KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (1073 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 | No side affects. | I am so thankful for this drug. I was having anxiety so bad that I felt like my heart was beating so fast it was going to punch a hole thru my chest and fly right now. I feel normal on it. I still have things that upset me but I feel like I used to feel without that heart punching thru my chest feeling. It's wonderful. | F | 57 | 4 days .05-1mg 2X day | 7/15/2011 | 1 | tinnitus and anxiety | Loss of emotion,low libido,fatiqued,low ambition,depression,thoughts of going insane,brain fog | I was prescribed this demon from hell for tinnitus I got from a sinus surgery. I had no idea that it was so addictive until I had to start increasing my dosage. After speaking with my doc about some of the side effects I was having,we agreed that I should start tapering off. This is when things really got bad. It has been hell to get off this drug even after a 12 month taper.I would never take this drug for long term or any other benzo.The withdrawals for some people will be one the worst things you will ever have to go through.God help anyone that is going through it.You will need some compassionate people around you. | M | 55 | 2 years .5 3X day | 6/27/2011 | 1 | Panic and Anxiety | Tiredness, after so long, I become uncontrolled and insane! This drug is pure poison. I thought it was worth it, but too good to be true, especially when you taper off it, and you will once you hit tolerance! No way around it! | Withdrawal Symptoms: Increased Anxiety, Sensitivity to everything, Agoraphobia, Insomnia, Headaches, Convulsions, Anything that's evil, just list it. It's been a living hell coming off this shit! I came off Hydro codone and other opiates, but that was a piece of cake compared to this! | M | 33 | 5 years 2mg 1X day | 6/26/2011 | 4 | Extreme Social Anxiety | When I take 0.5mg, I feel relaxed and a little drowsy. When I take 1.0mg, I feel like I just had a couple glasses of wine or something. | This pill works wonders. I take 0.5mg as needed, which used to be every other day. What I love about it is that it stays in your system for a whole day, sometimes into the next morning. Once I started taking an antidepressant, I've only had to take Klonopin once a week, sometimes not at all. It's very nice to have when you are about to panic. Don't take it every day because I did that for a while and then tried to go without it for a week and it was hard, but now I'm at the point where I only take it sparingly with no problems. Monitor yourself on this drug and you will have no issues. | M | 21 | 7 months 0.5 1X AN | 6/9/2011 | 1 | Insomnia, anxiety, and PTSD | I started taking this drug at 22 after a death in the family. It has literally ruined my life. At first it helped me sleep, but I soon lost myself. I became so foggy and out of it, and didn't even have the motivation to stop. One year later I'm in the middle of a taper and it is the hardest thing I've ever gone through. I feel sick all the time. I am begging any of you to stay away from this drug. | F | 23 | 1 years .5mg 1X day | 5/25/2011 | 1 | Anxiety attacks, Agoraphobia | Weight gain, memory loss, tired all the time, dizziness...missed alot of work in the past 10 years due to fatigue | After trying many, many benzo for panic and agoraphobia I finally tried generic form of klonopin I thought it worked great until 15 years later. I gained 50 pounds have no get up and go, I basically hit a brick wall no ambition, sleep all the time, severe brain fog and memory loss. After losing my job due to missing so many days because of fatigue ( I have a bachelors degree in Health Administration and my MBA) I decided with my doctors advice to go off this terrible drug. Yes, it relieved my panic condition but the weight gain, fatigue and brain fog was not worth it anymore. Take advice from someone who has been on it forever, its a horrible drug, you don't even realize it until you lose a job to it like I did. I am now at the phase of weaning where I don't take any at all, it's been Hell on Earth, you don't know how many times I wanted to call 911 because the withdrawals are so horrible. I am typing this because I never realized how addictive this medication was until I asked to go off it, I am going through a withdrawal nightmare!! Do not if all possible try this medication!! | F | 51 | 15 years .1 mg 2X day | 5/23/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | You can play Russian roulette with this drug if you want to. Everything got worse on this drug. The problem is you do not know it. The fog in brain is this bad. Maybe if you read enough you will see the evil that it is. Libido problems, brain was foggy , Memory Loss and on and on... | I have been tapering off of this and other benzos for 2.5 years! It creates such a fog over your mind that most do not see the problem for what it is. You can take it your whole life or get off of it with an appropriate taper plan. I have the physical stamina of a 100 year old man. If you are thinking about taking this drug, don't. Lots of benzo groups out there to help you get off. | M | 36 | 14 years 1.5mg 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Pretty much all the one's you can read in any pharmacology book and article related to Clonazepam. I was prescribed this medication as needed when having difficulty falling asleep. Then one day my wife took .05 after she ran out of her nausea medication. She was 17 weeks pregnant at that time and still experiencing severe nausea and still loosing weight. Her medication barely helped and it was the strongest anti-nausea medication in the market. She ran out of her medication and then was given the wrong refill. She was not feeling well and had problems sleeping. She took .05 and felt well and the nausea stopped and could be in the kitchen and tolerate food smell again. She was happy she cooked herself eggs! Well the next day she took 1mg then did not realize she was not acting well. She took another 2mgs. Then lost count! She woke up at 3:00am angry, hostile, threatening, suicidal and confused. She then attempted suicide by taking at least 8 tabs. of 2 mgs each! She reacted to them and | Take Clonazepma is good for a very short term maybe a week but too risky for the long run. I have known addicts who have presented drastic mood changes and personality changes too. Becareful take only if you have to and have no other choice. I gave a low rating because of how it affected my wife. She has never been that way since then and has never reacted this psychotic. Pregnant, hormones raging, loosing weight due to poor nutrition, becamed depressed plus this medication. It was not a good reaction! If you are prone to being an addict, don't take it! | M | 34 | 2 days 1mg 1X AN | 5/10/2011 | 5 | GAD, OCD, Germaphobia | NONE | it is the best relaxing drug iv experienced. There have been days i would go without even weeks and i do not feel like myself. With klonopin everything seems so much better. It helps a lot whenever you take the recommended dosage. | F | 21 | 2 years 1mg 4X day | 5/1/2011 | 1 | Gi symptoms(No anxiety) | Side effects after withdrawal..I never knew what was a panic attack before taking this crap.I EXPERIENCED A PANIC ATTACK WHILE TAKING THIS PEACE OF CRAP>AND THEN DECIDED TO STOP> | I have had terrible panic attacks,anxiety 100 folds more than what I've had before.. i would say I just had mild depression over my health.I was taking librax and Clonazepam(klonopin) to gether ..I decided to stop after 3 months and it took me 2 months to tapper.. now after 2 weeks of complete withdrawal from Klonopin I feel horrible..panic attacks ,anxiety,agitated feel like banging my head on the wall.no problems while sleeping(thank god)..started to smoke even more.racin heart,nausea,loss of appetite.mood swings.. terrible anxiety in the morning and evening.I appreciate ppl who have taken this for more than a year and trying to come out of it.its the worst drug ever.not to be taken more than 1 or 2 days.addiction to it comes in 1-2 weeks.THIS DRUG IS EVIL.roche company should be burnt down and all benzo manufacturing companys should be bombed. | M | 25 | 3 months .75 mg 1X day | 4/19/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | Calmness, sometimes sleepiness. | Unless you suffer from extreme panic attacks every day, this should never be taken daily. I take it twice a week. I tried going off of it after 6 months to see if I could & I was able to go without it for a month. I carry the bottle in my purse & that alone makes me feel better. Do NOT take this whenever you feel like it. Take it only when you feel like you'll have an anxiety attack without it. This is not a long-term medication. After getting on an anti-depressant, I found I take Klonopin much less often. I recommend it if you have self-control & have been educated on its SHORT-term purpose. | F | 21 | 12 months 0.5 1X AN | 4/15/2011 | 1 | panic and anxiety | after tolerance settled in, which it does for everyone.. every horrible thing imagined. felt alien and anxious. i crossed to valium, and tapering. | this drug is a liar! if you're on it.. be prepared sooner or later to come off it! if you're thinking about taking it, DON'T! | M | 25 | 4 years 1mg 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | To the person who posted on 03/30,, PLEASE WEAN OFF NOW... I took it for 3 weeks and it ruined my life for a year. You will get COMPLETE insomnia and a nervous breakdown if you dont stop. now.. It is the most evil drug..Every horrible thing you read is true and more, Take this as a serious warning. | To the person who posted on 03/30,, PLEASE WEAN OFF NOW... I took it for 3 weeks and it ruined my life for a year. You will get COMPLETE insomnia and a nervous breakdown if you dont stop. now.. It is the most evil drug..Every horrible thing you read is true and more, Take this as a serious warning. | F | 55 | 21 days .5 a day 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 4 | Insomnia | none | Klonopin has allowed me to sleep 6 full hours uninterrupted with out any side effects which I have not been able to do for atleast 6 months. With the small dosage, and little amount of time I have taken this drug, I feel it has helped greatly with my insomnia problem. Prior to taking the medication, I was only sleeping 1-3 broken hours per night. My major concern, however, is a fear of addiction. It seems to me that individuals who have been on Klonopin for a short period give it a highter rating than those folks who have been on it for extended periods of time. Although I feel it works very well for me, I certainly have a fear of addiction and rebound insomnia with longer lengths of use. I plan on cutting back to discontinue using this drug within the next week to avoid that problem. I am hoping that this short amount of usage may possibly break the severe insomnia cycle so that Ambien, or something less benign, may be more effective.. | F | 55 | 6 days 0.5 mg 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 1 | sleep problem | Memory lost , fog in brain , out balance , dizziness, swallen face , all joins ,respiritory problem, cannot breath ,cannot swallov even water. horrible horrible ,14 years living like drunk | Please dont" take this HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DRUGS .EVER . My drug dealer DR.MED keep me on for 14 years , i was so suck in have no idea.Many times try to quit , is IMPOSSIBLE . Now I am 6 months in to quiting , HELL ON EARTH , quit for 3 days , have to go back , HORRIBLE HORRIBLE . My job is gone , my super active personality turn to hostile zombie like person , with no brains and no memory . PLEASE DONT EVER TAKE THIS HELL ON EARTH !!!YOU BE VERY SORRY , TRUST ME | F | 45 | 14 years 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 4 | anxiety | Increases in dosages might result in depression. | The Brand name, klonopin, was too strong for me. When I took the brand name drug, I experienced drowsiness and dizziness. However, Clonazepam, the generic formula, has worked well, for me. Clonazepam controls my anxiety, without any side effects. The drug is reliable for treating anxiety. Dosage increases can result in depression. | F | 51 | 10 years 1 mg 1X day | 3/21/2011 | 1 | anxiety | MOOD SWINGS!!! irritability, extreme bouts of anger, unreasonable arguments, suicidal ideations--all after two days | i have taken xanax for anxiety and wellbutrin for depression--no major complaints, but i have seen many people have major issues with any benzo, this one was poison to me--my wife (a recovering benzo addict herself) was EXTREMELY concerned over my sudden changes. | M | 38 | 2 days 1mg 3X day | 3/21/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | This was a terrible drug. At first it made me feel better, but I quickly needed more and then I hit all sorts of tolerance withdrawal symptoms while taking them exactly as prescribed. I have had WORSE anxiety since the drug, insomnia, back clenching, heart palpitations, brain zaps, ear ringing, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. Do not go on this drug for longer than 2 weeks. Definitely don't take it, it rewires your brain and makes you dependent very quickly. You'll just need more and more and it has been proven to lead to brain atrophy. Read all you need to know at these two sites (I learned about them after I had already been on the drug too long): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal_syndrome www.benzo.org.uk/manual/ | If you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia, a very brief use of this drug (for a week) can help you get back on track. However, developing breathing techniques, proper bedtime hygiene, and journaling/counseling is what you need to do for the long term for this condition. This drug used longer than a month is very dangerous. | F | 27 | 5 months .5 - 1mg 1X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | cervical dystonia | benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome (a years-long excursion to heII) | I once thought this drug was a miracle. Like another reviewer said, "It worked better for my neck pain than any muscle relaxant I've ever tried." Until tolerance hit and it stopped working. Then when I attempted to stop taking it via a sensible taper, my life went straight to heII. The benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome has had me in its grips for over five years now. NOT WORTH IT! Avoid this drug and all of the other benzos. | F | 46 | 14 years 1 mg 3X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | Anxiety attacks | After a year on Klonipin I had to increase the dose. After one increase my doc warned me he would not increase it again, so after another year my panic came back WORSE THAN EVER though I was still taking my one mg as directed. It took me several MONTHS of a living HELL to wean off. No sleep and horrible panic which was way worse than when I started. Benzos are pure evil and dangerous to get off of...you must wean off slowly which prolongs the agony. Read 'The Benzo Book' and get off this crap asap. | Don't take this highly addictive drug. Find an alternative that's natural. | F | 41 | 5 years 1 mg 1X day | 3/17/2011 |