicodin, which is 5 mg tablets, he said hydrocodone which can come in 2.5, 5, 10mg and probably more. They come in 10mg/325 apap sometimes called norco, 10mg/650 called lorcet, lortab. That's fine if you didn't know this, but you shouldn't imply this guy's an idiot and doesn't know what he's talking about. Also, to the guy who asked the question, it is almost definate that you are exceeding the level of tylenol you should have in your body each day, slowly but surely killing your liver. What is the amount of APAP in your hydrocodone?

Answer 3

First, your doctor should have told you why he was prescribing this. Did you see him for something specific?

You can call the doctors office, but you might get a quicker answer if you ask your pharmacist. I would especially tell him what you are experiencing now. There should have been some paper work with symptons, and warnings with your medication. DO NOT LET THIS GO ON. Call them now. You can never be too sure with side reactions to drugs. Remember, all drugs are foreign chemicals to the body. Sometimes the side reactions are more severe than you want.

Answer 4

Lonazep is an antiepilectic/anticonvulsant. For the tremors only, maybe also for the teeth grinding. If there's nothing else prescribed, check how you feel a few days after you start taking it, if your other symptoms are still there.

Side effects: Impaired alertness, drowsiness, confusion, muscle weakness, memory loss, tolerance, behaviour problems. This is why you should check your other symptoms.

http://www.doctorndtv.com/drugs/detailtopics.asp?id=200

http://www.doc20.com/med/13829.html

Answer 5

Lonazep is the brand name; the name of the medicine is clonazepam. It is primarily meant to treat epilepsy and is not approved for use in psychoses. In any case is not a primary therapy in depression and/or psychosis.

Lonazep is excreted in the human milk and hence MUST not be used by women who are breast feeding. The drug will go to the baby and cause side effects some of them are potentially toxic such as: CNS disturbances including impaired alertness, depression, ataxia, respiratory depression, amnesia (loss of memory), tolerance, behaviour problems, somnolence (sleepiness), fatigue, muscle weakness, vertigo. Liver disorders, gastro-intestinal upset, blood dyscrasias, etc.

Answer 6

Clonazepam Wiki

Answer 7

Doctor prescribed to me for 2 months to use only half of the tablet.should I take as per the prescription...

Answer 8

Probably u r from India. That's why u don't know that it is your doctors duty and ethics to mention his diagnosis on the left side of his prescription. Straightly ask your doc what u r suffering from, and what the medicine lonazep is for. Further ask him to give u a list of side effects of lonazep. Those may be very painful. U always have right to know all these things.
There's nothing wrong in asking those. The doc is not a lord.

Answer 9

Its a tablet that can also be taken without prescription.. lol. well it is anti dirhel.it mostly prevents travellers disrhea, which is caoused by many bacteria esp. ECOLI

Answer 10

Drugs go by different names

Generic Name
The generic name is the chemical name, which refers to the chemical makeup of a drug. The brand name or trade name is created by a manufacturer who wishes to market the drug. Brand names are generally shorter and easier to remember than generic names.

Lonazep 0.5mg(Clonazepam)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonazepam

http://www.medindia.net/education/familymedicine/Pharma-Clonazepam.htm

http://psyweb.com/Drughtm/jsp/klonopin.jsp