KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (1073 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KLONOPIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | RR Multiple Sclerosis/ Ms hug/spast | None Was prescribed for Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Makes me feel normal--I take 1 mg 3 times per day as needed. I have RRMultiple Sclerosis and this drug makes me feel normal. I cannot believe some of the comments and the reasons pts are on this drug. There is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis, a wicked degenerative nerve disease. MS would put your problems in perspective real fast!!!!! | F | 54 | 10 years | 10/21/2006 | 4 | RR Multiple Sclerosis/ Ms hug/spast | None. It was prescribed for Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. | Makes me feel normal--I take 1 mg 3 times per day as needed. I have RRMultiple Sclerosis and this drug makes me feel normal. I cannot believe some of the comments and the reasons pts are on this drug. There is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis, a wicked degenerative nerve disease. MS would put your problems in perspective real fast!!!!! | F | 54 | 10 years | 10/21/2006 | 4 | Aspergers Syndrome and GAD | I feel like I am CALM. I also get sleepy if I don't walk around or do something. Somewhat of a feeling of being "heavy". Headaches when I lean forward or bend over to tie a shoe (from a sitting position). | I don't take it everyday. Only when needed and only .5 mg a day or less. I take it with 100mg of Zolfoft and it is great. (I need the Zoloft everyday). I did take Xanax for a short time and Klonopin does the same thing for me as Xanax. It makes me calm due me not doing well with immediate change (usually when I work) or when things are "not fair"... I don't "Go off" on people when I take it. Driving is another thing! I let things "go" when I am on Klonopin-which is a good thing! If I don't take a Klonopin when going out into the public-I notice a HUGE difference! I also notice that I get up-tight and overwhelmed in social settings when I don't take it. When I do take it-my life is much easier! As I said before, I don't take it everyday. This was ment for people with Aspergers Syndrome! | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/1/2007 | 4 | Bipolar I (for anxiety), BPD, ADD | tiredness | I've taken a couple of doses, waiting to see how it will affect me. | F | 20 | | 1/4/2007 | 4 | anxiety, sleeplessness | If I take too much, I get drowsy and spacey, but I've learned to take tiny bites if I'm freaking out or going into a situation in which I usually panic. | Ended the chest pains and shortness of breath. Good for sleeping, but I can't remember my dreams. I also wonder if it has affected my memory, but the panic was blanking me out, so it's hard to tell. Also, factor in menopause, if you can. No withdrawal when I stop. I take about .25mg-.5mg per day as I need it. | F | 49 | 11 years | 1/18/2006 | 4 | panic disorder | sleepiness and an unbalanced feeling when I first started, but my body adjusted to it after a while | I used to have panic attacks all the time, and over the years I rarely have them anymore (maybe 2 or 3 bad ones a year). The only downside is that I want to eventually wean off this drug because I am getting married soon and I may want to have a child down the road. I know this medicine is dangerous to take while pregnant so I don't want any problems when that time comes. However, I have already tried weaning off it and I can only get so far before I get bad hallucinations. It is the scariest thing I have ever experienced. If I could someday take this pill on an "as needed" basis, that would be much better than having this dependency. Still, if you are having bad panic attacks and nothing else has worked, then I would recommend giving it a try. Just be aware of the dependency your body will develop over time. | F | 21 | 10 years | 9/16/2006 | 4 | anxiety | drowsy thats all thank god | Been on ativan xanxa valuim hated all klonopin works best but i think i'm additcted and immuned to it. So i want an increase at least to 2 mg but don't see dr and therapist good luck to all that suffer | F | 39 | 2 years 1mg 4X day | 1/1/2013 | 4 | Severe SAD, GAD & insomnia. | Loss of appetite, completely blank mind, no thoughts at all, relaxation, less irritable. | I take 0.25mg in the morning & 0.5mg at night. Helps me sleep for 8 hours straight without waking up once. I can finally go in a store & not worry about people looking at me. I love the decreased appetite side effect, and blank mind as my mind is a living hell of anxiety. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 6/18/2007 | 4 | Panic disorder | Dizziness, "drunk" feeling, clumsiness, slurring words, zoning out, nausea, headache coming down, euphoria. | Love Klonopin, it works really well for my panic attacks. | F | 15 | 2 days | 5/10/2007 | 4 | Panic attacks | Slow down in motor function, esp. at 1 mg. and used in conjunction with Cymbalta. Sleepiness. | Do not EVER take this medicine with alcohol!!! Believe me: I found out the very hard way. It helps me sleep for about 4 hours but I do wake up again. I've started using it at night only, but I wish to wean off it completely. | F | 44 | 28 days | 7/10/2007 | 4 | anxiety & panic attacks | sleepiness from time to time. | works great for me. I am supposed to take .5 twice a day, but I only take it as needed. I was having "floating" panic attacks, now I don't have them at all. I have had a few mild anxiety attacks. | F | 28 | 6 months | 5/11/2007 | 4 | anxiety | short term memory loss, problems concentrating, sleepiness, feel | It really helps with anxiety, even at very small doses... but I don't take it during exam time, because I have problems studying. | F | 22 | 2 years | 5/21/2005 | 4 | Social Anxiety | As long as I take it I'm fine. If I stop for longer than a day, I experience extreme irritability, tunnel vision, over sensitivity of the skin, and the feeling that I'm unable to function in any social situation, including grocery shopping. | I take 1 1/2 pills in the am (0.75mg) and it definitely helps me get through the work day. I try not to take it on weekends, but feel like I don't have much of a choice if I need to leave the house for any reason. If I don't take it on Sat., by Sunday I'll start feeling the skin and light sensitivity, tunnel vision and enough irritability to make me snap and lash out, sometimes physically. (Like having a hard time controlling the urge to slap loved ones when they're getting on my nerves!) Overall though, it's done me a lot of good. I feel disconnected and impersonal without it. | F | 40 | 3 years | 1/26/2005 | 4 | Restless leg syndrome; insomnia | Irritable, leg cramps, emotionally labile. | I was satisfied with the drug but when I tapered off of it, it was scary. I developed a lot of twitches and jerks in my body for some months, and I cried for six months. I think more warning should be given about withdrawal before this med. is prescribed. | F | 70 | 2 years | 4/10/2005 | 4 | R.E.M. Behaviour disorder | Hair loss, some shaking at times, dry mouth, congestion. | So far, it is the only drug that controls my R.E.M. behaviour disorder. I was thrashing about in my sleep, talking and screaming. Klopin controlled all of that but there were some side effects, such as hair loss, shaking, congestion, dry mouth. | F | 54 | 2 years | 4/13/2005 | 4 | Insomnia | I had to take increasingly large doses due to getting habituated to it. | Withdrawing from this medicine is a rough ride. I had to get acupuncture to get through it. Some strange things happened to me. Four days after I stopped taking the last dose, I had spontaneous out of body experiences! I also experienced other kinds of psychic experiences, such as telepathy. I know it sounds odd, but I think that this medication affected my central nervous system in a permanent way. I am not as I was. This is a very dangerous drug. You should only take this drug as a last resort. | F | 50 | 2 years | 4/7/2005 | 4 | ptsd/panic attacks/anxiety | at first it made me drowsy, but then my body acclimated. | helps a great deal with ptsd and anxiety. doesn't work immediately (like valium), so i don't find it as helpful for panic attacks. on the other hand, as long as i have some klonopin on board, i have fewer panic attacks and less need for valium. | F | 46 | 5 years | 9/10/2004 | 4 | fibromyaligia | I have not experience any side effects from this medication | I take 0.5mg before bedtime. It has helped my migrane headaches and helps me sleep. My headaches have been reduced, I get one headache a month vs. five a week. It has also made it easier to deal with my pain from FM. I spoke to my Dr. in lenght about the drug. It has given me a better quality of life. I am on the drug about a little over a year. I never up the dose or take more than what is prescribe by Dr. | F | 47 | 14 months | 7/12/2004 | 4 | anxiety/depression AvPD BPD | Morning dosage can make me feel drowsy, especially if I take more than 0.5 mg. | I take 0.5 mg in the morning, 1 mg at night. It has helped even out my sleep and regulate my mood. I haven't found it to be addictive - I am bad at forgetting to take my meds (paritcularly this one as I'm supposed to take it mid morning), or sometimes just decide that I don't need it, and I've never had any problems except that sleep problems & anxiety will return if I stop taking it for a prolonged period of time. When I have unusually high anxiety I will take extra pills as needed. These will usually help but they leave me feeling very drowsy. Overall, this is the benzo that has worked best for me. I guess that the long half life helps stop the up and down cycle that some of the shorter acting ones give me. Not as good an instant fix as some others for anxiety episodes, but much more preventative. | F | 28 | 3 years | 7/22/2004 | 4 | GAD | F | 46 | 30 days | 2/21/2004 |