Today I visited to my local psychiatrist and he prescribed me clonazepam tablet for anxiety and panic disorder. I heard that it causes addiction. So is it safe for me to take it or not.

Mr. Saul PereiraPsychologist50yrs exp

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Your doctor will be on the lookout if there are signs of addiction apart from your own experience. But if you are keen on getting off of the medication in due course, I suggest you take up counselling with a professional. What you need to do is visit a counselor immediately and work out the emotional baggage that is bothering you to cause this anxiety and panic, especially fear. Fear is the key for resolving the anxiety, successfully. These attacks can become more frequent and more forceful. There could be a lot of guilt that needs to be worked out. Anxiety is curable if you cooperate. Forewarned you should be forearmed. If the counselor thinks that you need medication, so be it. In the meantime get your body fit: it plays a very important role in order to harbor a fit mind. So exercise regularly, go for yoga and meditation to train the brain, sleep well and eat healthily. Regarding the safety of taking the medication, obviously it is safe. Sometimes you will need to forget about the addiction aspects of the condition and go for the immediate and urgent resolution. Addiction can be easily monitored and prevented in time if there is timely intervention. Trust your doctor but also share your fears about this.  

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