Long‑term use of common psychiatric drugs like Xanax and Valium can trigger a newly recognized condition that leaves users ...

When my primary care doctor prescribed Klonopin to treat my severe anxiety in the months before and after major surgery in December 2021, I had no idea that getting off the drug later - as well as the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter got caught up in drinking -- and drinking hard. A doctor in California prescribed Xanax and then, of all things, Klonopin. She is in such a bad way, I can’t even fathom ...

The FDA will require more cautions be included with the Boxed Warning that comes with benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (brand name: Xanax), lorazepam (Ativan) and clonazepam (Klonopin). Wednesday’s ...

FDA, patients say quitting "benzos" abruptly can lead to horrific side effects. Dec. 1, 2008— -- Americans take a lot of "benzos," even if they don't know exactly what "benzos" are. In 2007, U.S.

Xanax is the trade name for the drug alprazolam. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which slow down the central nervous system. Others in its class include Klonopin and Valium. How ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — "I was repeatedly told that because I took it as prescribed that I couldn't be dependent and that Ativan was harmless." Geraldine Burns, of Boston, was prescribed Ativan — one of ...

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Effects of Klonopin can last for up to 12 hours in adults. Xanax, however, requires regular administration to keep blood levels constant. Activity of Xanax is affected by race people of Asian descent ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Klonopin usually works within 30 to 60 minutes after taking it by mouth.Klonopin injected intravenously reaches the brain in under a minute.Food ...