Patient Log of Experience Using KLONOPIN
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING KLONOPIN
| Key to ratings for KLONOPIN: 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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| Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
| 5 | insomnia - severe case | None | I know this drug is poison to some, but for me it makes a full night sleep possible when taken in combination with several other OTC medications such as Doxylamine Succinate, Melatonin, and L-Tryptophan. I also have fibromyalgia, which often causes drugs to affect me in ways they do not affect others, but no problem with Klonopin. On very rare occasions (a year or so), I may have to partly taper off Klonopin for a couple days and then get back on it if it become ineffective. | F | 65 | 7 years 2 mg 1X D | 4/20/2012 | |
| 5 | insomnia - severe case | F | 65 | 4 years 2 mg 1X D | 6/14/2012 | |||
| 5 | insomnia - severe case | F | 65 | 4 years 2 mg 1X D | 6/25/2012 | |||
| 4 | insomnia and fibromyalgia | No side effects except the benefits of the drug seemed to be reduced after many, many years and I had no desire to increase the dosage. | I slowly tapered off of my 2 mg dosage; it took more than a month of a wide variety of awful, awful side effects. But I am strong enough that I succeeded and I am completely off (everybody is different). Now that I'm completely off (for about a month), my insomnia and fibromyalgia pain are back with a vengeance. So now what do I do, try to rely on soma and other sleep medications that often do not help? Or do I go back on Klonopin and take it until my dying day??? | F | 65 | 2 mg 1X D | 1/26/2015 | |
| 4 | insomnia and fibromyalgia | No side effects except the benefits of the drug seemed to be somewhat reduced after many, many years and I had no desire to increase the dosage. | I slowly tapered off of my 2 mg dosage; it took 1-1/2 months of a wide variety of awful, awful side effects. But I am strong enough that I succeeded and I am completely off (everybody is different). Now that I'm completely off (for 2 months), my insomnia and fibromyalgia pain are back with a vengeance. So now what do I do, try to rely on soma (which doesn't work if taken daily) and other weaker sleep medications? Or do I go back on Klonopin and take it until my dying day??? | F | 65 | 6 years 2 mg 1X D | 2/15/2015 | |
| 5 | insomnia and fibromyalgia | No side effects except the benefits of the drug seemed to be somewhat fluctuating from nite to nite after many years and I had no desire to increase the dosage. | I slowly tapered off of my 2 mg dosage; it took 1-1/2 months of a wide variety of awful, awful side effects. But I am strong enough that I persevered and I got completely off (everybody is different). Once I was completely off (for 2 months), my insomnia and fibromyalgia pain returned with a vengeance. I felt I was slowly dying from sleep deprivation, and I'm sure that I was. I could not rely on soma (which doesn't do much if taken daily) and other weaker sleep medications. It was soon clear that I had to go back on Klonopin and take it until my dying day. Klonopin is literally a life saver for me! | F | 65 | 2 mg 1X D | 3/30/2015 | |