Tranxene-T

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert or have clear eyesight until you see how Tranxene-T affects you.
• Talk with your doctor before you drink alcohol or use other drugs and natural products that slow your actions.
• Have your blood work checked if you are on this medicine for a long time. Talk with your doctor.
• This medicine may be habit-forming with long-term use.
• Do not change the dose or stop Tranxene-T. This could cause seizures. Talk with your doctor.
• Do not stop taking this medicine all of a sudden without calling your doctor. You may have a greater risk of signs of withdrawal. If you need to stop Tranxene-T, you will want to slowly stop it as ordered by your doctor.
• If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with care. You could have more side effects.
• This medicine may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant. If you are pregnant or you get pregnant while taking Tranxene-T (clorazepate), call your doctor right away.

Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.

WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:

• Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Change in eyesight.
• Change in balance.
• Feeling confused.
• Feeling very tired or weak.
• Not able to pass urine or change in how much urine is passed.
• If seizures are worse or not the same after starting Tranxene-T.
• Slurred speech.
• Shakiness.
• Not able to sleep.
• Very bad dizziness or passing out.
• Patients who take this medicine may be at a greater risk of having thoughts or actions of suicide. The risk may be greater in people who have had these thoughts or actions in the past. Call the doctor right away if signs like low mood (depression), nervousness, restlessness, grouchiness, panic attacks, or changes in mood or actions are new or worse. Call the doctor right away if any thoughts or actions of suicide occur.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

• Store at room temperature.
• Store in a dry place. Do not store in a bathroom.
• Protect from light.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.