How long can Zarontin stay in your system or has my Clobazam stopped working?

[Hardworker]

For years, I took Lamotrigine and Clobazam. I have taken them for maybe 5 years; I had tried Keppra this year which failed and then Zarontin this summer. I am allergic to Valproic acid since a doctor put me on it too quick.

Okay, so on July 21st I started Zarontin and it made me hear voices, see things that weren't there totally freaking me out. It also made me have new seizures and more seizures; I lost count. I got off the medication a month ago today and I am still having more seizures. I now move my teeth back and forth (not on my own will) and get scared or my shoulder will twitch.

I never had this problem before; someone said that medication can randomly just stop working within a day. I take 4 Clobazam and 4 Lamotrigine so 8 pills a day.

It is like a chewing motion which I never do. Can Zarontin still be in my system? I took the lowest dose which was at 250 mg but took it twice a day.
I saw the biggest withdrawl effect is seizures.

Is it possible it is in my body still or have my Clobazam just stopped working?

I had a sleep deprived EEG last Monday but I feel so lost; I can't find any information on this pill and how long it can be in the system :/ can someone tell me if they have had an experince with Zarontin and how long it can be within the body?

I see my doctor Tuesday to discuss the results. I'm scared, can medication truly stop working in a day?:brain:

 

[Tez_20]

Hi Hardworker,

How are things going and are you completely of the Zarontin now :?: ...this link below is about the drug.

http://www.rxlist.com/zarontin-drug/patient-images-side-effects.htm

I've been on clobazam a good many years and they've really helped me regarding bad depression states but not so much seizure wise but my system is addicted to them and no way can my neuro pull me off them, they tried once and I ended up in a right mess with the shakes....so i'm still popping the pill.

 

[Kgartner]

My daughter is on Clobazam also - actually clobazam monotherapy. One of the issues with Clobazam, or any benzodiazapene for that matter, is that you can develop "tolerance" with it. What this means is that your body can get used to the medication level over time - when that happens it stops working at that level and you need to keep upping the dosage in order to get continued therapeutic effect. According to various studies I have read this happens with clobazam in about 30% of patients. The other major issue is the one Tez 20 mentioned, which is that you can become dependent on them. Both of these are reasons that I am feeling somewhat iffy about my daughter using clobazam long-term.

I'm not sure if tolerance could be what is happening after 5 years on the drug - my daughter has been on it for only 3 1/2 months and we have had to increase her dosage 2 times already - but it is possible and definitely something to ask your neurologist.

 

[Tez_20]

Hi Kgartner,

Your right it is tolerance but you can also have an addictive system...the same as smoking etc and like myself i'm stuck with them now.

I suffer bad with manic depression and over the years the amount of antidepressants they've tried me on as been sick, I've got to a certain level in no time and needed more just to keep my system boosted, so they stopped the lot in the end and when depression occurs I just have to fight through it.

I don't know about the states but here in the UK clobazam are an expensive med.