| Key to ratings for clonazepam: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 4 | anxiety | lower libido, some fatigue | Trial lawyer. no other meds ever. 1.5 mg p/night.no more/no less. tried to cut back......terrible. wish i hadn't started, but anxiety has stopped. guess i will take forever. absolutely addicted....no doubt. dont drink, dont smoke. and only misery i ever had was trying to cut back just .5 (no reason, just wanted to prove i could do it)...i couldn't. | M | 42 | 10 years | 11/10/2009 | 1 | panic att | My heat went crazy | F | 25 | 60 days | 11/6/2009 | 3 | Panic attacks | Problems with sleeping patterns, I get estremely sleepy and have to take naps at innapropriate times and have trouble sleeping at night. Have lost my ability to care about many things, including work related duties. Have become more sedentary and do not get excited about things anymore. I call it the "I don't give a crap" pill. On a trip to a conference in Vegas, I left my pills at home and had some horrible side effects; hot flashes, elevated heart rate, depression, extreme fatigue and dizziness. I slept for two straight days and finally had to go to a local doctor and get a prescription. Extremely addictive. I don't know how I will get off of it. | Very good at treating extreme panic attacks. However, I am very much concerned about getting off of it and worry that I might never will. It's a toss-up; it completely cured me of the panick attacks, but it has made me a sort of junkie. I do not want to go back to the panic attacks, since I got to a point that I was almost not able to function. But, I don't want to depend on thos stuff for the rest of my life. Any suggestions? | F | 40 | 3 years | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Withdrawal!!! Tremors, Migraine Headaches, Depression, Panic Attacks. Terrible!!! | I was prescribed this drug for panic attacks when my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year. My doc started me on .5 mg 3x a day and by Christmas she had raised it to 1 mg 3x a day. I started having dissociative events, I was numb to the grief when my mother died. I had depression that worsened each month because I refused to up my dose any more. I did not know I had developed a tolerance and started having withdrawal symptoms. First I slowly withdrew from my husband and children, & I started having migraine headaches daily. I could barely make it through my work each day. I had tremors, myclonic jerking, suicidal thoughts, painful joints and muscles, and fever. I finally looked up clonazepam withdrawal symptoms on the internet and I suddenly realized that these symptoms had crept up on me slowly each day until I was barely functioning. My doctor had started me on gabapentin and I noticed that I was able to cut back my dose of clonazepam. I have tapered it slowly over the last 2 months by myself, my doctor does not believe it is addicting so she has not helped. I have taken Magnesium and the Gabapentin to help. I am now in day 5 of complete withdrawal and I am very miserable. I had to completely take work off. I have run fevers, experiences dreadful insomnia, and terrible tremors. I wish had not trusted my doctor when she said it was not addicting. Don't ever take this drug daily for more handful of weeks. addiction is far worse | F | 33 | 13 months | 9/16/2009 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | Like others here have said, the first 15-20 minutes after 1 0.5mg clonazepam is ingested, I feel tired and even yawn a good bit but another 10-20 minutes later that wears off and I feel very relaxed and can actually take time to slow down and think about things that need to be done instead of panicking and stumbling over every errand or task. Before this medication, I would find my anxiety levels were heightened in public situations such as the grocery store or a busy shopping mall...without the medication, my heart would race, palms would sweat, pupils would dilate and I knew this because I felt them enlarge...and inside I was simply freaking out. Before I go ANYWHERE that involves large crowds and more noises than one can register and interpret, I take 1 0.5mg typically early in the day or 30mins to an hour before going out...and once I arrive to my destination, it has kicked in and I feel like I can conquer the world. It relaxes me to the point I don't get that rushed feeling, so | If taken only when I need it and not daily, it works wonders. I have suffered from depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder since I was a toddler. I had adhd in preteen-junior high years and never went to a doctor for a diagnosis...so I self-medicated with an array of drugs...everything from ecstasy to lsd to prescription drugs that friends got and didnt want to take(paxil, adderal, etc)...eventually quit all the drugs and tried taking an anti-depressant but quickly stopped it because I was emotionally detached and that just wasn't for me because I'm the type of person that loves to socialize and have "real talk"...love to laugh and make others laugh...I just unfortunately went through hell growing up so that's why I chose to experiment with drugs and I'm sure doing that at such an early age screwed up my developing brain...so now I just have anxiety...the depression comes and goes but it's never debilitating like it was when I was younger. The clonazepam is a life-saver for my anxiety. I do still have panic attacks if I'm in a car for a long period of time, but letting the window down to get fresh air seems to help better than popping another clono. | F | 22 | 4 months | 8/12/2009 | 2 | adenaline disorder, insomnia | when you get off this medicine you are in worse condition than when you began | The doctor told me it was not habit forming. This is not true. It's taken me more than a month to get off it. I've had panic attacks, tremors, paranoia, dizziness, muscle cramps, and my insomnia is at it's worse. I was never told about all the side affects or it's ability to hook you in. If you go to a doctor, make sure you do the blood work to assure your diagnosis and treatment is correct. I am going to an internist but I am unsure about going the drug route. I will try other routes with prayer. This is NOT a good drug for long term use. | F | 62 | 3 years | 8/5/2009 | 5 | panic driving on freeways | no side effects | Completely amazed that taking one .5 mg pill took away the horrible panic attacks i had while driving on freeway. now i take one .5 pill an hour before driving and can drive through downtown of a huge city on the freeway. I am testing other freeways but looks like this medication has liberated me. I only take it before driving on freeway so am not fearful of the addiction or side effects others are experiencing. To me this drug has been a life saver and i am grateful for it. | F | 51 | 3 times | 7/29/2009 | 4 | sleeping | Just a very good night's sleep! I have had some clumsiness, but I also take Topamax which has all of these odd symptoms like memory loss, clumsiness, etc...I don't blame the Clonopin on this. | Tried Ambien and my body got used to it and it didn't work anymore. Clonopin puts me to sleep within 30-40 minutes and I sleep well without any side effects in the morning, no grogginess...nothing! When I run out of pills---I go haywire and cannot sleep and feel like a junkie begging for more pills from my doctor! I just need to sleep! I don't use the pills for anxiety or anything else. I love them. I wish they gave me the relaxing feeling that everyone else is feeling, but they don't. I just get tired all of a sudden after laying in bed 30-40 minutes of laying in bed. | F | 37 | 2.5 years | 7/15/2009 | 3 | insomnia - tardive dyskensia | hang-over affect next day. tired. perhaps depressed ( it is a central nervous system depressant !). digestive problems. blunts emotions. vision problems. memory problems. some coordination problems. EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE !! REPEAT -- EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE !!.. May lead to alzeimers and brain malfunctions.. and definite memory problems.... | Clonazapam is one of the most addictive drugs on the planet.. it and xanax... Do not start on it !! .. much more addictive than heroin !.. 20 times more addictive and powerful than valium..very short half life... do not take this drug or xanax..!!! go to www.non-benzodiazepines.org.uk for warnings !!!!! Read the book Toxic Psychiatry by Peter Breggin... almost impossible to ween off... Klonipin (clonazapam) is extremely addictive and TOXIC!.. please contact me if you want to know the TRUTH about psychiatric drugs. | M | 57 | 14 years | 7/10/2009 | 1 | parasomnia/night terrors/sleepwalk | Slurred speech, aggressiveness, I was in a haze all day, did not stop my night activity, friends and family kept telling me that I wasn't myself, no motivation, short-tempered | I tried it for 10 days but I did not feel any more refreshed in the morning. All I wanted to do was stay in bed and sleep. My husband hated being around me. I would rather deal with night terrors and at least feel like myself the next morning than be under the influence of this drug all day. | F | 36 | 10 days | 7/4/2009 | 2 | Anxiety | I took this medication for 6 months and had abdominal pain. I was taken .05 mg twice a day. I weaned off in 6 weeks. After a week off, I am having diarrhea issues and abdominal pain. | I will take anxiety any day of the week. | M | 38 | 6 months | 6/25/2009 | 2 | Sleep apnea | Very tired the next day. Also dizzy, fatigued. Depressed. | Put me to sleep very well but side effects not worth it. | M | 76 | 1 years | 6/19/2009 | 5 | anxiety and insomnia | none....unless you count feeling normal as a side effect. | I take .5 mg in the morning and 1 mg right before bed. Anxiety during the day has disappeared, am able to sleep a full 8 hours and get to work immediately after rising. I've been through the gamut of sleep meds, ambien (&CR), lunesta, trazadone, yadda yadda yadda, and this has been a life saver! | M | 38 | 1 years | 6/6/2009 | 5 | panic attacks | It makes me a bit sleepy, but also makes me unable to experience panic attacks. So I'll take sleepy any day. Decreased appetite. | This drug makes my life worth living. Panic attacks kept me prisoner for many years. Now I can do all those things I was never able to. I only take these "as needed" which in the beginning was up to 2mg per day, but now is about .5mg once a month or so when I feel panicky. | F | 33 | 2 years | 6/2/2009 | 4 | nightmares | My mind races. I'm the type of person that can do in 6 hours what takes someone else 8. At night unfortunately my mind doesn't stop the wheels turning. I have no problem going to sleep, but it manifests itself in nightmares where I end up physically kicking and screaming in reaction to things I see in my dreams or even in my bedroom. I even carry on a conversation with the g/f if she tries to calm me down. I usually don't remember this although if she reminds me the next morning it does come back to me a lot of times and then I can remember doing it. One dr gave me seroquel even though I not a depressant in any way shape or form. I took it and it paralyzes you. I guess that physically stops you from moving and acting out, but in the morning I was so tired I couldn't move and I am the type of person that gets out of bed 1 sec after the alarm rings. Also after quitting the seroquel I can very much understand how it makes people suicidal. Luckily I am not a depressant and knew it wa | Anyway on those nights sometimes the nightmares come back so I don't know what I am going to do if I build up a tolerance to this stuff. So far really no major side effects. I'm was irritable before because I don't get the right type of sleep so still being irritable now is just the same effect but caused for a different reason. Probably a little short term memory loss, but not enough to be detrimental. Me mellowed out is just taking me down to how a normal persons minds functions. I can see how these other people that have anxiety and stuff are having more severe side effects because thier mind isn't racing so stopping their synapses from firing is putting them in a more vegetative state. My problem is more antsy, lets get stuff done, always thinking 10 steps ahead type problem though and not being able to turn that off. Google searching hasn't really turned up anybody else that describes their nightmare symptoms like mine :( | M | 28 | 4 months | 5/19/2009 | 5 | anxiety,panic attacks | a little drowsiness at first but you get used to it's effects and can function | I was on .5 mg daily for 4 years and taking it during a tense time was like a life saver for me,but sometimes getting through the day on .5mg was still at times a struggle and I still had panic attacks and anxiety at times because I only had that 1 pill and it wasn't quite enough.So I talked to my doctor and he inceased my dosage to .5mg twice daily around a month ago and ever since I've been calm and relaxed all day long and I sleep great at night.I know it's addictive because once I went off .5mg daily for 4 days and started feeling really weird.It is a tremendous help and I'd rather take pills and be relaxed than off pills and a nervous wreck. | M | 26 | 4 years | 4/18/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | During treatment: Short term memory loss, occasional morning drowsiness, emotional detachment, libido impairment. Withdrawal: Insomnia, fatigue during the day, "spaciness," night sweats, nausea. | Read through this site in looking to see if my withdrawal is normal. It looks like it is. This has been a good drug, but I eventually ended up taking more than prescribed (prescribed up to 1.5 mg/day as needed, took 3 mg/day daily). Went cold turkey last week because of dependence. The withdrawal is bad -- I don't recommend cold turkey, but I'm stubborn enough to stick to it. Fortunately withdrawal symptoms will clear away. Clonazepam helped, but I did underestimate how powerful it is. If taking for anxiety, I would recommend taking when you need it rather than on a regular basis. | M | 26 | 1.5 years | 4/13/2009 | 3 | anxiety and panic attacks | satisfied at the beginning. only needed it once in a while but now after a few years racing heart at night , lots of aches and pains although they say i have a thing called fibromyalgia .so cant tell if the pain is worse when i try to cut down because of the withdrawal or the fibro | it sure helped at the beginningand still does but i need to take more as my body is getting used to it . its going to be hell as it also affects your nervous system so good luck to all of us | M | 71 | 20 years | 4/6/2009 | 1 | panic attacks | At first it was mostly drowsy, dizzy and unmotivated. I have been on it for nearly two years and have tried quitting several times. The withdrawal symptoms are terrible. Recently I have begun to get muscle pains in my chest from the drug. If I try to reduce the dose by even .25mg my body immediately reacts and causes me to take more. I know that I need to quit this drug and have started acupuncture and biofeedback. I do want to exercise but this drug rarely leaves me with enough energy. It did stop my panic attacks but now I have body aches and other issues I did not have before. It is highly addictive and must come off of it slowly. If anyone has any tips as to what works best when withdrawing, please post | F | 50 | 2 years | 3/19/2009 | 3 | insomnia and sleep apnea | I am taking 1mg, along with 100mg of Trazodone for sleep. I have also tried Seroquel and Ambien; sometimes all 4 at once. Everyone is different, but the combination of Clonazepam and Trazodone works pretty well for me. | There are some days that it is very difficult to get up. There are also some days in which I have a physical feeling of frustration and anger. I'm not sure if it is a drug interaction of this drug itself. I also take meds for asthma, gout and a number of other medical conditions | M | 61 | 5 years | 3/11/2009 | 4 | anxiety attacks | Not many. I fell that it is a mild drug to gradually reduce the effects of a panic attack. when I first went on it I was told it in the morning and when i went to bed, it should help the anxiety attacks but at night it shold help me sleep. throughout taking this medication it has greatly improved the anxiety attacks, but as I'm going along it didn't help me sleep | F | 45 | 60 days | 2/26/2009 | 4 | w/anti-depressant / anxiety | Addiction, hard to stop taking. | I first started this with an anti-depressant (Wellbutrin XR) to prevent any seizures. Then stopped taking the anti-depressant and continued the Clonazepan for anxiety. Was on 0.5 twice a day then 1 mg twice a day. Then added Lorazepam for a few months. Stopped taking the Clonazepam for a month. Then went back on Clonazepam at 0.5 mg twice a day and stopped the Lorazepam. Clonazepam is logging acting, while Lorazepam is shorter acting. Both medications are related to the Valium, Librium, Dalmane "family" of medications. This is best taken for short term less than six months. Also when stressful events happen in your life. Really good for anxiety relief. I want to get off this medication but without it I have severe panic and anxirty attacks. I have physical and psychiatric conditons. I have SCH of the brain ( a rare progressive neurological brain bleeding conditon that has no cure, schizophrenia. bi-polar, paranoia, anxiety, and more...) There is a lot wrong but I s | F | 50 | 7 years | 2/25/2009 | 5 | insomnia | more dreams | taking for about 1 year for insomnia. dosage .25 per day. more dreaming but no other side effects. no increase in dosage. very helpful as none of the other sleep meds helped me sleep. | M | 76 | 365 days | 2/15/2009 | 2 | anxiety, panic attacks | i am very drowsy, unmotivated even for sex, feel like i constantly need to be sleeping during the day, and am having problems sleeping at night, and i think i have gained weight..i don't know if this is all due to the drug- i have depression and the rough winter here is adding to my discontent | it has helped me with my panic attacks although ifeel i have become way too dependent on it, i have tried to stop taking it..and i had a rough week of headaches ...once i did..my sexual life was much better.. i am scared it is too habit forming and my relationship with my wife is suffering | M | 38 | 4 months | 2/2/2009 | 4 | Panic Disorder | tried,dizziness | F | 30 | 15 days | 1/29/2009 | 4 | Anxiety attacks/depression | A little drowsy in the morning. However I Am using clonazepam along side an antidepressent. Having extremely rough times in life, and has made me rest and let go of feelings for a while. No bad side effects | M | 22 | 6 days | 1/12/2009 | 5 | The first few days I felt tired, but not anymore. I have lost my appetite, but that's ok, it's winter and I'm not as active as usual! For me, I have only been on this for about a week and it has turned my life around instantly. | My whole life I have had problems with depression (even on effixir and others that I tried) and suicidal ideation. Nothing ever worked. Now a week later with this medication I feel fantastic and no thoughts of suicide. I can't express enough what a change in me this is, I feel like I have a new vitality. | F | 37 | 9 days | 1/10/2009 | 3 | anxiety, panic w/agoraphobia | Drowsiness, emotional numbness, spaciness, inability to think- especially about feelings, forgetfulness. sex drive and appetite have gotten better- not worse! | I got on this medication (.5 mg 2X daily) when I was 17 and experiencing constanst panic, incessant anxiety,severe depression and suicidal ideation because of the anxiety. I still had anxiety, but it lessened a bit. I was able to return to school and start socializing again.Still had panic. Became pregnant 2 mos after starting meds & quickly weaned off. experienced no withdrawal. I didn't start them again after the birth of my child since I was nursing and I didn't put much stock in the drug's effect anyhow. But 3 yrs later I couldn't stand the lie I was living- trying to convince every1 that I was functional when really I was in full panic mode every day. Finally I called my Dr. in desperation. 1st time I took them I got high. My system was more pure than it was as a 17-yr old party girl because I really felt the effects- & my speech was so slurred I was embarrassed to talk. After a couple days this effect lessened. I thought "oh my God! I'm ME again". My anxiety le | F | 26 | 6 years | 1/7/2009 | 2 | Anxiety | I tried this a year ago to counter post cancer anxiety. I remember being incredibly tired. A year later, I asked for it again to control axiety. I took it for 2 days and was again completely exhausted. Last pill was taken on Friday night....It is Sunday and I am still feeling tired. Im not willing to feel this way for more than a few days...Anybody want the rest? | M | 35 | 2 days | 12/14/2008 | 5 | Symptoms Associated w/ Opiate Detox | I was prescribed 1mg tablets to take up to 3 times daily to help with symptoms from OxyContin detox/withdrawl. Slurred speech, forgetfulness and drowsiness are the most common of my side effects. | The drug has helped me tremedously in weening off of opiates. My co-workers had no idea I was taking Oxys and I took a week off work but when I returned they IMMEDIATELY noticed something different. They said my speech was slurred and I seemed "sedated." It bothered me but I didn't believe them. I phoned-in to check my voicemail shortly thereafter, which I change every day...when I heard my voice I could not believe it. I actually sounded drunk. It must have been painfully obvious that I was taking a sedative to everyone around me. I still take the medication to help with my anxiety but only after work, and I have to admit I am a little scared to stop taking it. Yikes! I seem to have replaced one addiction with another. So, if you're like me and have an addictive personality, I would not recommend taking Klonopin (Clonazepam) or ANY benzos because now I have developed a habit for taking it and I'm once again worried about withdrawl from ANOTHER pill. | M | 30 | 2 months | 10/17/2008 | 3 | leg muscles cramping at night | dizziness,drowsiness,coordinaton problems, blurred vision, weight gain & dry mouth. this problem goes away after being up for an hour | still have leg cramps, just not as often. have tried other medications, nothing works completely yet. | F | 61 | 1 years | 10/4/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, panic attacks. | None. When the prescription ran out for 3 weeks my anxiety came back but that was it. | I had been taking Paxil for 2 years, hated it, had suppressed libido, started .5 Clonapepam prn (as needed) and it has worked admirably, a little drowsy but nothing else. | M | 53 | 9 months | 9/28/2008 | 4 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Sometimes sluggish in the morning but only when first starting. | This drug helped me sleep after years of problems with RLS. It was such a treat to go to bed and not wake up until morning! My only complaint is that you have to keep increasing the dose as your body adjusts to it so this led to needing more and more. Long-term side effects are relatively unknown and there is a reputation for these drugs to have an effect on memory so I had to stop taking them after two months. Now I'm back to Restless Legs! | F | 29 | 2 times | 9/4/2008 | 2 | Anxiety, social phobias, depression | It helped somewhat with the anxiety and public speaking, but at a cost that was not worth it for me. The side effect is severe drowsiness. I started off on .5mg, then to 1mg, but they were not helping with the anxiety. So I went to 2mg, and it helped with the anxiety somewhat, but made me very drowsy during the day. Just wasn't worth feeling tired and sedated all day, as I also suffer from depression. I also had a high tendency to forget things easily, especially in the short-term. I decided to stop taking this med and now have to deal with the withdrawal symptoms. | Trying to come off this med, the biggest withdrawal symptom is being unable to sleep. I was only on this med for a couple of months, and at a relatively low dosage (2mg), and I already developed a strong physical dependence on it just to simply go to sleep! Another notable withdrawal symptom is mood changes and becoming easily agitated. I would not recommend this med, along with any benzo, unless it is absolutely necessary and the side-effects (severe drowsiness, being tired and having no energy) are worth it. For me it wasn't. Just trying to come off of it is a big problem. I recently switched to Busparine, which is known to be less effective than benzos, but do not come with the bad side-effects and withdrawal symptoms associated with benzos. Hopefully this will work out better for me. | M | 27 | 2 months | 9/3/2008 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic, Sleeplessnes | None | Love this drug! Completely controls my panic and helps me sleep through the night. I was waking up in a panic every night. | F | 48 | 6 months | 9/2/2008 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | I have gone from being depressed with panic attacks to irrational, suspicious, paranoid, angry, explosive, depressed with panic attacks. If you become spacy, confused, unable to eat, suicidal, and easily angered over things that normally would make no difference to you, stay off this drug!!!!!! | I always read the side effects of every drug I take, but the side effects of this drug slowly crept up on me. When I would complain about how I felt, my psychiatrist just thought I was "not getting with the program". Only took it 3 months but will never, never take it again. In those 3 months I have seriously strained every relationship I have. It is truly hell to go back and try to apologize for everything you have said and done because of a medication and know that everyone just chalks it up to further evidence of how crazy you are. Be very careful of this drug, it is very, very subtle. If I could rate it lower than a 1 I would. | 56 | 3 months | 9/2/2008 | 5 | sleepwalking | none. took to stop sleepwalking which was getting to be dangerous - i hurt myself after a fall while sleepwalking | 17 years at 1.5 mg/day with no loss of effect | M | 57 | 17 years | 8/28/2008 | 1 | HelenKJones@webtv.net | I had taken CLONAZEPAM for a few years..noticed I had to take naps during the day. One day 'fell asleep at the wheel' during trafic time..Did not hit a car nor was I hit. Adoctor told me the Clonazepam buildsu[ in your si=ystem the older you get..so i quit 'cold turkey'. BIG MISTAKE. I didn't sleep 'at all' for 1 1/2 months. I was miserable! it finally wore off after I started taking Temazepam. With Clonazepam 1mg I was getting no more than 3 hrs sleep. With Temazapam, I get approx 5 hours sleep...BUT I am beginning to get sleepy again during the day. Could the Clonazepam resodial be kicking back in again? | Which is the worst as far as side affectsl..Clonazepam or Tenazepam? | F | 79 | 50 years | 8/26/2008 | 3 | Anxiety, teeth grinding, insomnia | vivid dreams, laughing for no reason, uneven heart rate. I had been diagnosed with panic attacks, insomnia, and anxiety about 18 months ago. I grind my teeth horribly at night and clench during the day and decided to try this drug after reading information from Mayo Clinic. | My physician prescribed .5mg 2x per day. After reading all the comments on this site I decided to try .125 mg, which is 1/4 of .5mg, before bedtime. She told me I would have to stop taking my Ambien if I started taking clonazepam. After about 30 minutes I started feeling "weird" & my heart was racing. So I added .25 mg of xanax. I layed there and started laughing for no reason. This happened about 6 times in 1/2 hour. But I noticed my jaw was not clenching anymore. I had cool dreams. This was only my 1st night. I will try again tonight but am afraid of taking a higher dose at this point or during the day. Will update later.. | F | 40 | 1 days | 8/15/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | None | Life saver for me. Nothing else helped me to sleep. Three Ambien's only gave me 3.5 hours sleep. Temazepam only gave me 4 hours. 1mg of clonazepam gives me 6 to 7 hours. It's not been addictive to me as I go off it on my days off and only use it for a good nights sleep for workdays. It really HAS been a life saver for me because I could not sleep and may have lost my job by now without it. | M | 53 | 4 years | 8/4/2008 | 4 | anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia | a little clumsy, sleep, mood swings if waiting to take meds too long. | i can't give it a 5 rating because i've only been on it for 5 days. but i'm wondering for those of you who are having bad effects maybe its not working with the chemistry in your body. everyones body and chemistry is different. just wondering. so far so good for me but i'm listening and thanking you for your feedback. i'm already scared to get off it since i feel pretty good on it. i noticed last night that i took my rx at 11 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. and i started having a break down by crying but ran to bed relaxed a little, took the rx then fell asleep. i wake up with alot of energy (maybe the panic attacks under control) but still have anxieties about leaving the house and such. please share more about your experience with clonazepen. | F | 39 | 5 days | 8/4/2008 | 4 | panic attacks | At first my doctor put me on .05 mg 2 times a day. I have to tell you it made me feel better and free of panic attacks. Life was good! After a year. I told my doctor, I didn’t want to depend on this the rest of my life. So I went down to 1 tablet a day. Than 6 months after that, I went to ½ of .05 mg a day. Than I went to 1/4 of the tablet. It took me 2 years of 1/4 of a day to taper off. During this time frame, I experience these systems. Tired, dizziness, fatigue, blurred vision, memory loss at times, lower leg cramps and lower body sweats at night. | Its been 3 weeks I’ve been free of this drug CLONAZEPAM and feeling good again. How ever during these past weeks. The first weeks was dealing with migrans and sensitive to bright light. I would have to rest and sleep in a dark room with no noise. Thank god, I took a 2 week vacation. Because it would of been very difficult to function in the work place. | F | 44 | 4 years | 7/14/2008 | 1 | panic disorder | drowsiness for the first 5 to 7 days,mood changes bad news,depression comes later,nervesness it's bad to the bone,and your sex drive man look out you don't know if you got off or not you look at it and its small and u say any1 have a air pump.ALL YES COMING OFF THE DRUG IS HELL ON EARTH... | STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG ITS BAD NEWS drowsiness for the first 5 to 7 days,mood changes bad news,depression comes later,nervesness it's bad to the bone,and your sex drive man look out you don't know if you got off or not you look at it and its small and u say any1 have a air pump.ALL YES COMING OFF THE DRUG IS HELL ON EARTH... | M | 40 | 6 months | 7/4/2008 | 5 | bipolar GAD | Feel great, positive and more interested in life, very energetic - I believe this is an occasional parodoxial effect some people get. | Worried about addictiveness and if me docter would prescribe more since it was only supposed to be temp. Wonder is good effect will last. | F | 41 | 24 days | 6/21/2008 | 4 | slight memory loss, nightmares and hallucinations upon wakening up from a deep sleep. | WHen taking clonazepam the side effects will be small and barely notciable if on a low dosage ie. .5mg X2 day (for anxiety thats wut i took) if u start taking 2mg tablets ull find much more seriouse side effects and ADDICTION. so keep ur dose low, if it stops working, try a low dose of a different drug perhaps xanax or something similar. overall i would rate this drug quite highly provided u use in moderation | M | 21 | 2 months | 6/9/2008 | 1 | anxiety | SEVERE, CHRONIC HEADACHES, i have no desire for doing anything, including sex. Dazed and confused after taking. When I take the med my headaches go away, but I don't want to take the drug all the time, only when I feel anxious is when I want it. It is what the Doc prescribed. I have chronic abdominal pain along with the headaches. I have been in and out of the hospital for the pain and alot of lab work and CT scans and nothing found. This drug is very harmful. I was completely healthy except for the anxiety issue, now I have all kinds of aches and pains. | F | 36 | 25 days | 5/20/2008 | 2 | anxiety | initially this medication really helped me overcome my problems, but then my mind deteriated (s/p?) over the year, complete loss of short term memory, loss in appetite which lead to severe wight loss/malnutrition, eventually i became paranoid, could not sleep, could not think clearly, then had severe bouts of bipolar symptoms, uncontrollable laughing/crying, i lost almost everything in my life. my job, my girlfriend. | high addictive, make sure your mental health is being monitored on a bi weekly basis, and that more than one person is watching your progress, by no means should this medication be used as a long term solution, a healthy diet and excercise have worked much better. | M | 23 | 1 years | 5/6/2008 | 4 | panic attacks, irritable bowel synd | anxiety if dose missed, slight forgetfulness | Even though there are some side effects, it has helped me to live a normal life. I was at the point that leaving the house for almost any reason gave me a severe stomach ache. I now take one half of a .5 mg tablet every morning, and the stomach aches have disappeared. I haven't had a panic attack in a long time either. I am supplementing this medication with hypnotherapy and EFT (a form of acupressure). Would like to be able to discontinue the medication eventually, since it is addictive, but my brain/body are not ready yet. | F | 47 | 6 months | 4/29/2008 | 1 | Myoclonus | Doc said I had Myoclonus nothing serious, so he prescribe me 0.5mg of Clonazepam. I took it for 20 days then I didn't take on the 21st night and woke up in the middle of the night to drink some water and had the first seizure of my life, went to the hospital. The ER docs said it was the withdrawal from the drug. The Neurologist next day said it wasn't. So told me to wean off, took one more night 0.5 and the next 0.25mg on the 3rd night the one I didn't take the drug, I had another seizure! Went to the hospital and the ER doc said the same thing, withdrawal. Now the neurologist wants to give me another drug | . But I'm not thinking anything any more. I was healthy until I use this drug. Did some research online found that side effects and withdrawal side effects, even though they are rare, of the drug can be seizures! The doc never told me that! But in 10min I found what my seizure problem was! Not that I'm an expert but it was easy to track down after the second seizure. I wouldn't recommend this thing to my worst enemy. And now I will always do some research before I take any medication so I will know the side effects right up front. It's very important that we understand that medications are nothing more then DRUGS, they are just legal. I was never a med fan, now even more. I don't know how I'm going to stop taking it but I'm gonna wean off. I hope I don't have any more seizures but, I'm willing to have them, I just don't want other drugs in my body right now. I want to be healthy like I was 25 days ago. Good luck to you all and feel free to email me if you have the same problem. | M | 26 | 24 days | 4/25/2008 | 5 | General anxiety | impulse control | I have never really taken any prescriptions but huge amounts of work related stress eventually made me seek some help. Work had reached a point where it dominated my life and thoughts 24/7. This prescription has been a god-send. I used to fret about doing things and now I just do them (I consider this good, take it as you will). I have energy to do what I want to do and it helps me sleep when I need to do so. It has given me much more confidence in work and social situations and has significantly improved my quality of life already by putting the comparatively little pains in life in perspective. I'm slightly concerned about the apparent addictive nature, but that's a risk I'm prepared to accept based on the huge upside it's providing my total life. | M | 27 | 7 days | 4/21/2008 | 1 | Anxiety, Panic Disorder | Initally it made me drowsy, but that effect quickly wore off. After taking it for some time, it started making me space out; which is completely unlike me. It sometimes even made me have heart palpitations; and I've been through several tests and I'm completely healthy, so I'm assuming the palpitations came from this medication. | I wouldn't recommend this mediciation. It is overly prescribed and so many people are unaware of how habit forming it can be. Once you take it for some time it gets hard not to take it, and you have to slowly stop taking it or else to get adverse reactions such as increased anxiety. After some time it didn't even help out the anxiety, which it is suppose to do. Again, I wouldn't recommend this medication; Always keep in mind the problems that this medication and other Benzo's cause. | F | 20 | 45 days | 4/12/2008 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | None really. Feel great actually. | I've have issues w/ GAD/depression and chronic insomnia since age 19. I have tried the whole gamut of Psych Drugs: Lexapro, Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, etc... All those SSRIs work great for a short period of time, then all you have is side effects (especially the sexual SE's) and feeling tired all the time. Finally after years and years my shrink put me on 0.5mg clonazepam daily, to be divided into 1/2 tab dosing twice daily. I actually just take it once daily, after work, and have a slightly addictive personality/history--yet I've never taken more than the prescribed dose in taking it for 3 years. Nor ever had to raise the dose. I do take w/ 300mgXL wellbutrin daily. It's really mellowed out my anxiety, which was crippling; I'm actually in a functioning monogamous relationship for the first time in my life. The thought of being dependent on a drug for life sucks. But the thought of driving yourself insane with anxiety is even worse I think. I really don't feel high on the drug an | M | 30 | 3 years | 4/3/2008 | 1 | mild anxiety | Have been taking .5 mg at night for about 6 months. Tried to wean off - wound up w/convulsions in the hospital. | This drug is like swatting a fly with a machine gun for me. Talk about overkill. And now I don't know how to stop safely! DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!!!!! | F | 49 | 6 months | 4/3/2008 | 5 | anxiety / stress / worry | It makes me very sleepy initially, but after an hour or so the drowsiness calms down and it leaves me feeling relaxed. Things that i'd freak out about during the day don't bother me half as much. I just let it slide - take things easy. I feel normal at last :) Sometimes, I feel like a zombie, sort of lose concentration for a brief moment but I don't mind because it's better than being a bundle of nerves and full of anger as I was before. | I take one tablet of 0.5 mg in the morning before work. The doctor perscribed twice daily, but once daily does the trick for me. Plus, I usually don't take it on weekends - i'm trying to use only a miminal amount for my own safety. Please do not take more than you need as it can be habit forming. Please try to make changes in your life that will help you relax in addition to this medication. Clonazepam is not a cure; it's a temporary escape from your problems. God bless... | F | 27 | 14 days | 3/31/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | It helped with my anxiety but I am getting HORRIBLE headaches,I am getting off of it | M | 41 | 60 days | 3/30/2008 | 1 | Anxiety, insomnia | Extreme rebound anxiety and insomnia, agitation, loss of appetite, nauseau, diarrhea, muscle spasms and tremors, cognitive distortion, depersonalization, suicidal ideation. | This drug was touted as mild and non-habit-forming by the prescribing doctor. SHE LIED. It was hell while I was on it and even worse hell to come off of. Even though I tapered off over an 8-month period by having the drug compounded, I still have some sfx (mostly physical) at 7-1/2 months off. I will never touch a benzo again as long as I live. | F | 53 | 2 years | 3/21/2008 | 4 | Anxiety/phobia/panic attacks | Mainly i experienced a dazed, zombie like effect with difficulty focusing or concentrating. I also noticed I was getting more headaches and had a loss of appetite. I also tended to stumble while walking and had a hard time speaking. Makes you extremely groggy. Noticed I forgot a lot of things and was more absentminded, but it helped get my mind off what I was anxious about. | Despite the effects this drug does help with anxiety and the symptoms are better than the pain of anxiety. I would recommend not to take more than two .5 tablets per day. It helped me sleep and calmed me down after a severe break up. My doctor put me on it as a precaution due to past experience with panic and generalized anxiety/ depression with no results from Zoloft. I would recommend to only take it as needed unless it is being used for some other physical reason. | F | 22 | 1 weeks | 3/11/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, not caring, slightly addictive (as is any benzo) | I worry a WHOLE LOT sometimes, enough to sort of nudge myself into a state of depression. Certain (rough) times in my life are worse, and this is one of them, so my psychiatrist put me on Clonazepam 0.25-0.5mg x2 a day, and 0.5-1.0mg at night. I don't take it very often during the day, or I might lower my dosage so the effects aren't as noticable (I keep busy during the day so it isn't needed as much). At night, my mind starts to wander, which is where I find this drug VERY useful. It puts me in a "happy" place, I really could care less about any negative things in my life. It really has helped me get past a terrible recent break-up, and it helps me to sleep. Also, some people say it makes them a "zombie", but for me its the exact opposite. While I don't really care, I do still do my homework, as well as hang out with my friends, go out and take care of what I need to, go to the gym, play basketball, etc. I do not find myself less-active when I take this medic | M | 20 | 1 months | 3/5/2008 | 4 | Social anxiety / Fear of Flying | Sleepiness, Ability to have a pleasant and meaningful conversations with high ranking cohorts. | This has (for better or worse) become the work-horse. At 1 to 1.5mg per day, the habituation is minimal, sleep is great, boardroom meetings are a breeze and coast-to-coast flights are are but a dream (plane careening to Earth in a blaze...hey that's great...) I've not experienced the ramping in dosage, but will beware. Otherwise, it's all clowns and candycorn. | M | 44 | 4 years | 3/5/2008 | 1 | Depression / Bi-polar | My Fiance started taking Clonazepam in January of 2008 due to a breakdown she had. She is 53. Now she is a space cadet, suffers memory loss, slow speech, cannot concentraite, nothing moves her, important things do not matter to her, sleeps too much, and is doing very poorly in school. She cannot prioritize things, and has no emotions. | I found this website in frustration over what the so called expert doctors seem to prescribe this drug like candy. I have read a lot of bad stuff about this drug and cannot believe they say start taking this and come back and see me in a month. My Fiance is taking .05 mg 3 times a day. Now she is failing in school, our relationship is strained, and all of her friends and relatives keep telling her to get off the meds because she walks & talks like she is a half zombie or on drugs. And this is supposed to add to her quality of life ? With all of the stories I've read about the addiction and side effects, I only hope that because she has been taking it for about two months that serious damage has not been done. She is supposed to contact the doctor today about getting off of Clonazepam, she was suppoed to call him for the last two days but could not remember that we talked about it. Take my warning, do not get on this drug or let anyone you love get on it, it could destroy | M | 53 | 2 months | 2/20/2008 | 2 | MdDS | Clumsiness,headaches, pressure on body | Please don't take this med if you absolutely don't have to. It is so very hard to get off of it. And will stop working for you just at different times. | M | 50 | 4 years | 2/18/2008 | 1 | Social phobia/social anxiety | Hard not to get addicted to this drug due to its long half-life. The withdrawal was really, really bad. Took more risks (and fell twice). Got too tough against other people. | What a hard lesson: Felt some anxiety and a very low sex drive when being on Sertraline 200 mg. Had been using it for about four years. Got prescribed oxazepam and felt great. Decided to try Klonopin (clonazepam). Was not knowing the side-effects. Worked well for one month or so back in april 2007. After about a month I had to increase the dose to get the same effect. More and more. By the end of june I understood something was wrong. Had gotten a bit too impulsive in relationships and was really tough. At work I did some mistakes and did not really care. In august the increase of dose was so high I became like a drug addict. Then read about the withdrawal symptoms. Decided to stop in oktober (took a vacation from work). Stuck on an about 6 mg of Klonopin during september/october was a really bad feeling. That vacation was the worst experience of my entire life. But that is another story. I am not sure how, but during these two weeks my first suicidal thoughts of my life entered my min | M | 32 | 6 months | 2/17/2008 | 1 | panic attacks | heart palpitations, nervous, dizzy, sleepness nights, hairloss, vertigo, memory loss. | This is a really dangeous drug. I have taken Klonopin for years and I really thought that it was a great drug. But after a number of years I have continued to develope more and more problems from this drug. If you think its not dangerous and that it's not harming your body....try quitting! You will get a real dose of reality and what this drug is really all about. It's been the worse experience of my life and I continue to suffer from the side effects of taking Klonopin. I have since turned to holistic medicine and yoga and meditation. I have discovered that you can actually learn to overcome panic attacks instead of just suppressing them with a drug. The withdrawl symptoms are worse than coming off of heroine! It takes months and months even years for some people to get back to normal. | M | 50 | 10 years | 2/9/2008 | 4 | Panic disorder, Agoraphobia | In the beginning, it caused drowsiness, but that abated with time. No other side effects that I am aware of. | I read a lot of negative comments about benzodiazepines from other users. I took alprozelam for over 10 years and never developed any apparent dependence. I had no major withdrawal symptoms when I stopped it. I have had severe panic disorder since childhood and would not function at all without clonazepam. I began taking .5 mg 3X a day when my panic attacks returned full force. It provides much more even control throughout the day than the other med, and without the adverse affect on my hormones. It is not uncommon for me to forget to take it, and I never experience any withdrawal symptoms when I do. | F | 52 | 2 years | 2/4/2008 | 4 | Panic Disorder/Sleep Disturbances | None. Once I forgot to fill my prescription and the withdrawal symptoms were so awful I thought I was going to die. Be careful! | 1mg seems to take away the panic attacks for the most part and settle me down a bit at night-- however when I do have incrased panic attacks or restlessness increasing the dosage doesn't seem to help. | F | 32 | 12 years | 1/31/2008 | 4 | dissassociation/depersonalization | nothing major, really....some drowsiness, that's about all...though, to be honest, my brain was pretty screwed up awhile ago from taking a drug in a different class, so it's a little hard to judge (i have long term side effects from the other drug...loss of interest in sex, impotence, loss of instincts and appetites, moderate anhedonia, etc...) | so far, so good...i've been on this med for about a week, and it helps my symptoms (feeling like my consciousness is separating from my body being the foremost symptom) quite a bit...just wish the half life was four hours longer...when 20 hours is up, i start feeling like i'm losing it again... | M | 33 | 1 weeks | 1/10/2008 | 3 | Long-term pain management | Sleepy/drowsy, irritable, lethargic, unable to concentrate | Sleep well without being awaken by pain throughout the night like I used to. Also fixed up my RLS. Not sure if it's worth being like a zombie all day though. Have been taking 1 mg nightly for about 20 days. | M | 49 | 20 days | 1/9/2008 | 4 | Severe panic attacks, hormonal . | My experience with Clonazepam has been fairly good. I have not experienced any memory loss, sluggishness, or felt "out of it" at any time. I have exp. withdrawal however, when I have tried to cut down my dosage. | I take .5mg up to 4 times a day. I usually take 3 pills at night . I started with only 1-.5mg tab, but grew tolerant of it and had to increase to 2 tabs at night and then to 3. I keep the extra tab only if I need it. I do feel dependant on this medication. Trying to taper off is horrible. My problem is due to a chemical imbalance. I also take Prozac 10 mg. twice a day. Have also tried to cut this down to 1-10 mg/day, but felt "lightheaded" after a few weeks, so had to go back to 2 tabs. I really don't know how I would feel if I stopped completely. I am a Registered Nurse. Hate medication, but better than those panic attacks. Also had Claustrophobia assoc. with these attacks. I find it difficult to go on vacations since having these meds is a "top" priority. I hate it. BUT am afraid to stop. Yes, I do feel addicted!. | F | 64 | 10 years | 12/28/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/ panic Attacks 1mg | tiredness, lack of sex drive,aches,belching after I eat or drink, a change in blood pressure,emotional numbness, irritability especially when trying to reduce dosage or stop taking it. | I am undecided as to whether the side effects are better or worse then having the disorder.This drug is highly addictive. It is more difficult to stop taking this then it is to quit smoking. I haven't had a panic attack since I have been on the drug, but I recommend for others with this disorder to quit smoking and drinking. Exorcise 5 to 6 times a week 30 min. a day, try yoga, meditate and eat healthy and get enough sleep. Eliminate as all stress that you can from your life. This drug just covers up the symptoms of a larger problem. The Technological system/society is a hostile environment that we all live in, and trying to adapt to it by taking mind altering drugs is a mistake. As soon as the time is right I am getting off of this drug and I will never take it again. | M | 29 | 1 days | 12/25/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Horrible, horrible problems concentrating. I can't remember anything. Constant, habitual confusion. Mentally "foggy" to the point where it is hard for me to form sentences and write coherently. I took an IQ test 3 months ago, and I got a 109. All my IQ tests before this drug were in the high 140s. | I've been on this drug for about 5 years. Recently, I began seeing a psychiatrist trained in Europe who is obviously aware of the dangers of Clonopin and Benzos all together. He spent 2.5 hours explaining the debilitating side effects of this drug. Well, at least there is an explanation for all of this. He PROMISED all side-effects will clear up within 9 months after having stopped taking this. | F | 29 | 6 years | 12/24/2007 | 4 | depression | ;none | 'kind of addicting | M | 50 | 12/22/2007 | 5 | PTSD, Cyclothymia, Panic Disorder | None | I take 1/2mg. 2xday. It has helped me a great deal. I also suffer from Agoraphbia, chronic Depression and S.I. This drug does not make me feel high, (like I feared it would) just normal. I still stay home most days but I don't suffer the debilitating panic attacks (used to be daily) that put me in bed for most of the day, anymore. IF I have a P/A now, it is very short lived, mild and only when I'm extremely stressed. I do have some mild, but brief anxiety when the full moon is near. From what I know of benzos', people who are bi-polar shouldn't take this drug; otherwise it has worked quite well for me and others who have sleep difficulties or panic/anxiety. For those who have had BAD expeiences, I can only imagine that maybe the starting dose was too high. Be safe, don't drink with this drug or take more than your Dr. prescribes. | F | 39 | 2 years | 12/7/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | drowsy, sluggish, slowed thoughts and speech | a very sneaky drug that does relieve short-term anxiety but lingers quite a long time in the body making you pretty much unproductive for the next day if you take it at night. (I take only about 2-3 times a MONTH and then only 0.25 mg in the evening.) Not recommend for continuous use unless you like feeling unfocused, dull, and spacey (albeit with little anxiety) | M | 45 | 3 months | 11/29/2007 | 3 | anxiety/panic/some ocd | My ability to focus/remember things is very impaired. It's frightening. B.S. Degree/attended law school when younger...no problem with memory. Now, I forget constantly about what I was doing when I enter a different room or if my husband talks to me. I don't know what to do. | I take Effexor in addition to the clonozepam. I wonder if my memory is made worse because of both drugs. Tapering off either of them has not been possible. | F | 42 | 4 years | 11/26/2007 | 3 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Short term memory loss | This drug gave me substantial relief from my restless legs which were preventing me from falling asleep at night. Dosage was originally 1mg in the evening (around 7pm). This has been increased to 2mg in the evening likely due to long term tolerance of the drug. I have not experienced side effects until recently, after taking the drug for 5 years. I have trouble remembering what I did the previous day, or last week etc. Short term memory is struggling. I then decided I would stop taking the drug. It has been 2 weeks since I stopped cold turkey. I wouldn't recommend stopping like this. The withdrawal is severe. This came as a bit of a shock to me as I didn't realise I was addicted. The relief this drug gave me from RLS was good, but as others have said - it is not a cure - just a good chemical 'mask'. The RLS is still there, but now I have a valium dependence to kick as well. I would only advise others to use this drug for a brief (very brief) time to have a 'break' from the medi | F | 34 | 5 years | 11/15/2007 | 4 | anxiety, panic disorder | sleepiness, drowsiness and besides that, big time short-term memory loss. | The memory loss was the most concerning. I would forget entire events and days that had happened while I was taking it daily. If I take it only as needed, this doesn't happen so much. If I ever have a week where I take it every day, I barely remember any of the week. | F | 25 | 3 years | 11/11/2007 | 5 | small fiber painful polyneurapathy | I was presribed this drug because of the incredible pain in my feet at night which made sleeping impossible. I have been taking .1mg for 4 years and because of the 24/7 pain of my autoimmune disease, I am able to get a good nights rest. I can't imagine using this drug during the day...I would be a zombie and probably fall asleep. DO NOT DRINK WHILE TAKING THIS DRUG. It warns you on the label so to drink is asking for trouble!!! | F | 56 | 4 years | 11/4/2007 | 5 | anxiety and panic attacks | I have no side effects that I am aware of. | I'd like readers not to be scared by others' negative comments. This drug is powerful, but so are panic attacks! What do you expect it's going to take to control the powerful chemical activity involved in anxiety? Go ahead and live with the crippling effects of anxiety if you want to, but I'd rather live every day to the full, anxiety-free. I'm so thankful for Clonazepam. I take 0.5mg every night, sometimes less. There aren't many drugs (none that I've tried) with fewer side effects. | F | 47 | 1.5 years | 11/2/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | The main side effect is memory loss, and then dowsiness. It has taken away my anxiety, I really love this drug, it has a long term effect and only take it when I feel my anxiety is increasing. | Just be careful when you are on this drug, you can say or do things that you are not conscious about and will not remember it, it is like a zombie state. | F | 35 | 0 months | 10/29/2007 | 3 | PTSD | M | 25 | 1 days | 10/23/2007 | 5 | Anxiety at work | Very slight loss of libido, sleepiness within 15 minutes but gone after 30 mins. Other than that, nothing to report. | This drug came to me at a time when I thought I might need to quit my job and career due to excessive stress and anxiety. I had never had this anxiety before, but one day it was just there and it continued to get worse every day. Clonazapam saved my career and likely my life. I take .5mg (or half) pills as needed when i'm working. Maybe 7 or 8 times a week when I'm working, which is about every other week. When i am off, I don't touch the stuff. This works very well for me. Good luck to you all! | M | 32 | 3 years | 10/18/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, some OCD symptoms | Sleepiness of course (gradually went away), if i take it too late i'll be drowsy the next morning and have trouble getting up | I took this along with wellbutrin XL, which might account for why I didn't have as many sleepy side effects during the day. After a few weeks of steady 1 mg/day doses, it was truly a miraculous help for my OCD symptoms and generalized anxiety. My obsessions are virtually gone and I'm able to function and focus again. My only concern is building a tolerance to the effects, since I know that's what eventually happens. | F | 24 | 4 months | 10/17/2007 | 1 | night terrors | My husband is 42 yrs old and has been taking clonazepam for 7 days and it has made living with him unbearable. He does sleep better at night - meaning no night terrors / sleeping soundly - however his personality is totally different - he has become extremely aggressive, nasty, easily angered and has trouble focusing during a conversation. | F | 39 | 7 days | 9/25/2007 | 3 | Panic Disorder | Headaches, lack of motivation, hard time functioning at 100%, its a zombie like drug. | At max I take .5mg per day but went down to .25 per day. I suffered from panic attacks for 4 years, but was panic free for about 3 years. A few months ago my symptoms came back and turned into full blown panic attacks.(I almost forgot how terrible they are). My doctor put me on clonazepam which I have already previously taken and did not like. It has helped my panic attacks go away but I don't know if I rather have panic attacks or feel like how I do when i'm on this medication. I started weening myself off and am planning to completely stop and get rid of my panic attacks without meds like I did 3 years ago. These meds do help to a certain extent, but knowing when to come off of them is important. I just don't feel like myself on them. | M | 26 | 1 months | 9/24/2007 | 5 | GENERALIZED ANXIETY | SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. SPARSE EPISODES WHERE IN CANNOT COMPLETELY CONCENTRATE. | I WAS TAKEN OFF XANAX .5MG FOUR TIMES DAILY. I HAD BEEN TAKING THE XANAX OR VALIUM CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 20 YEARS PREVIOUSLY. I WAS PLACED ON 1 MG OF CLONAZEPAM TWICE DAILY ALONG WITH 10 MG OF LEXAPRO ONCE DAILY. THE XANAX WITHDRAWAL TOOK ABOUT THREE WEEKS AT WHICH TIME I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE A HUMAN BEING AGAIN. ONCE THE LEXAPRO AND THE CLONAZEPAM KICKED IN I FELT SO MUCH BETTER. WHILE I GUESS CLONAZEPAM IS IN THE FAMILY WITH ATIVAN, VALIUM AND XANAX, IT HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG HALF-LIFE AND SUPPORTS YOUR ANXIETY ON A CONSTANT LEVEL CONTINUOUSLY. WITH XANAX YOU HAVE TO TAKE ONE MAYBE THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY. THERE ARE NO UPS AND DOWNS WITH CLONASEPAM. I AM LEVEL, HAVE GOOD REACTIONS AND FEEL BETTER THAN I HAVE EVER FELT IN MY 34 YEARS OF ANXIETY. IF I HAVE AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT REQUIRING ACUTE MENTAL ACUITY IN A DAY OR SO I CUT BACK OF .5 MG TWICE DAILY. THIS DRUG SURE MADE ME A NEW PERSON. I HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE LEXAPRO NOW ALTOGETHER. | M | 66 | 2 years | 9/13/2007 | 5 | anxiety | I was afraid to drive a car again, it was getting to the point where i wouldnt leave the house, just completely over ruling my life, i tried to battle it myself for a long time but finally asked the doctor for help | i have heard that lots of people have had side effects but i feel better then i have in years, i am sleeping better, thinking more clearly, like i used to. i am only on this for about 30 days then it will be taken from there, but i am very happy with this, the first time i took it i passed out in about 50 mins, i woke up and felt a lot less afraid of things i used to love. | F | 27 | 8 days | 9/11/2007 | 5 | anxiety/panic/ocd | lightheaded/slight euphoria/loss of appetite/sleepy | I've taken almost every anti-anxiety/anti-depressant on the market. Clonazepam is the only one that takes the edge off without making me feel like a fat drone. I was off of it for 2 months recently and felt like I would lose my mind. Unable to work, concentrate, sleep or stop crying. Addicted? Probably, but I feel that term is overused/misunderstood- anxiety & ocd are medical problems- would a diabetic be made to feel addicted to insulin? I'd rather take it than live a life not worth living. | F | 32 | 7 days | 9/6/2007 | 1 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Absolutely out of control of self. Confused, found him sleeping in the stairway, on the garage floor, in the hall. | My husband took 1 dose each night for 5 nights (1mg I think) and each night he became confused, difficult to re-direct and very sleepy. He said he felt like a zombie and had much difficulty gathering his thoughts the next day. I would not recommend it after seeing what it did to him. | M | 41 | 5 days | 9/6/2007 | 5 | Insomnia and RLS | No side effects from .5-1mg nightly. | I've read LOTS of negative comments on here from people taking this for anxiety and I can't help but wonder if these are unstable people who harbor negative feelings towards EVERYTHING in the world (lol). By taking only 1mg per day (night actually) I have no side effects whatsoever! It is so much gentler than Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata and Rozerem and has no hangover effect. In fact, I never even notice any effect from this pill at all -- I am just able to get to sleep when I want. | M | 34 | 6 months | 9/3/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | I was taking a low dose and still felt so agitated I could not relax. Anything someone said could set me off. | Back to librium for me. | M | 35 | 4 weeks | 8/26/2007 | 1 | INSOMNIA | At first it works but as you continue your body becomes immune and you have to up your dose. When I have been out of it Horrible side effects. Feel very sick and out of control. | I have been taking this drug for 7 years. I have been to the ER twice because I thought I was having a heart attack. I was throwing up and would have body jerks. These are withdrawel symptoms. I take 4 mg. at bedtime. I want off this drug but am so scared of the horrible feeling's . My advice to you all is DO NOT GET ON THIS DRUG PERIOD!! It is highly addictive and very hard to get off of it. I do not know what to do. The Doctors offer no help! Anyone out there with any suggestions please help and contact me. I am truly scared. | F | 46 | 7 years | 8/16/2007 | 5 | anxiety | no side effects. | I take one pill ( 0.5 mg) every 3-4 days when in extreme stressful situation. It works after approximately 1 hr after taking it. Helps to relax and to put myself together when needed. However I am really trying to take it only when really necessary. | F | 35 | 3 months | 8/15/2007 | 4 | anxiety, panic disorder | Drowsiness, able to cope better with high stress job, sleeping well, able to breathe better, bad moods if I missed a dose (addiction) | I've tried several times to just totally get off this medicine, but the withdrawals were terrible. I couldn't even think or work. I am tired of taking the medicine. This drug is something that really just covers up your problems. So what I am doing is solving my problems and tapering off the medicine and exercising. It's working but it's going to take I figure around 6 months to get totally off. But in the end it will be worth it---no more medicine to take everyday yeah:) | F | 38 | 3 years | 8/7/2007 | 4 | panic, argrofobia | takeing ilt over 10 years... 1 mg at night. my age is 68. side effects is lack of concentration and short memory losss. maybe itchy skin(burning sensation) not sure this drug is cause the itchy skin. | M | 68 | 10 days | 7/15/2007 | 1 | RLS | severe leg cramps | Was taking for restless legs and would have cramps in my calves 1-2 times a week. On the Colnazepam my legs cramps went to severe and 4-6 times per night. Stopped taking within two weeks. | M | 14 days | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Depression/Nuropathy | I'm glad to read I'm the only one who has had this side effect. It killed my sex drive and shrunk my flaccid penis! I can't believe it, guys take at you're own RISK! | Guys beware!!! Do not take this drug! Side effects long after you stop. I wish I could turn back the clock. | M | 31 | 2 weeks | 7/8/2007 | 3 | Extreme nervousness/Panic Attacks | burntout,slurred speech,hangover feeling,memory loss,depression | At the start it worked great for panic attacks and tics. I became dependent and have noticed severe side effects from years of use. I have a very bad short term memory now and after talking with my doctor have found that it is also causing depression. I take .5mg as needed up to 1.5 a/day tapered down from 2.5/mg. If I have a good sleep I will wake up feeling fine but if I take the medication in the morning I go on a spiral downwards for the rest of the day untill I am completly burntout. I would say that this drug has helped me quite a bit but be aware of its addictivness. | M | 25 | 6 years | 6/27/2007 | 1 | anxiety | change of personality,more anxiety and depression. | VERY dangerous drug nor does it anything for your problem. Panic and anxiety or whatever it is you were given this drug for, is still there underneath a nice fuzzy chemical blanket, for you to deal with at another date. This date comes the day your body is in tolerance which varies for any given person and when you either need to take more or get off. This class of drugs has caused untold misery and trauma world wide and the medical white coats don't seem to know/understand/want to see it and send you off with a mental illness or worse. Anyone having a problem with getting off, please refer to sites such as www.benzo.org.uk and become a member at one of the online supportgroups. We have worked for years to undo what the medical community can't...get you off safely. | F | 57 | 8 years | 6/18/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Sorry, had to write again because I saw some of my comments were cut off. Here is the most important part...On a recent visit to my doctor I was informed that prolonged use of Clonazepam (such as mine 7+ years), can result in PERMANENT short-term memory loss. So, as I mentioned, please use this medication with caution and at all costs, avoid long term use. | M | 34 | 8 years | 6/11/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | I have been taking Clonazepam for 7+ years now. I started at 2mg a day and now I'm currently at 0.5mg a day in AM. I have to say since I have been taking it for such a prolonged period of time I am experiencing many side effects from the medication. In particular for the past year or two as I am attempting to taper off the medication. I have experienced headaches, dizziness, vomitting, sleeplessness (insomnia), extreme itching with no rash, extreme sweating during sleep, nightmares, increased sex drive, abnormal eye movements and twitching, glassy eyed appearance, slurred speech, tremor, vertigo, confusion, nervousness, irratibility, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, dry mouth, increased appetite, sore gums, muscle weakness, muscle pains, fever. This is all over a period of 7+ years using the medication. I will say over the past year I've experienced the strongest side effects due to the fact I'm trying to taper off of it after taking it for such a long time. On a rece | I was suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. My only strong comment is use Clonazepam for what you need it for, but avoid taking it for too long. It is addictive. I'm in a situation now where I really don't need the medication to function but I'm dealing with severe withdrawal symptoms. I've read some of the other posts for those that suffered or continue to suffer from anxiety/panic attacks. The medication is to help us function, but ultimately we need to work on our issues in conjunction with the medication. If you suffer from anxiety or panic of going to speak infront of people, or crowded buses, or crowded shopping malls (as I did at one point), its very important to remember that we also need to work on other aspects of our lives to fix this, not just rely on medication. Its confidence, self-esteem issues that need to be addressed, not just pop a pill and forget about the underlying issues. I've struggled for over a decade to address all the issues needed to be addressed. On | M | 34 | 8 years | 6/11/2007 |
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