CLONAZEPAM Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (348 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLONAZEPAM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLONAZEPAM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | anxiety | no side effects. works great for anxiety. | supposedly addictive. never had any dose escalation issues. never had any rebound anxiety after stopping. | M | 2 years | 11/6/2006 | 5 | anxiety | sleepiness | M | | 7/3/2006 | 5 | anxiety | 1X day | 1/14/2017 | 4 | Anxiety | Irritability | F | 7 days 2mg | 7/28/2015 | 4 | Night terrors, sleep violence. | So far just the initial drowsiness about 1 hour after taking. (1.5mg before sleep) | This drug has saved my wife from many attacks. It has also allowed me to sleep through the night without experiencing the terror of dying, waking the neighbours with the screaming, and the other side effects such as confusion, sleep waking, loss of voice, self injury etc. I don't want to come off this drug, I hope I do not need to increase the dose further. | M | 2 years | 12/30/2006 | 4 | Panic/anxiety/depression/bipolar 2 | None really | Clonazepam works for my panic attacks/anxiety and helps me to sleep. If I lose sleep I become hypomanic. I have had GAD since I was a child and am now 71 years old. I stopped drinking alcohol 24 years ago, since it was not a medication, and it only made my mental disorder worse. I can't take any antidepressants beyond beginning doses because they induce hypomania. So I take the clonazepam when I have episodes that bring me extreme panic or anxiety, or when my insomnia gets worse. Typically I take between three quarters and one and a half milligrams at night only for sleep. When my panic or anxiety kicks up because of situational things, I am increased to a total of 2 1/2 mg per day. At present I am on that protocol. It has been the first time in almost 5 years that I have needed to take regular clonazepam during the day to break up the anxiety, panic part of my disorder. While I don't like taking it, it is the only thing that helps me. If I tried to cut back to soon the episode only gets worse. Normally, I take only the bedtime dose. From time to time the psychiatrist is in support of my tapering, which I have to do very slowly. Then I may get down to 1 mg at night for several months. Many people here talk about the severe withdrawal reactions. In my case the doctor and I both agree, that when I get down too low, it is not withdrawal, but my primary bipolar to that kicks in , which includes panic anxiety insomnia and depression. Right now, I seem to have episode | F | 16 years 1-1&½ 1X day | 1/22/2014 | 3 | facial pain | sleepy .foggy brain..dizzy...hard to concentrate on things | F | 4 months 0.5 | 7/16/2012 | 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 | 5 | myoclonic tremors | My 15 month old daughter was prescribed this medication to help control her myoclonic tremors which were non siezure in nature. We have seen a resolution of the frequency and severity of her tremors. As a side effect we have seen an improvement in her tone which is general high (or stiff) but we have also had some drowsiness to work through while getting up to her dose which is 0.25mg/day. | We are pleased with the results and relative few side effects we have experienced with this drug. We have also learned that it is a drug which has been around the block for a while and much is known about long term use as well as long term side effects. | F | 1 | 10 days | 9/26/2006 | 3 | seizures | Took a long time to work on my daughter, and she seems hyper he next day | My 6 year old daughter was prescribed this medication for a minor seizure disorder she is having that is affecting the quality of her sleep. Does anyone out there know of any side effects in children for this drug? How long does this medication take to work properly? | F | 6 | 2 days | 3/19/2006 | 3 | panic disorder | F | 17 | 2 years | 1/7/2007 | 5 | panic attacks, epileptic seizures | Calmness, Indifference, Drowsiness, Impairment of mental function: slowed thinking; vagueness and very precise enunciation during conversation. | I've been prescribed clonazepam for five months now. It helps with my panic attacks; works a trick in 15 mins. I find .25mg adequate. I am supposed to be taking clonazepam (.5mg) daily but i don't want to be dependent on a drug used to treat what is in my opinion a very unbecoming condition for a man of 18. I sometimes use .5mg before bed to help me sleep - it always does, though i find i wake earlier after a very deep sleep. I think sustained use of the drug might cause dependency and withdrawal symptoms. Occasional abuse of clonazepam hasn't caused dependency or tolerance: once after I woke in the morning I ingested 1.5mg with three fingers of brandy. I had a 'second' sleep within 20 mins and didn't wake til 9pm. | M | 18 | 5 months | 5/3/2007 | 3 | out of curiosity | drowsiness, abnormal thinking, Anterograde amnesia, anger, time passes by very fast but that could be from the anterograde amnesia. | I also had very amazing and real seeming dreams. In the dreams everything was so clear and i felt as if i had god like power and control. | M | 18 | 20 days | 9/7/2006 | 2 | Anxiety + panic attacks | Always puts me to sleep nomatter what time of the day; giving me weird situational dreams. All are abnormally realistic (nothing that couldnt happen in reality) and most are nightmares. I hope my doctor puts me on xanax because this is also not helping with my chest pains or anxiety as much as it should. | F | 18 | .5 2X day | 9/14/2010 | 1 | Dystonic cerebral palsy | insomnia, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts | I was first prescribed this when i was about 16, so then i thought it was a wonder drug because it controlled my tremors and muscle tightness...at least i thought. What it really did was put me in such a fog that i didn't notice my tremors. After about a year we raised the dosage from twice, to three times a day. That's when all hell broke loose with the side effects. I strongly urge you to try different alternatives and really do some research on this drug before making the decision to take it. | M | 18 | 2 years 1 MG 3X day | 12/17/2013 | 5 | REM sleep disorder/parasomnia | Brief drowsiness in morning, lowered libido. | Clonazepam has literally saved my life. I suffered from severe sleepwalking/acting out actions/insomnia/night terrors. Once I was even found lying face down on the shore of a lake, near death from injuries I had inflicted upon myself whilst sleeping. Now I take 1-2mg before bed and I'm asleep within 15 minutes and don't suffer from any of the previous sleep issues. Yes it's slightly addictive, however the positive effects far outweigh the negatives. | F | 19 | 3.5 weeks 1mg 1X day | 10/29/2010 | 4 | anxiety/panic attacks | it makes me a little drowsy and sedated and i can tell when it wears off..then i feel like i need to take another pill..im taking .5mg..i can tell that i may be getting addicted to it. | if anyone else has anxiety/panic attacks/manic depression please email me and let me know if you are takin anything else. b.c i dont want to become so dependent on clonazepam and i was wondering if theres anything else out there that may work except zoloft and prozac (already been on them..didnt work) thank you! | F | 19 | 1 months | 1/13/2005 | 3 | Depression Anxiety Insomnia P/A | Feeling very lighted headed, severe drowsiness, my coordination has gone out the window completely until a couple hours after taking my 1 MG pill, at night this pill completely knocks me out. I'm so uncoordinated that I am afraid to drive now, I don't want to put others in danger on the road. | This drug has helped a great deal with my depression, insomnia, anxiety, and panic attack. I can tell when I need to take my next dose because my heart starts going fast and I begin to freak a little. The only problem is that I do not feel comfortable driving or going to class with the side effects I am experiencing. I am a college student and I have already missed my first lab because I was knocked out by this drug. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on dealing with the drowsiness??? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail me at scorchado18gmail.com with anything you think might help me! Thanks! Steph | F | 19 | 2 days 1 MG 2X day | 5/13/2010 | 5 | Social Anxiety | None | Great drug. Don't get addicted though. | M | 20 | 4 months 1 mg prn 1X day | 8/5/2011 | 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 |
CLONAZEPAM (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. FDA Approval Date: 1996-09-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)