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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Tinnitus | Suicidal ideation, extreme fatigue, memory loss, speech problems, tremors and total loss of life. Vertigo, psychosis. The list goes on. And, you can't just quit. Taper can take years. Many end their lives. | Wanna lose everything? Then take this. Hopefully will be illegal soon. | F | 50 | 4 years 1mg | 7/9/2017 | 1 | Anxiety | Declining mental ability, foggyness, malaise. It took me 25 months to discontinue and to be able to function normally. I lost my career and all my retirement savings due to the horrific withdrawal. | Avoid at all costs | M | 48 | 8 years 1.5 | 7/9/2017 | 1 | Anxiety | Anxiety, Mood swings, Panic attacks, Depression, Groggines, Social isolation, Withdrawing from once pleasurable activities, Inability to fulfill obligations at home or work, Slurred speech, Feeling “out of it”, Impaired judgment, Disturbing dreams, Blurred vision, Poor coordination, Drowsiness, Amnesia, Muscle weakness, Light-headedness, Respiratory depression, Hostility, Tolerance, Dependence, Irritability, Delusions, Hallucinations, Paranoia, Social isolation, Respiratory depression, Insomnia, Severe headaches, Nightmares, Nausea and vomiting, “Brain fog”, Muscle spasms and cramping. To name a FEW!!! | Horrible drug and killer drug!!! Also steals decades of life from people! | F | 27 | 6 years 3mg | 7/9/2017 | 1 | Insomnia | Dependency and tolerance. Mental issues. Suicidal thoughts. Helped me sleep for a few months, then it was like my body wanted more of it. Terrible withdrawal even if I skipped one dose. Took a year to get off of. Ended up in detox. Don't start benzos! | Highly addictive with terrible withdrawal symptoms! | F | 47 | 4 years 1 | 6/17/2017 | 1 | Anxiety | Severe anxiety mental couldnt leave the house forever to many symtoms to list when only getting down to .5 mg tapering wouldnt wish it on worst enemy blurred vision no appetite crazy already | Do not take it im not exagerating it stops working and then its too late lost my job also and family and friends to a antisocial | M | 46 | 10 years 1mg | 6/13/2017 | 5 | Clonic tonic seizures; complx szrs | NONE! I take Klonopin for grand mal nighttime seizures as well as occasional daytime complex partials. It calms my brain from firing. I'm not sure that it does much for anxiety as I don't have problem with anxiety. This drug has given me my life back, my sleep back.It control my involuntary muscle movement. And daytimine seizures completely. Thank you for this anticonvulsant since I am allergic to so many other seizure medications. | If you have sleep problems, I would recommend a sleep study. Mine showed up a a neurological serzure disorder. It's worth the investment. I have seizures just as I'm falling asleep, and waking. I also have grand Mal seizures during sleep. Talk your neurologist about extended studies. It helped me tremendously!! | F | 51 | 0 years 5 to 10 mg | 6/7/2017 | 5 | Nocturnal Seizures | This drug gave stabilized my sleep, calming my brain because nocturnal seizures. Klonopin is an anticonvulsant drug. I don't have anxiety, and even if i did, this would not be the drug of choice to treat anxiety. If you have anxiety, your are better off speaking with your GP about a another solution. This drug is the least effective on anxiety. I wish they would re-caterize it as an anticonvulsant! People seem to confused about how it works. | . | F | 50 | 4 years 4 1X D | 5/31/2017 | 4 | Severe social phobia | This does help me function, no more social phobia. I gave it a high rating for that,and that only. It's been 25 years, the question on here for how many years only go's to 10 years. In the beginning I felt euphoric. Then I slept all the time. The Dr.started me at 4 mg which is way to high. I now take 2 mg. My personality changed so much. I got very argumentive, gained 60 pounds. My husband married a slim pretty shy girl.As you can imagine, I'm divorced after 31 years. We lost our house, my life will never be the same. Getting off of this drug is pure hell, and I was in a safe detox hospital. As soon as I got home, I got right backtaking it, either that, or lose my mind. Also, I was a business owner, and now I'm on disability. Can't remember word's, or have intellectual conversations anymore. Try something else, like Christiananity, God will help you. | DON'T TAKE IT!!! | F | 56 | 10 years 2mg | 4/23/2017 | 4 | Severe social phobia | This does help me function, no more social phobia. I gave it a high rating for that,and that only. It's been 25 years, the question on here for how many years only go's to 10 years. In the beginning I felt euphoric. Then I slept all the time. The Dr.started me at 4 mg which is way to high. I now take 2 mg. My personality changed so much. I got very argumentive, gained 60 pounds. My husband married a slim pretty shy girl.As you can imagine, I'm divorced after 31 years. We lost our house, my life will never be the same. Getting off of this drug is pure hell, and I was in a safe detox hospital. As soon as I got home, I got right backtaking it, either that, or lose my mind. Also, I was a business owner, and now I'm on disability. Can't remember word's, or have intellectual conversations anymore. Try something else, like Christiananity, God will help you. | DON'T TAKE IT!!! | F | 56 | 10 years 2mg | 4/23/2017 | 1 | Anxiety | Light headed, forgetfulness, inability to concentrate, inability to solve complex problems (which is what I did for a living), constipation, IBS (landed in the hospital), tingling sensations in various parts of my body, etc... | 52 | 6 years 1mg 3X D | 3/3/2017 | 1 | Anxiety, panic attacks | Drowsiness. | Withdrawal was HORRIBLE and I only took this for 2 weeks, on a very small dose. Would not recommend this to my worst enemy. | 35 | 10 days .5 | 2/17/2017 | 5 | Severe anxiety | Sleeping a lot. Gradually cut back to .5mg a day. Much better. When I get really depressed, I tend to take more so I can sleep more. Withdrawal is horrible. I have went off them before and was still a mess after 4 months. I have bad panic without them. Only thing that helps my panic attacks and I tried everything. | Good drug if you have agoraphobia or bad anxiety and panic attacks. | F | 62 | 10 years 1mg daily | 1/26/2017 | 4 | Anxiety | Tired, hunger and irrational decision making. | This is one of the only Meds that actually relieve my anxiety. I give it a 4 because it is highly addictive and the physical withdrawals are the worse thing i have ever experienced. Since then i am seeking a long term-med, but i will always have klonopin on hand for emergencies. Be careful not to take it everyday or you will become physically dependent. | M | 26 | 5 years 1 MG 1X D | 1/1/2017 | 5 | Stomach problems inducing anxiety | For the past 18 years I suffer from bouts of stomach/digestive issues post-meal resulting in severe nausea, sickness, stomach pressure and indigestion that can last anywhere from an hour to several hours when I feel the food hasn't been digested properly. The symptoms are so intense and unpleasant they also cause severe anxiety. Sometimes I also feel sick on empty stomach or hours after eating even if I felt fine after a meal. These attacks can be completely random any no diet modification ever worked. I can eat the same meal 3 days in a row, feel fine for 2 days and get sick on the 3rd day or feel sick on the 1st day and completely normal on the other two. The flare ups can be brutal. Sometimes it's 3-5 times a month, sometimes virtually every day for months but I also have long periods when I'm generally fine and eating normally without any meds. I've tried all possible stomach prescription medications -antiacids, Reglan, Librax and whatnot with very little relief. If it's a straighforward acid reflux then PPIs work but it's about 25% of the time. The rest of the symptoms are uncontrollable. Before September of this year I used 1 mg of Clonazepam only while flying (4 flights total)and it was fantastic. It put me to sleep for 4-5 hrs without any side effects unlike Ambien which was inconsistent. This Sept. my stomach after months of relative normality started acting up after meals (mostly diner). One day I suffered so badly I took .25 of Clonazepam and it worked miracles re | Proceed with caution | F | 47 | 3 months .25 5 x mo | 11/24/2016 | 4 | Anxiety | Short term memory loss. Forgetful of common everyday words. Sometimes joint pain. Tiredness. Weight gain | F | 44 | 8 years 1MG | 11/18/2016 | 4 | Anxiety | Worked great to kill panic attacks for short period then I had to add Valium specifically for panic attacks. Stayed on Klonopin anyway to reduce overall anxiety/anxiety disorder. | I am no longer on this med. I have been off of it for about six months and honestly feel so much better. I think it helped my anxiety for a period but then i just had to keep increasing the dosage as the years went on - yes years. This medication changed me into a selfish person incablable of having true emotional feelings. This is not who I was before I started and I didn't know this was who I was until I have now been off of it. It is safe to say I ruined my relationship with the one person who meant the world to me, my wife. I literally told her I couldn't love anyone and that included her. I never saw my eratic behavior but I have come to learn from others, especially those I verbally abused while I was taking this medication. The first three months off of it have been really hard. Since I came off it I have been hospitalized for withdrawl, tested psychologically and by MRI for memory problems and experienced this terrible sensation of disasociation. It was not until about the 4th month that those effects started to disapate. I am finally able to see things as they are or otherwise feel normal for the first time in what seems forever. I will never be able to put my family back together but at least I'm finally living life again. | M | 52 | 8 years 2 mg 3X D | 10/20/2016 | 1 | No reason Doctor screwed. Misdiagnosed | Extreme dizzyness and fatigue and severe body cramps and pains. | M | 69 | 5 years | 9/6/2016 | 5 | Anxiety | For awhile I thought I didn't like it, but now I prefer it. | F | 57 | 4 months 1 mg. 3x d | 8/12/2016 | 1 | wrong diagnosis | At least 10 awful side effects: dizzy, sleepy, dehydrated, total space cadet. | THE VELVET HAMMER. Enough said. | F | 57 | 3 days .5 3X D | 7/28/2016 | 5 | Panic attacks | I became physically addicted to low--dose (.5mg) Klonopin after about a year of use - and I couldn't care less. | I am physically addicted to Klonopin and I couldn't care less. I mean, if I had diabetes I would need an insulin shot to function and I see no difference. I am allergic to SSRI's and Marijuana induces panic attacks for me so I have no alternative. I take a small dose - .5 Mg - and have never had to increase it to get the therapeutic benefit I need. My panic attacks were so severe I was close to suicide. After suffering for 20 years I was ready to give up when a British psychiatrist new to the US scoffed at my symptoms and He said there is no reason to suffer like I was suffering and took me off anti-depressent (prozac at the time) and prescribed the .5 Klonopin. That man saved my life. Now, I have never even thought to abuse Klonopin as for me it is simply medicine. Same with Oxycodone after 3 surgery's. It's medicine and you take it as directed and stop taking it when you don't need it. For people like me the benefits far, far outweigh any risk. The bottom line is that my panic attacks were so severe as to be dibilitating and this drug save me when I was 43 years old. I'm 65 now and still working a high-tech job effectively enough to receive accolades for my work as well as great performance reviews that result in bonuses and pay raises. I think there are many, many people like me who use a low dose, don't abuse it, and reap great benefit from anxiety relief. Tell me it will give me Alzheimers in 10 years and I'll tell you it's been more than worth it for me. | M | 25 years .5 1X D | 6/18/2016 | 5 | Anxiety and crazy amount of stress | Sleepy, relaxed, can get a little short tempered the day after and mildly down mood the next day | Stops obsessive worry and allows me to eat and relax when my anxiety is high. Only take as needed. Sometimes for a week or so at a time. Longest time on it consecutively was 6 weeks and then i tapered. Never had any issues. | F | 37 | 11 years .5 mg 1X AN | 5/24/2016 | 4 | Atypical Trigeminal Neuropathy | Initial tired feeling but that subsided after a couple of weeks | I am taking this for a neuropathic condition - not sure if that's considered off-label use - but it seems to sometimes help with my pain. I do not take it as much as prescribed, and some days not at all. I have also found that it does calm me down and I am able to take things a bit more in-stride. | M | 59 | 4 months .5 4X D | 5/20/2016 | 5 | OCD and panic disorder | Felt somewhat loopy the first few weeks of taking Klonopin. The loopy feeling went away as I got used to the medicine. | Klonopin helps my anxiety tremendously. I know a lot of people are scared of taking Klonopin because of the fear of getting addicted but as long as you take it the way you're supposed to and don't abuse it you will be okay. My racing thoughts are practically gone and I almost never have a panic attack now. I used to spend almost every waking moment living in fear to the point where I was terrified to get out of bed and now I'm a functional member of society. My anxiety used to torment my mind and I had no way to stop the obsessive thoughts but Klonopin has helped me enough that I can do all the things I never thought I would be able to do because I was too scared. | F | 22 | 5 years 1 mg | 5/17/2016 | 1 | Breakthrough anxiety | Forgetfulness, loss of interest, dark mood | This drug must be manufactured in hell by Satan himself. I would rather deal with the anxiety attacks than take this stuff. | M | 38 | 4 weeks .5mg | 5/17/2016 | 5 | Anxiety, Sleep | Feel much calmer. Lasts longer than Xanax. | Pleased. | F | 56 | 1 months 1 mg. 2x d | 5/6/2016 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects at all. Just a wonderful nights sleep. | I originally took it for a few months for severe anxiety, 1 mg every 6 hours (4 mg a day). I found it also made me sleepy. After a few months, under a doctors care, I started to reduce my dosage. I no longer take it for anxiety, but now I take it about once a week or so for insomnia and it gives me a great nights sleep. All I need now is .25 mg for sleep. I am shocked to hear that people get addicted to this drug. It was easy for me to dose down without issues. I tried Xanax initially, but that drug does not last long enough for me. | F | 52 | 2 years .25 mg 1X W | 4/20/2016 | 5 | To get off zanax | I felt absolutely nothing coming off this drug. | I was taking klonopin in a attempt to get off off zanax. When I tried to get off of zanax I experienced chest tightness, heart racing pupils dilated etc.A real nightmare. I started with .5 most and never felt the need to increase the dosage. Thru the coarse of the next 4 weeks I tapered down to. 125 and jumped off. | M | 54 | 4 weeks | 4/1/2016 | 5 | anxiety | Tiredness | Magical. Took away my rage, irritability, just generally function better. Everyone just likes me better!!! | F | 47 | 10 days .5mg | 3/28/2016 | 1 | acute dystonia | cognitive dysfunction, drowsiness, numbness of face, pins and needles, muscle twitching, restlessness, general unease, altered sensation of legs, pain in arm and legs, shaking hands | AVOID at all costs. I was prescribed this along with another medication for acute dystonia. The efficacy of this drug was not discussed with me. Apparently around 15% effective in dystonia. I did NOT provide informed consent. The neurologist was in complete denial about the side effects and potential for tolerance withdrawal which is truly scandalous and I was therefore left on it for months longer. He then gave me a dangerous regime for withdrawal. Withdrawal was truly horrendous and 6 months on I am still suffering the withdrawal symptoms of low mood, insomnia, anger, tearfulness, pins and needles, fasiculations, muscle twitching and vibrating sensations in my legs. So devastated I took this drug. It also increases your risk of developing dementia. BAD BAD BAD. | F | 10 months 0.5mcg 2X D | 3/28/2016 | 1 | RLS | Brain fog, social anxiety, stomach cramping (daily), facial numbness, light sensitivity, falling over, disorientation, slurred speech, slowed cognitive function, haliousinations, insomnia, paranoia, tmj, headaches (daily), off balance,jolts through head, and the list continues! | Honestly there isn't any good reason to stay this medication. You'll lose your sense of self, your friends, your family, and your sense of reality, even when using as prescribed by your dr. | F | 30 | 5 years 4 mg | 3/27/2016 | 1 | anxiety | depression, weight loss, extreme fits of rage, stoned, self-harm, lost job, almost flunked high school, destroyed all relationships in my life, nausea, sleepy, dry mouth, fatigue, feeling empty. Withdrawal symptoms made me want to kill myself. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. its been over a year sense i discontinued my klonopin use, and i STILL get withdrawl symptoms. I throw up blood, shit out blood. I am always anxious and my confindence is way lower. | klonopin is pure evil. It makes you fall in love with it, then it breaks you. Literally. You cannot escape this drugs inevitable side effects. Withdrawling off of this drug is extremeley dangerous, i went for two weeks non stop shaking, puking, having anxiety attacks, breaking out on my face, hives, And now i have a gluten algergy. All from this medication. DO NOT TAKE KLONOPIN!!! SAVE YOURSELF BEFORE ITS TOO LATE........ | F | 18 | 8 months .5mg 3X D | 3/4/2016 | 5 | Generalized anxiety disorder | Had no noticible side effects. It helped me get sleep at night and kept me from having fainting spells. I only had to take it as needed , maybe 10 each month. | F | 28 | 2 years .5mg | 2/28/2016 | 3 | Poststroke anxiety and insomnia | Brain fog, lethargy, slurred speech, depression, confusion. | At first it helped me sleep, then it stopped. Made my aphasia worse. I was like a zombie, with a brain fog. | F | 68 | 6 months 0.8-0.9 MG | 2/26/2016 | 4 | Neck Tremor-Dystonia | I use it for my neck tremors and anxiety. I'm now able to be in public and not feel embarrassed anymore. It doesn't work 100% for me so I may in time increase my dose at some point. If I go without it for a few days to give my body a break it makes me feel off balanced, like walking on a boat with a heavy spacy head and mild anxiety, so it can be annoying If you choose to do that. Once I take it again I'm totally fine again. | If I decide to get off it I would defiantly wean from it to limit the withdrawals I mentioned. It's not a scary drug at all from my experience so far. So if your Dr. suggest it I would try it because I was scared at first too, but now I'm not at all and best of all it does help with my neck tremors and anxiety. | F | 51 | 1 years 1mg 2X D | 2/25/2016 | 1 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Headache, nausea, rapid heartbeat, nightmares, insomnia. | I had my first panic attack at 19 and after a month of hell, decided to see a psychiatrist who prescribed me Xanax. I took them when I felt a panic attack coming on and xanax stopped it right in its tracks. Eventually, just the comfort of having the Xanax around stopped the panic attacks. I stopped fearing the fear and stopped seeing a therapist for awhile. Fast forward to the birth of my daughter - I started experiencing post partum anxiety ten times worse than the worst panic attack of my life 24/7. I went to the ER several times and the only thing they could find was slightly elevated blood pressure. Was referred to a psychiatrist who basically made Xanax out to be worse than heroin. Her alternative was Klonopin and over the course of the 5 days taking this stuff, I'm surprised I didn't commit suicide. I contemplated it; that's how bad it made me feel. Maybe it just didn't agree with my body chemistry but wow, in addition to the side effects above, I lost almost all my baby weight from the nausea and lack of appetite. I did not sleep at all; I was sleeping better having a cup of chamomile tea before bed! So, I looked up the psychiatrist I was seeing back in college and he was still practicing. I felt relief just walking into his office. Went home with my prescription for Xanax and I'm back to just knowing relief is there and how it can stop and prevent a panic attack is enough. I rarely have to use it and suffer absolutely no bizarre side effects. Maybe for mild general an | F | 34 | 5 days | 2/1/2016 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | No other drug works for me. I was prescribed this over 10 years ago. I had such bad anxiety and panic attacks I ended up in the hospital 3 times. I was prescribed this and My panic attacks and anxiety were mostly under control. I do not have any sode effects. I am not tired anymore than a normal person, don't get dizzy or anything else. I have tried to come off of it multiple times because my parents thought it was bad for me to be on for a long time. I had such bad anxiety/withdrawls that I had to go back on it everytime. An yes I was weaned off VERY slowly each time. I finally realized that I have become dependant on it. And i am ok with that because I am anxiety free! | M | 22 | 10 years 1 mg | 1/25/2016 | 1 | No reason. Misdiagnosis! | Serious forehead pressure, dizzyness, fatigue, nausea. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!Primary doctor refused to help get off this drug. | M | 69 | 4 years | 1/14/2016 | 2 | Anxiety AS Needed | While it works for anxiety, and did give me a calm effect taking it and was able to sleep...I took this as needed, And when I say needed, I took this as my last resort. I always woke up very groggy and got extreme dry mouth on it. while I have anxiety daily, I avoid taking this as it also seems to make my anxiety attacks stronger when I choose not to take it after a couple of times, I feel like it is some weird withdrawal effect I get from it... Definitely a drug that seems to make my problem Worse for me in long term... my side effects outweigh the benefits for me. | Not for everyone. | M | 2 years .5-1mg | 1/10/2016 | 5 | Anxiety over chronic illness dx | I have taken Klonopin on and off for at least 6 years with never any withdrawal symptoms. | I am prescribed 1mg 4times a day, but never take more than 2 a day and sometimes go months without taking any at all. | F | 46 | 6 years 1mg | 12/6/2015 | 2 | Restless Leg Syndrome, Insomnia | Fatigue, joints pain (elbows, knees), light sleep, withdrawal symptoms (anxiety, memory loss) | I was prescribed this because of leg movements during the night which could have been the cause of my fragmented sleep and lack of REM sleep. Even at the lowest dose it didn't work, deep sleep and REM sleep became scarcer. The pain in my knee was severe and caused many sleepless nights. And like with all benzodiazepines quitting proved difficult, because of the increased anxiety and the memory loss. The only positive thing about this drug is that it helps with social anxiety. During the time I was on it I was much more open and talkative. But the side effects are not worth it imo. I also discovered that taking this drug with (lemon) verbena herbal tea increased its effects. | M | 42 | 6 months 0.3 MG 1X D | 11/27/2015 History | 5 | anxiety | No bothersome side effects at all. | This medication changed my life for the better. It is very effective at controlling anxiety and it does not make me feel foggy or sleepy at all. It is far better than anything else I have ever taken for anxiety. My psychiatric clinic decided to no longer prescribe any benzodiazepines a couple of years ago, but I was able to get my primary care doctor to prescribe it for me. | F | 46 | 18 years .5 mg 2X D | 11/19/2015 | 5 | Stress, anxiety | They caused bad withdrawal and severe back pain when out | I much rather have klonopin than anything else especially panaceas | F | 50 | 4 days 1mg 3mg da | 11/9/2015 | 5 | General Anxity | Have been in this 3 times a day since. I was 13. Helps with my PTSD, Anxity , panic attacks all my Anxity . Was sleepy when I first started but not now and never had to increase the amount | F | 32 | 10 years 0.5 | 11/1/2015 | 2 | Anxiety | Brain fog, drowsiness, pancreatitis, dizziness | I have a rare pancreatic/biliary disorder that causes nausea and vomiting. Klonopin helped treat these symptoms plus the overwhelming anxiety that accompany my condition. Problem is when I wanted to go off it I entered a living nightmare. I did a very slow taper over 9 months. By the 6 month mark I started getting pancreatic attacks. I figured it was part of my condition, but noticed the attacks worsened on days I lowered my dose. I went off Klonopin entirely and was dizzy for a month. It felt like I was on a boat. I'd get nausea, panic attacks, and the pancreatic pain was beyond what pain medication could touch. I cannot believe this medication caused such bad withdrawal and for so long! I will never take a benzo again. | F | 46 | 3 years .25 mg 2X D | 10/9/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Depression awful you cry on this drug a lot, it messes also with your bowels..system. Keep clear its to potent for anxiety so is Xanax!!! | it never really solves anything just gives a slight mask feeling. Changes you also to someone you don't know anymore slowly. I havn't taken any today and am not going to now, screw it not worth it don't want to wake up in 10yrs and think why how when. The lady who took it for grieving why? you should grieve, its normal to have painful feelings society we dampen them to much | M | 47 | 1 years 0.5 1X D | 10/5/2015 | 5 | Panic Attacks, Anxiety & Fear | Try to start off on a very SMALL dosage - break.5 into 4 pieces or more - can make you very tired until your body gets used to it. | I suffered from panic attacks & anxiety since my 20s. Klonopin has helped me to fly again, successful in business because I could focus & had no fear. When my mother passed away in a sudden accident it helped me with my grief. Excellent drug | F | 67 | 5 years .5-1mg | 9/25/2015 | 1 | Anxiety Disorder | Tremors, head felt like hot coals, right eye twitching, isolated myself, hard to leave house, felt very sick. | This is a terrible drug. No Dr. should give this for long term use for anxiety. The Klonopin builds up to toxic levels in ur body and no longer works. Then, u start feeling really sick and don't kno why. At 1st I started to taper for 21/2 months; got sick of being sick so then I just stopped at 1 mg. it's now 11 days of pure hell. Terrible nite sweats, insomnia, no appetite. Force myself to eat something. AND thru all this going on still have to force myself to work. I'm a clean freak, but my house is a MESS. Can't stand it, but no motivation, energy. I pray, pray, all day for this to end. Never experienced w/d before.Is there anyone else going thru this? | F | 60 | 2 years 1mg 2x day | 9/25/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | Klonopin is the only thing that helps me through panic attacks (besides Xanax) it can become very addicting so I'd be careful. It's also the only medicine that helps with the DP/DR. | F | 22 | 3 months .5 mg | 9/24/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Chest pain, trouble breathing, brain fog,memory problems | JUST AN EVIL DRUG STAY AWAY FROM IT! | M | 42 | 1 years 1.5MG DAIL | 9/19/2015 | 1 | Depression | exhaustion, weakness, heavy head, brain-bouncing feeling, heart palpitations, chest tightness, icy extremities, sweating, burning crawling skin, joint pain, distorted vision, hearing and sense of smell | This drug left me sicker than I have ever been in my life times 100. I have been off this drug for over a year and slowly recovering and hope to be well by 1.5 years | F | 62 | 1 years 2 | 9/19/2015 | 4 | Panic Attacks | Apparently this medication does everybody differently, but for me it's been GREAT! I personally know some other individuals who have taken it and they didn't have any problems with it either. All medications does everybody different. | F | 41 | 1mg 2X D | 9/10/2015 | 1 | To counter a steroid effects | nerve damage symptoms on chest, ribs, abdomen, paresthesia in throat, sore and painful skin, ribs and torso and chest squeezing non stop for months, trouble breathing, labored breathing, breathlessness, abdomen pressure, pressure in temple, irregular breathing, hyperventilating, insomnia, sleep disturbances, crawling on skin and in throat, muscular pain, aching, itching inside skin on chest. | evil drug | F | 34 | 1 years .5-1 | 8/28/2015 | 1 | Anxiety Attacks | General confusion More anxiety Horrible withdrawal | Earlier this week, I became severely disoriented. My husband told me that I couldn't remember who he was for 2 hours. That did it for me! I qit the med and ended up in the ER last night with a severe anxiety attack, had vomited non-stop for 6 hours, fever, chills, sweating,nausea. It was worth it to withdraw though. I never want to see that bottle again. | F | 34 | 2 weeks 1mg | 7/31/2015 | 1 | anxiety | severe anxiety, depression, insomnia, loss of interest in activities,loss of confidence | This and other benzos are CNS depressants, and their "good effects" last only a few weeks at most. It took me nearly a year to taper off this moderate dose, and about another 6 months to fully recover "pre-drug" levels of functioning. There is definitely hope.. but take it slow and be patient (the bad effects fade away, but last many weeks to months after final taper)... eat healthy and exercise (daily walks) for those wanting off this drug. I feel back to normal thankfully. | M | 56 | 6 months .05mg 1X D | 7/26/2015 | 4 | For chronic panic disorder | It's just a very effective drug for my particular disorder-and better even, I experience no withdraws when I stop. | I think it's important to use when needed only. I've never felt addicted to it, and don't abuse it. So, I'm shocked that pp have such trouble stopping it. Why does stopping not effect me negatively? | F | 37 | 1 years 1/2mg day | 7/19/2015 | 1 | anxiety | Its first helped my anxiety and my husbands. It helped us sleep too. The next morning I would feel groggy and irritable it would take me awhile to get goin it would take me awhile to get going. And also made me very forgetful and my husband very forgetfu and my husband very forgetful. We fal and my husband very forgetful. We fought all the time and it causes paranoia. I am a totally different person on it and so is h I am a totally different person on it and so is he. It would make us figh I am a totally different person on it and so is he. It would make us fight in front of our kids and do things that we would not normally do. | Do not take this drug. If you are in a relationship, your relationship will change And your relationship will fall apart. You will become disinterested in people and things you love and it will make you crazy and you will become detached from things that you love. It does help anxiety a little bit but the side effects are horrible. I discourage anyone to take this medication. I pray that my fiance wakes up and switches to something else because he will not listen to me. Other people have told him the same thing and have warned him about the way he acts on it but he doesn't listen. I pray that God will help him and I pray that his doctor will take him off and I pray that his doctor will change his medication to something else because it is destroying our family. | F | 40 | 8 years 20 | 7/18/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Withdrawal like alcohol, shakes, shits stomach problems, depression | I would never have taken if I had known the side effects. Makes you sicker then you were, after long term use. Please don't use long term | F | 57 | 10 years 1mg | 7/13/2015 | 5 | Anxiety, panic disorder | None | I have had no side effects from taking this med. I don't feel it take effect or wear off. The only way I know I've taken it is the fact that I no longer have panic attacks. this is the mildest drug I've ever taken taken. No side effects at all. | F | 36 | 2 years 1 mg | 7/9/2015 | 1 | insomnia | severe depression rebound anxiety vision problems GI tract symptoms irritability head pains suicidal thoughts urinary frequency IBS symptoms severe nightmares nausea joint pain visual disturbances vertigo joint pain tooth pain senses heightened including hearing touch . paranoia fear sense of going insane unreality feelings. visual auras tension | In My opinion all benzo diazepines should be outlawed. The symptoms are horrendous and its very addicting and nearly impossible to get off of. The symptoms of rebound and withdrawal are almost unbearable. This drug caused my depression to increase to the point in which I was suicidal and it created extreme anxiety on the rebound. When the dose wears off Your original symptoms return ten fold. I strongly urge anyone to avoid this type of drug . Avoid caffeine on this med and when tapering off. I have been off clonazepam for four months after so called short term and still going through horrific nightmares and other symptoms of dementia. I truly believe this drug has changed the physiology of My brain. My memory is really bad and I feel so tired all the time as I can no longer reach deep sleep stages. I wake tired and very soar and unrested. Avoid this and other benzodiazepines at all cost. Both My Doctor and pharmacist were inept regarding this drug. They told Me to just taking it and I did. I had seizure and almost died even at a low dose. | M | 61 | 0,5mg 2X D | 7/4/2015 | 1 | Anxiety/ AD withdrawal | Still trying to recover from being on this drug. Absolutely horrible. | M | 24 | 1 years 1mg/day | 7/3/2015 |