Essita Plus Tablet 10s

Essita Plus Tablet 10s is a combination medicine used to help manage anxiety symptoms and panic-related conditions. It combines a calming medicine with an antidepressant to support both quick symptom relief and longer-term mood balance.

Essita Plus Tablet 10s is a prescription medicine that combines Clonazepam and Escitalopram Oxalate to support the treatment of anxiety disorders, panic symptoms, and anxiety associated with depression. Clonazepam helps calm excessive brain activity and may reduce anxiety more quickly, while Escitalopram Oxalate helps improve serotonin levels in the brain to support mood and anxiety control over time.

This medicine should be taken only under medical supervision. Your doctor will decide the right dose and duration depending on your health condition, age, and any other medicines you may be using. It is usually taken regularly as prescribed, and improvement may happen gradually, especially for the antidepressant component.

Extra care is needed if you have liver problems, a history of seizures, glaucoma, breathing difficulties, substance use concerns, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Alcohol and other medicines that cause drowsiness may increase side effects, so monitoring may be required.

Although Essita Plus Tablet 10s does not cure the underlying condition, it can help reduce anxiety, control panic symptoms, and improve daily functioning when used correctly. It provides a balanced approach by combining short-term calming support with longer-term mood support.

Essita Plus Tablet 10s is typically indicated by a doctor for

Anxiety disorders

To help reduce persistent worry, tension, restlessness, and physical symptoms of anxiety.

Panic disorder

To help control sudden episodes of intense fear, palpitations, and breathlessness.

Anxiety with depression

To support mood and reduce anxiety symptoms when both conditions are present.

Short-term symptom control

To provide early relief while the antidepressant component begins to work.

Essita Plus Tablet 10s may help improve emotional well-being and daily function by addressing several aspects of anxiety and panic symptoms, providing benefits such as:

• Helps reduce anxiety and agitation through the calming effect of Clonazepam.

• Supports mood improvement with Escitalopram Oxalate, which helps increase serotonin activity in the brain.

• It may help control panic symptoms more effectively in some patients.

• Can improve rest and relaxation when anxiety is affecting sleep.

• May help improve concentration, confidence, and day-to-day functioning when used as prescribed.

Essita Plus Tablet 10s may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. Most reactions are mild and may improve with time, but some may need medical attention.

Common Side Effects

These are usually mild and often improve as your body adjusts:

• Drowsiness or sleepiness

• Dizziness or light-headedness

• Fatigue or tiredness

• Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhoea or constipation

• Dry mouth

• Headache

• Trouble concentrating or slowed thinking

Uncommon Side Effects

• These may occur less often but can still affect some patients:

• Confusion or memory problems

• Sleep disturbance or insomnia

• Decreased appetite

• Low sexual desire or delayed orgasm

• Unsteady movements or poor coordination

Serious Side Effects (Require Immediate Medical Attention)

• Although rare, these reactions can be serious. Contact your doctor right away if you notice:

• Severe drowsiness, unusual confusion, or trouble breathing.

• Severe mood changes, suicidal thoughts, or worsening depression.

• Signs of an allergic reaction, such as swelling of the face or throat, rash, or difficulty breathing.

• Yellowing of the skin or eyes, which may suggest liver problems.

• Severe unsteadiness, fainting, or unusual behaviour changes.

• Take Essita Plus Tablet 10s exactly as suggested by your doctor, based on your condition, age, and other medicines or supplements you may be using.

• It is usually taken once daily, with or without food; taking it with food may help reduce stomach upset.

• Try to take it at the same time each day to maintain a steady routine.

• Swallow the medicine whole with water; do not crush, chew, or split it unless your doctor advises otherwise.

• Do not change the dose or frequency on your own.

• Because this medicine contains Clonazepam, avoid alcohol and do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you.

• If your doctor has prescribed Essita Plus Tablet 10s for anxiety, it may be used as part of a treatment plan that also includes counselling or other medicines.

Essita Plus Tablet 10s combines two active ingredients, Clonazepam and Escitalopram Oxalate, which work in different but complementary ways to help manage anxiety and related symptoms.

Clonazepam: This medicine enhances the effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a natural chemical that helps calm overactivity in the brain. This can help reduce anxiety, panic symptoms, and muscle tension.

Escitalopram Oxalate: This is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that increases serotonin activity in the brain. Serotonin helps regulate mood, anxiety, and emotional balance.

Together, these ingredients may help provide both short-term calming support and longer-term mood and anxiety control. This combination is commonly used for anxiety disorders and panic symptoms associated with depression.

• For best results, take Essita Plus Tablet 10s exactly as prescribed by your doctor and follow the same routine every day.

• Take it at the same time each day to help maintain a consistent effect.

• It may be taken with or without food; taking it with food may help reduce stomach upset in some people.

• Do not stop the medicine suddenly, especially if you have been taking it regularly, because this can cause withdrawal symptoms and a return of anxiety.

• Avoid alcohol, as it can increase drowsiness, dizziness, and the risk of breathing problems.

• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or doing anything that requires alertness until you know how this medicine affects you.

• Tell your doctor about all medicines and supplements you use, especially other sedatives, opioid pain medicines, or medicines that affect serotonin levels.

• Store Essita Plus Tablet 10s at room temperature in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

• Keep the container tightly closed.

• Protect it from heat and moisture.

• Keep it out of the reach of children.

• Do not use the medicine after the expiry date on the pack.

• Food can affect how well Essita Plus Tablet 10s is tolerated and how safely it works.

• Meals (Mild): Taking the medicine with food may help reduce nausea or stomach upset in some people.

• Alcohol (Severe): Avoid alcohol, as it can strongly increase drowsiness, dizziness, and the risk of slowed breathing.

• Caffeine (Caution): Large amounts of caffeine may worsen anxiety or sleep problems in some people, so moderation is best.

• Essita Plus Tablet 10s may interact with other prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, and supplements.

• Opioid pain medicines (Severe): Combining these with Clonazepam can cause profound sedation, breathing problems, coma, or death.

• Other sedatives or sleep medicines (Severe): These can add to drowsiness and slow alertness.

• MAO inhibitors (Severe): These are generally not used together with escitalopram and require medical supervision.

• Other serotonin-increasing medicines (Caution): Some antidepressants, migraine medicines, or supplements may raise the risk of serotonin syndrome.

• Blood thinners or antiplatelet medicines (Caution): Escitalopram may increase bleeding risk in some people.

• Medicines that affect heart rhythm (Caution): Some drugs can increase the risk of abnormal heart rhythm when used with escitalopram.

• Certain health conditions may change how Essita Plus Tablet 10s should be used.

• Liver impairment (Consult your doctor): Both ingredients are processed in the liver, so people with liver disease may need closer monitoring or dose adjustment.

• Kidney impairment (Caution): If you have kidney problems, your doctor may want to monitor you more closely.

• Depression or suicidal thoughts (Consult your doctor): Escitalopram may not be suitable without medical supervision if mood symptoms worsen.

• Glaucoma (Caution): This medicine may not be appropriate in certain eye conditions.

• Breathing problems or sleep apnea (Severe): Clonazepam can worsen breathing suppression and should be used only under strict medical guidance.

• History of substance use disorder (Caution): Clonazepam can be habit-forming and should be used carefully.

• Taking more than the prescribed amount of Essita Plus Tablet 10s can be dangerous.

• An overdose may cause extreme drowsiness, confusion, poor coordination, slow breathing, fainting, or coma.

• It may also cause agitation, tremor, irregular heartbeat, or other serious symptoms.

• If an overdose is suspected, seek emergency medical help immediately.

• Do not wait for symptoms to become severe before getting help.

• If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember.

• If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose.

• Do not take two doses at the same time.

• Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

• If you are unsure what to do after missing a dose, follow your doctor’s advice.