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How does it work?
Clobazam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines.
What is it used for?
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Epilepsy
- Short term treatment of severe anxiety
Warning!
- This medicine may reduce your ability to drive or operate machinery safely. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this medicine affects you and you are sure it won't affect your performance.
- You should not suddenly stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
Use with caution in
- Elderly people
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Personality disorders
- Severe or sudden decrease in lung function (severe or acute pulmonary insufficiency)
- Shaky or unsteady voluntary movements e.g walking (cerebellar ataxia)
- Syndrome involving short spells when breathing stops during sleep
Not to be used in
- Allergy to any medicine in the benzodiazepine family
- Children under three years of age
- Long-term psychotic illness
- Phobias or obsessional states
- Single medicine to treat depression or anxiety related to depression
This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy.
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.
- This medicine should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Seek medical advice from your doctor.
Side effects
Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
- Dry mouth
- Drowsiness
- Shaking, usually of the hands (tremor)
- Addiction to the medicine (dependence)
- Muscle weakness
- Restlessness
- Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
- Decreased appetite
- Dizziness
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.
