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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | severe anxiety | slightly tired, but not bad at all. | I was taking only as needed at a low 0.5 dose, not steady, and it was a wonder drug when I needed it. The only bad part is that a person needs not use it too often, otherwise it loses effectiveness, and as others have noted in their comments - taking quite often can get you "addicted" . Occasional use only - love it! | M | 40 | 6 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Panic Disorder w/ agoraphobia | for the first week, a drunk and spacey feeling. After it had reached steady state, I was perfectly fine! | I am taking Klonopin along with Ativan to control my severe panic attacks. Since starting both medications, I have felt so much better. I've gone from 5-6 panic attacks a day to only 3 -4 a year. It does have addictive qualities, but I take it as directed by my Psychiatrist. Please take all comments on a drug (even my own!) on a website with a grain of salt. Everyone is different. | M | 23 | 3 years 1 mg 3X day | 3/25/2010 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Sedation, Dizziness, but in a calming way. In other words, it made me very calm. | I've been on Klonopin for about 2 years now. I love it. I am very dependant on it, this drug is very addictive, and doctors do not know how addictive it actually is. Most doctors who try to taper you off of it, do not do it right, therefore, that is why you get the bad withdrawal effects, those of you claiming. This drug is a god send to anxiety. It does not 'CURE' your anxiety, it masks it. This drug is highly addictive, so please, only take it if you NEED it. | M | 19 | 2 years 1 MG 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | none | M | 35 | 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Weird memory loss | Lets me sleep very well. It usually takes around 30 minutes before I feel like the effects. | M | 27 | 1 years .5MG 3X day | 4/29/2010 | 5 | anxiety/sleep support | Occasionally foggy; very talkative at times; less facial blushing. | I hold great respect for this simple compound. It is abused, and that is not its fault. Withdrawal is difficult; I would keep the dose low (I range from 1mg to 3mg [rarely]) [usually 2mg]. It is helpful at supporting sleep. I read that REM sleep is reduced w/Klonopin, but I dream lovely things, and sleep well when I take my meds as prescribed. It works well for anxiety, but one must give it extra time (more than Xanax) to help. It acts for about 8 hours. It passes through the liver twice, so it can be slower, and thus longer-acting if your liver is stressed. It is a good med to go with others. I rely on it to stop the "up" effects of Provigil, a stimulant. I'd rather not be on anything, but this drug has helped save my life. Care must be taken to not stockpile this drug. It is not really that dangerous, but a lot of people try to overdose with it (and related drugs). It's a safe drug for responsible adults. | M | 46 | 9 years 2 mg 1X day | 6/15/2010 | 5 | panic attacks and agoraphobia | None | I suffered with panic attacks from my teenage years until my mid-thirties. I would not drive at night, stay alone at night, drive over bridges etc. I had seen multiple Doctors and taken multiple meds. Then I went to one that said try this drug...old anti-seizure med that might work. From the first week on it, I have been panic free. I have not increased my dose over 20 years and I have my life back. I drive long distances without anyone, I fly alone, I stay in motels at night alone...I am living again!! I will take it forever without hesitation. | M | 53 | 20 years .5 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 5 | GAD, Panic | For the first week a little off balance from time to time. A little dizziness that went away quickly. | This drug worked when others did not. I have taken many SSRI's and they actually made me worse. GP started me on Lexapro which gave me a terrible panic attack on day 2 when I was driving a car. I had to get a tow truck to come get me due to the fact that the attacks were one after another and thought I was going to pass out the whole time. I was unable to drive for 4 weeks. I went back to my GP who then RX Klonopin .5 x2 day for panic. I took my first one and the next day I was driving. The Klonopin has not completely taken away the DR feeling, but has allowed me to function and work as well as drive a car again. I am getting better, I use to be scared abou thaving another attack while driving but have not had 1 attack since starting Klonopin. I am now with a PSY professional and starting CBT. He wants to keep me on Klonopin for the near future. This is the only medicine that has ever helped me in any way. Thank God for this pill. | M | 36 | 26 days .5 2X day | 7/9/2010 | 5 | Severe Anxiety/Panic Attacks | this is my first day with Clonazepam (Klonopin)I feel amazing. I have read many, many of these reviews, I do feel scared, but using it as directed I have full faith in my DR. he is amazing. I was first put on Buspar for anxiety and after the first week of taking it was told it would take another 2/3 weeks to feel full effect. I needed immediate relief and I have to say so far today the refief is GREAT. Very low dosage, and only using it as needed. | M | 34 | 1 days 0.5 mg 1X AN | 7/30/2010 | 5 | GAD, SAD, panic attacks | Fatigue, memory loss. | CHEW THEM AND LET THEM DISSOLVE IN YOUR MOUTH!!! I see lots of people saying that it took an hour to kick in. This must be due to swallowing the pills whole. These pills are even labelled as "orally dissolving tablets". The makers understand that anxiety meds need to kick in quickly. Dissolving the tablets in your mouth allows them to be absorbed through the mucous membranes in the mouth; I feel it within 1 MINUTE, not 1 HOUR! Yes, the medication can have some side effects, but for those of us with debilitating anxiety, they are by far the lesser of two evils vs. suffering through the anxiety. For anyone who has really bad side effects, I would say that either this is not the right medication for you or you have some other underlying condition. I feel like this med has helped to "reset" my brain to not be anxious if you will, so I feel like I can start to come off it now that I've relearned to not be anxious, as it is most definitely a self-perpetuating condition. Feel free to write me if you'd like. I hope this was helpful to someone. | M | 27 | 14 months 1 MG 1X AN | 8/15/2010 | 5 | anxiety'ptsd' | dry mouth/ mood changes "happy" | works great for me. I was precribed 2mg xanx twice a day. I was on that ride for a year and half. I changed doctors. Now I take small hoidays with the klonopin. I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE IT ONLY WHEN U NEED IT OR IF UR EXPECTING A RUFF DAY (COURT OR A BIG SOCIAL EVENT WHERE U ARE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE THAT U HATE. It helps with my back pain. U PEOPLE WITH THESE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHILE TAKING CLONAZEPAM. NONE UNTIL ITS OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM. Good luck. | M | 30 | 9 months 0.5 2X day | 9/17/2010 | 5 | insomnia | Initially I was on .5 mg and did experience a few weeks of rebound insomnia. However, I have been on the lower dose for several months at a time without experiencing any withdrawal problems and with generally excellent sleep. I can sleep normally for months at a time (no prescription aids) but then something happens to retrigger my insomnia (usually in the Fall, oddly enough) and I go back to this very low dose. However, I have discovered that when I begin using it I need a larger dose the first couple of nights (just to get a decent amount of the stuff into my system I suppose). Here is what has worked for me: 1st night -i mg. 2nd-3rd nights -.5 mg. Then .25 mg. for the duration. | At this very low dosage I think it's definitely worth a try. | M | 61 | 5 months .25 mg 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 5 | anxiety | I have been on clonazepam for years. I slowly withdrew off it a few years ago and I did OK for a time. But, I went back on it and felt much better. I really don't care about the addictive aspect of it. Like I said, I've been on it for 20 years with no adverse effects or a need to increase the dosage (all I wanted was to alleviate the anxiety,not get high and it does that) and probably will be for the rest of my life and that's totally OK with me. | M | 53 | 20 years .5 to 1mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 5 | Agoraphobia - Anxiety | None, unless I skip a dose at night. have Vivid dreams | Xanax was a nightmare, I would feel it wearing off and took my next dose. With klonopin I take it twice a day and never feel anxious. If you suffer from agoraphobia, please try Klonopin. It helped cure me.If you have Agoraphobia and need to talk to someone, I was there, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Doctors can help, but unless they lived the phobia they will never know how bad it is. | M | 48 | 20 years 1 mg 2X day | 11/12/2010 | 5 | anxiety | I am on a 1mg tablet that I cut in half most of the time. I take it as needed ( maybe 6 times a month) It works great. Once in a great while I take a whole(1mg) tablet. | M | 65 | 2 years 1 1X AN | 12/16/2010 | 5 | anxiety | a little bit of drowsyness - not bad. | For occasional, as needed only use, I couldn't rate this drug high enough for anxiety. Even a really low dose worked well for me. I'm sure others that have rated this are correct though - stay on it long enough, or steady enough,and quitting may be a problem. | M | 41 | 50 days 0.5 mg 2X day | 1/28/2011 | 5 | Panic and Anxiety | I havent had any side effects. The only side effects are the good ones. | I have tried xanax, but xanax makes me drowsy. I think Klonopin works great, keeps me focused, very rarely do i have anxiety and panic attacks on this drug. My panic attacks began to effect my daily way of living until i was prescribed this. I have An Abnormal cardiac arrhythmia and klonopin has been keeping my panic attacks completely under control further more protecting my heart from overworking to hard. And this has been confirmed by my cardiologist. It has been working like a charm, I have been getting my priorities straight. I plan on going to college with the help of this drug. And pursuing future employment. And also short spans of maybe 5 hours off sleep wont be as bad as it used to be without the drug, because Klonopin has me waking up fully energized and ready to take on my day! | M | 25 | 1 months .5 2X day | 2/2/2011 | 5 | anxiety | none | M | 35 | 2 days .5 1X day | 2/5/2011 | 5 | Sleep aid | Morning sluggishness. | I have a sleep disorder and use klonopin 2-3 times a week at bedtime. I fall asleep quickly and sleep soundly. I only use it when I feel that I really need a good night's rest. I have gone weeks and sometimes months without taking it and have had no withdrawal symptoms. This week I had an MRI and because I am very claustrophobic, I took 1 mg an hour before and suffered no anxiety. | M | 58 | 10 years .5 mg 1X day | 2/5/2011 | 5 | Social Anxiety, GAD | Drowsiness, laziness, spaced out, calm, disconnected from reality at times. This happens to me about 4-5 hours after taking it. | I was prescribed Klonopin for social anxiety. I like it a lot more than Xanax and Ativan. My doctor allowed me 1-2 mg per day, but I only take 1/2 a mg every other day. This medication works very well. It calms you down within an hour and a half. I didn't have social phobia after taking it. However, this pill can be addictive without you even noticing it. Try to take as little as possible because you will get addicted, or after a few months, you'll have to increase the dosage to get the same effect. Otherwise, as long as you watch your dosage and DON'T take it every single day, it will help anxiety tremendously. | M | 20 | 4 months 0.5 4X W | 3/1/2011 |
KLONOPIN (CLONAZEPAM): Clonazepam is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is also used to treat panic attacks. Clonazepam works by calming your brain and nerves. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)