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[|Human|] Hi, I suffer from depression/anxiety. Ive had feelings of unrealness,racing thoughts,irrational thoughts, I was prescribed 20 mg of citalopram which I take every morning, and I was also prescribed .5 of clonazapem, which is to be taken 1 at morning and 1 in the evening. I didnt take it this morning and I seem to be doing well, I dont feel any side effects, is it a good thing to only take the clonazapem when Im feeling horrible?Its been about 15 hours since I last took the clonazapem. The citalopram I take every morning I wont stop because I know I need it. But can clonazapem be optional for me to take? I know its a low dosage. Thank you.
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor. I have read your query carefully and understood that you were advice Citalopram 20 mg/day and Clonazepam 0.5 mg twice daily. And now you have stopped taking Clonazepam. I would like you to know that for your depression/anxiety, Citalopram is the primary medicine and usually Clonazepam is used as an adjuvant with it for a short period of time because Citalopram can increase anxiety in initial few days/weeks of starting treatment. I would like to advice you that you can continue your night dose of Clonazepam at 0.5 mg for a week, and then you can reduce it to 0.25 mg for a week, and then you can stop. OR if you have already stopped it for more than 2 days, you can use it as and when required. But I would also advise you to discuss all this with your psychiatrist in detail. Hope I answered your query, let me know if you need any further information. Regards Chat Doctor.