KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (1074 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KLONOPIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Anxiety/panic disorder/PTSD | some drowsiness, but that is SO welcomed after shaking and never being able to take in a full breath of air from severe anxiety. | I generally begin with 1 mg 2x/day during the anniversary of my son's death, then I taper down to 1 mg/day split into two doses (.5 in the am and .5 in the pm). After the acute PTSD subsides, I taper down to .5/day for 2-3 months. I use it like this every year and I do not have the bizarre side effects listed by anti-klonopin users. Without klonopin, I suffer from severe PTSD, nightmares, insomnia, panic attacks and anxiety and would never be able to function. I need this medication, it is the only one that has ever worked. For those of you who had a bad experience with it--quit trying to scare everyone with your negative experience. Everyone's body is different and everyone will react differently. | F | 32 | 4 years | 4/22/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, Psychosis, OCD | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sedation, slight depression, screwy sleep paterns, withdrawls see >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | I've been taking Klonopin for about 15 years and it really has made my quality of life much better after my nervous breakdown in college. It takes away my GAD and reduces my obsessions a lot. It helps with sleep. I've also had a headache for 16 years contant and it actual helps me deal with the unending pain. Well, I've gotten better over the years and have tried to get off of it once or twice...I only take .5mg QHS now, but if I miss a dose for two days straight I cannot sleep more than 3 hours a night. I have to many mental issues to deal with insomnia. For me, its just easier to stay hooked at .25mg or .50 than to stop taking it. As long as a doctor prescribes it to me, I will take it, because I don't want to suffer through withdrawls...I've suffered enough in this life. There was no Zyprexa or equivalent when I started taking Klonopin...If you use this drug long term, you might just have to stay with it for life or suffer. | M | 37 | 15 years | 4/21/2006 | 5 | gad/panic | some day time sleepiness nothing horrible but you will build a tolerance for the drug. | Klonopin did not rate a 5 for me but I wanted my comment to be placed near the top. I would rate it as a 3. On a average only 8% of people in the united states actually suffer from anxiety caused by a chemical imbalance the rest could come from hormone imbalance or life stressors. If you are the 8% benzos will become a big part of your life along with a great battle but if you are just worried or something just is not going right in your life is no need to start such potent and chemical alternating drugs they are plenty of alternatives. I hope this helps someone. | M | 21 | 1 years | 4/14/2006 | 1 | seizure control, sedative | this was the worst drug, instead of calming my child it made him extemely hyper, bouncing off the walls. My child also has autism and later I found out that it is not recommended for those with autism because it affects them in the opposite way. He was on it for 3 days and did not eat or drink for those 3 days and was just bouncing off the walls, no sleeping either. Terrible experience | DO NOT USE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM | M | 7 | 3 days | 4/12/2006 | 5 | sleep for pain, general anxiety | depression after but every downer does that | very happy with this drug. it really works for anxiety and didn't really experience side effects or an allergic reaction like i do with a lot of other drugs. i didn't find it to be as addictive at all like xanax but it didn't put me to sleep as well because i got immune to it. for the fda, this is as good as it gets with those morons. | M | 21 | 60 days | 4/5/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, ADD | It worked like a charm at first. Then tolerance kicked in. Eventually, I needed it to handle any stress at all. Addiction/tolerance builds quickly with this drug. Very seductive. Instead of feeling better, you feel nothing when you take this. You are numb to the outside world. Eventually, that's all you want to feel, nothing, so you take more, or you take it more often. Try an SRNI instead, those have been great for me. I'm on Cymbalta now. I feel in control, not like a benzo junkie. Coming off the benzo's is ugly, I imagine it's what PMS feels like (I'm a male). | M | 2 years | 4/3/2006 | 1 | anxiety | even more anxiety, mind felt "cloudy", very sleepy | I was involved in 2 traffic violations within one week of taking this medicine. I would get very angry and say hurtful things to my family. I would also throw things around the house. Clonazepam made me feel kind of demented...it was awful. I switched to lorazepam and it is wonderful. | F | 21 | 21 days | 4/2/2006 | 1 | Biploar Disorder / anxiety | memory loss. specifically the inability to remember words. I feel like my brain is on drugs, and it is. TAKE SOMETHING ELSE. ANYTHING ELSE. | Klonopin keeps my mind from racing and helps me to sleep. However, I have experienced MASSIVE language memory loss. I feel like I'm brain damaged sometimes and in my down times I ruminate about being so. I have a really hard time writing papers for school (college) but it's particularly noticeable in conversation. Every single day I have trouble finding the words I need in order to communicate. IT IS HORRIBLE. During summer break I'm going off of this med. I've been on it for years, so I'm sure it won't be a very nice withdrawal. | F | 34 | 9 years | 4/1/2006 | 5 | Social anxiety | drowsiness, but it went away when with a cup of coffee | This drug was an absolute miracle. The social anxiety symptoms that have plagued me for my entire life and greatly reduced my quality of life instantly disappeared. I had no anxiety at all, even during a stressful all-day job interview that included several group interactions that I would normally have found extremely difficult. I also became much less irritable than I normally am. If this wasn't addictive, I would take it every day. | F | 28 | 3 days | 3/7/2006 | 5 | Sevre Anxiety | ...... | .... Indeed, it has been well documented that benzodiazepines cause addiction, horrid withdrawal symptoms, and so on....But, have any of you loons any other suggestions? I'm not talking fake-ass therapeutic rememdies. Cognitive therapists and psychiartrists alike can only go so far....So, have you any other ways in which we could all rid ourselves of the pure hell that is anxiety?? *sigh*...Yes. It is a daring trail to tread. Yes, the horror stories are all quite convincing....But you -DO- realise that this our last chance? Why else would one go to this level? ...(I'm well aware of my own hypocrisy in defaming ranters while I myself am ranting, so feel no need to point this out.) | F | 16 | 2 weeks | 3/7/2006 | 2 | anxiety, insomnia | loss of efficacy, extreme addiction | Klonopin works wonders, at first. It quickly loses efficacy, and you very quickly get extremely addicted. Heroin would work for anxiety and insomnia too, probably just as effective. Klonopin is the heroin of benzos. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRUG. It does work very nicely, though. | M | 31 | 2 years | 3/7/2006 | 3 | | 3/3/2006 | 3 | Anxiety | .25 MG at night helps me sleep; .25 in the morning makes me feel extremely tired. coordination seems off and my eyes look like I am high or something. slight headaches but definitely NO anxious feelings. | It helps but seems kind-of sedating. | F | 20 | 4 days | 3/3/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | Taking a low dosage (.25mg as needed) didn't give me sleepiness at all. Having anxiety makes me sleepy - from living a life of worry! I can finally relax! | SAVED MY LIFE... I'm a successful mother, student, friend, daughter and contributing to this world instead of living in fear now. Addiction is person to person. I never liked meds but needed something for anxiety. I see Klonopin as an 'as needed' drug and respect it as much. Don't take it every morning if you don't need it! Don't take it EVER if you don't need it and the less you take the better... OF COURSE. Doctors may say take it daily but there is no need for it if your not going into a panic situation where you know you'll feel anxiety. Of course you'll need more in the future if you take it daily and become immune to its effects. You'll be fine if you only take this as needed. Good luck! | F | 31 | 1.3 years | 2/24/2006 | 5 | Pain, Anxiety, Possible seizure | Dry mouth (not extreme), hair growth | Helps relieve pain related to Fibromyalgia/IBS, even takes edge off a migrane (somewhat) | M | 31 | | 2/20/2006 | 5 | bipolar II | None | Works great! | F | 3 days | 2/11/2006 | 3 | INSOMNIA | Severe short term memory loss, and my eye started to twitch regularly. | It didn't work that well for my insomnia, and instead would just make me sleepy during the day. I can't imagine living my life this doped up, but will keep it for those occasions when I'm still up at 3 a.m. | F | 29 | 15 days | 2/9/2006 | 5 | yes but feel worse without ot | WATCH OUT FOR THE ASHTON GUIDE OR BENZO UK >ORG PEOPLE CAN MESS YOUR LIFE UP IF YOU BELEIVE ALL THERE NEUROTIC BS WATCH OUT IF KLONOPIN WORKS IT WORKS THERE IS A REASON YOU STARTED IT IT so far has been the best drug out there I tryed stoping it for three years Started it AGAIN I FEEL MUCH BETTER | M | 32 | 10 days | 2/5/2006 | 5 | yes but worse without it with nothing severe symptoms of GAD | WATCH OUT FOR THE ASHTON GUIDE OR BENZO UK >ORG PEOPLE CAN MESS YOUR LIFE UP IF YOU BELEIVE ALL THERE NEUROTIC BS WATCH OUT IF KLONOPIN WORKS IT WORKS THERE IS A REASON YOU STARTED IT IT so far has been the best drug out there I tryed stoping it for three years Started it AGAIN I FEEL MUCH BETTER | M | 32 | 10 years | 2/5/2006 | 5 | yes but feel worse without ot | WATCH OUT FOR THE ASHTON GUIDE OR BENZO UK >ORG PEOPLE CAN MESS YOUR LIFE UP IF YOU BELEIVE ALL THERE NEUROTIC BS WATCH OUT IF KLONOPIN WORKS IT WORKS THERE IS A REASON YOU STARTED IT IT so far has been the best drug out there I tryed stoping it for three years Started it AGAIN I FEEL MUCH BETTER | M | 32 | 10 days | 2/5/2006 |