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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Needed sleep | Side effects on: grogginess, fatigue, weight gain | Serious dependence withdrawal: Problems with: vision, hearing, depersonalization, tinnitus, altered sensory symptoms, headache, insomnia, anxiety attacks, tremor, cough, fatigue | F | 15 | 15 years 3 1X day | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Insomnia, anxiety | Every side effect in the book, and then some. This drug is pure evil, and that's no exaggeration. You may feel instant relief when you take it, but it will come back to bite you. | F | 24 | 2 years 1 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 5 | Anxiety/racing thoughts | Grogginess/spaciness (passed after a week or so), memory problems (passed over time also) | Diagnosed as BP II. Finally convinced my MD to put me back on this back in April 2010. Has helped TREMENDOUSLY "turn the volume down" in my head, so-to-speak. Has it written for 2 0.5mg tabs twice a day...basically 4 a day. Some days I may only take 1 or 2, while others, days when I get uber-stressed at work, may take up to 6 in a day. Either way, helps chill me out and helps with the awful racing-thought spells I sometimes get. So basically, I take it on an as-needed basis, and it has really helped me out. Still have anxiety, but nowhere near what it used to be...just the basic anxiety everyone has. | M | 28 | 7 months 0.5 4X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Terrible heart palapatations then felt like a bird was fluttering in my chest and then sometimes just a hard thud. And stomach pain. Slight hair loss. Tired no energy. | I really wanted to stick with this but the heart fluttering is just way too scary for me, so I am going to quit taking it. I guess I will switch back to xanax or maybe take ativan? But I cannot take this. | F | 40 | 1 months img 2X day | 10/11/2011 | 2 | Depression, Anxiety, Social Phobias | I've been taking this drug for the past two years. IT IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION. Save yourself a trip to hell, if you're even lucky to come back. For the first few weeks, it was a life-saver. I thought I had found a freaking miracle. Your body builds a tolerance over time (I ALWAYS took it as prescribed) and needs more of the drug to feel the same effect as in the beginning. I've never been one to have panic attacks, and while this drug is often prescribed for them, I didn't start to get them until I was on it. I had short/long term memory loss, felt like a zombie, hit my ex boyfriend (I'm NOT a violent person), was depressed, isolated myself, became emotionally numb, ended up in a psychiatric ward twice, tried to kill myself once which resulted in a regular hospitalization for a few days, and overall it has changed my personality. Do NOT go on this drug unless you have NO other choice. I cannot stress this enough. I hated what I became, therefore I quit cold turkey. It was two weeks | Finally at the end of two weeks of abruptly stopping it, I felt so terrible that I caved and took it. I'm now in the process of tapering down (you have to) and even that sucks. There's still withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, extreme forgetfulness, irrational, to name a few. Although I am starting to feel like my old self, but I WISH I had NEVER EVER started this medication. It quickly turns on you and becomes the CAUSE of your problems, NOT THE SOLUTION. Please save yourself and don't even consider this medication as an option. I promise you, it is NOT worth it. | F | 21 | 2 years 2 MG 2X day | 10/5/2011 | 1 | muscle spasms | Worked well for a few months, then stopped working. Muscle spasms returned worse than before, along with anxiety attacks, nausea, headaches, heart palpitations | DO NOT TAKE THIS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG! I was told it shouldn't be taken long term, but in reality it shouldn't be taken at all! I took 0.5 mg 2 X daily for just a few months. Then my body got used to it and it not only stopped working at that dosage but my symptoms began to come back. Weaning off (very slowly) has been a nightmare: chronic nausea, severe headaches, heart palpitations, hot flashes, feeling like my legs are going to give out while walking! Believe me -- you can't control this horrible stuff; it controls you in short order! If you value your health at all, stay away from this drug! | F | 52 | 4 months 0.5 mg 2X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Akathisia - pure hell, hard to stop | F | 34 | 60 days .5 3X day | 9/26/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Unholiest of all hells | FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG. | M | 48 | 3 years 50 2X day | 9/24/2011 | 5 | Anxiety disorder / Panic attacks | all positive | I take this along with 200 mg of Zoloft, both drugs were initiated at starter doses and I have been on these latest dosages for over a month. the key for me is having excellent Psychiatric care by someone who understandts the field, not some PCP. A Psychiatrist wouldnt know how to treat Asthma anymore than a PCP can properly treat depression and Anxiety disorders. I was well aware in advance that both of these drugs will need to be tapered off and that the Benzo was additctive. Doing very well, no panic attacks in months. Take care everyone. | M | 49 | 3 months 0.5 3X day | 9/23/2011 | 2 | severe generalized anxiety disorder | lethargy, cognitive effects, muscular weakness, brain fog, tiredness, inability to concentrate | I have been prescribed this for years but hardly ever take it because I am scared to death of getting hooked and there is no way I can deal with a prolonged nightmarish withdrawl. I only take it when I am literally going crazy with anxiety. It does help that but then the next day I can't think straight, feel like I'm going to fall over, feel like crap, etc. This drug is truly trading one set of symptoms for another. Maybe if I took it as prescribed I'd adjust to it but I'm afraid of getting hooked. I stopped taking SSRI's because I thought they were evil and unfortunately I have the same opinion of this drug. I am forced to admit that there is probably no help for me. | M | 49 | 4 years .5 mg 2X day | 9/18/2011 | 5 | severe panic and anxiety | none, I know of but after reading all these comments, maybe weight gain and some tiredness, altho I AM 80 | I thank God every day as I have not had one episode since going on it, it is pretty scary to read so many negative comments, guess people like me don't write in, my only problem is that I cannot not find klonopin now and will have to use generic which I tried and and found some anxiety returning | F | 80 | 20 times .5 1X day | 9/11/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | Some drowsiness. | For me, this has been a miracle drug. I have severe episodic anxiety (PTSD-related) that leads to vomiting and all sorts of other unpleasant things. When I'm exposed to one of my triggers, I take Klonopin for a few days until I'm settled down back to normal. Used this way, it has been a life-changing drug -- I am able to maintain full-time employment and lead a normal life, something I wasn't able to do before I had a drug that could ward off the anxiety episodes. The first few months I had to take it pretty often (almost daily), but over time I've learned that if I take it immediately as soon as I feel triggered, 2-3 days of Klonopin is enough to stop the anxiety episode before it has a chance to get started, and then it can be weeks before I have to take it again. Taken in this way, I have not experienced any problems with tolerance or addiction. | F | 24 | 3 years 0.5 mg 1X AN | 9/8/2011 | 3 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, introversion in social setting, memory disruption | The main symptom of my anxiety is extreme nausea and inability to eat/drink anything when very anxious. While Klonopin calms me and makes me tired, it does not "cure" all my symptoms. | M | 19 | 2 months 1mg 1X AN | 8/29/2011 | 3 | Insomnia/Anxiety | morning drowsiness. | It causes me to be drowsy but does put me to sleep. After I do sleep. I wake up feeling tired. | M | 23 | 3 months 1 MG 2X day | 8/29/2011 | 5 | Panic disorder, GAD | Sedation at higher doses, increased libido | In conjunction with 30 mg Remeron at night, this has been a fantastic combination to control my anxiety disorder. Was on xanax for over 2 years and could never dose correctly, had panic break through daily. With klonopin i dose once in the morning and early evening and I'm golden. No more break thru panic. I am more scared of Anti depressant withdrawal (been thru that) than benzo, should I ever decide to stop taking. There should not be one negative comment on this board unless you had a paradoxical reaction to this med. I will happily take this med forever should I need to. I am prescribed 1.5 mg a day and I manage on only .5mg and somedays none. | M | 35 | 3 months .25 2X day | 8/25/2011 | 3 | Anxiety/panic | Mainly tired, not relaxed.could fall asleep on this drug. After a while, I thought I no longer needed it, so I quit cold turkey! Big mistake! the panic I went through was worse than before I started taking it! I did check into a detox facility, and 3 weeks later, the withdrawal REALLY kicked in! I was monitored closely, and after being placed on Librium, Phenobarbital, and Dilantin was Able to escape the horror. NEVER AGAIN!! | F | 45 | 3 years 1.0mg 3X day | 8/24/2011 | 1 | to get off of a differrent benzo | headaches ADDICTION | My doc gave me this so I could try and" taper off" of lorazepam (AIVAN) another benzodiazepine. I couldnt take it because it gave me terrible headaches. But after taking it only 2 weeks IT TOOK ME 2 MONTHS TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF little by little and that was while still taking the ativan. BE CAREFUL, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DONT FEEL MUCH BUT YOUR MIND AND BODY ARE GETTING ADDICTED. DONT STOP TAKING IT ALL OF A SUDDEN. Search the internet and FIND OUT HOW TO SAFELY QUIT. If you havent started taking this YET then find out if you REALLY need to. Maybe COUNSELING or NATURAL ALTERNATIVES. | M | 50 | 14 days 1 1X day | 8/19/2011 | 4 | Anxiety obsessive thoughts | the first day it made me a little drowsy, nothing crazy. It does seem to make me a little depressed but it's better than the anxiety. I still get a little anxiety surge but it goes away. This med isn't supposed to be taken for years. It's something to ease your mind and give it a break while you do therapy or something else to get to the cause of it. Be smart about how you use it | M | 24 | 60 days .25 2X day | 8/11/2011 | 5 | anxiety/ panic attacks | Absolutely none | Klonopin has helped me tremendously with my anxiety. I only take it as needed. Most days I cut my pill in half and that does the trick. Then some days I need a whole pill. I probably take it 3-4 times a week. I'm not worried about the addiction part because the benefits of not living with panic attacks are far greater. Love this stuff!!!! | F | 40 | 3 years 0.5 1X day | 7/29/2011 | 1 | anxiety and insomnia | Initially it worked amazingly, quelled my anxiety and i was able to get sleep. However, not without many side effects. At first I became very tired and numb emotionally, family said I had lost my spark, then photosensitivity and sound sensitivity started. I bruised easily and felt like i was always seeing trails, when i took it i felt instantly better but over time i realized that this was not a good idea. To begin I am not a pill taker. I will try anything before i turn to a chemical, but at that point in my life it was my only way out of the overwhelming stress i was feeling of moving to a new city with a baby, giving up my two dogs and heading into the place of the unknown. After two months in the new city i began to relax and felt like i didn't need klono in the day. That's when i found out how hard it is to come off. if i missed a dose my body would quiver and shake, my brain would fog up, my anxiety would increase ten fold and my feet turned totally blue on several occasions. my | F | 29 | 12 months .5mg 3X day | 7/25/2011 |