KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)

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KLONOPIN  (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.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  insomnia M 40 6 weeks
2X AN
5/24/2010
 3  depression F 33 12 days
1X day
5/22/2010
 1  Klonipin Not even sure 'what caused what'... I was initially prescribed Klonipin because I was 'big time' grinding my teeth at night. Saying it was a poor choice by the doctor would be a gross understatement, but I digress. It defintely helped me sleep more soundly and stopped the teeth grinding(or atleast caused ne not to wake up while doing it). I've been on and off Klonipin (mostly on)for 13 years or so. It's hard to say exactly what it has done for me, or to me, over the years. I've also been on and off Prozac throughout the same period of time. Due to my aversion to Big Pharma and biochemical manipulation to address 'energetic' issues it's been harder and harder to justify using these these meds. My last stint with this 'combo' (starting 11/2010 and ending 4/2010) was coupled with Trazodone (for sleep) and Deplin (L-Methylfolate for 'mood' neurotransmitter metabolism). After 2 - 3 weeks I was feeling better and better. Unfortunately within 2 - 3 months or so the 'cocktail' started pooping out and I was getting worse and worse anxiety. Over the course of the next few weeks I increased the Klonipin from .5mg in the morning to 1.5 - 2mg. It didn't work and I melted down... massive anxiety to the point of derealization, etc. It's been a bit over a month since this happened and I'm off everything but the Klonipin. Initially I 'cold-turkeyed' the Klonipin which led me to experience massive withdrawal symptoms, including tremors and sweats. So I decided to go back on .5mg and wean down slowly. Currently I'm on a lit M 38 13 years
.5mg 1X day
5/22/2010
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 4  Bad, constant anxiety: PTSD, GAD I don't believe I have experienced any side effects. I am well aware of the dependency one can develop with a drug like Klonopin (same with Ativan and such). I also have an addictive personality I would say, and would binge-drink out of depression and anxiety for over a year. I started taking Klonipin, ONLY AS NEEDED, and that is everytime I have to work which is a very high stress, fast paced job. I also have been diagnosed with Bipolar II,GAD, SAD, PTSD, and possibly clinical depression. I wanted to write this for anyone that may have fears of addiction: watch what you're doing, and take as needed. I take 4x a week, once a day, and additonally if in emergencies. I do not take it to sleep unless it is an emotional emergency. Taking as need is ok, as long as it is less than more, otherwise you develop the risk of seizures if stopping on and off. Talk to your psychiatrist. It helped me and I am not addicted. F 24 1.5 years
0.5 4X W
5/17/2010
 5  Restless Leg Syndrome Can cause dizziness if taken too long before retiring. Has really helped me sleep and addressed the problems with restless leg syndrome at night. F 56 5 years
0.5mg 1X day
5/7/2010
 3  social phobia, panic attacks drowsiness, muscle weakness/soreness Klonopin does get rid of physical symptoms of anxiety and make you feel calmer, but does not address the core problem, your irrational thoughts that you need to work on and are best addressed through conitive-behavioral therapy with a therapist. I was prescribed to take the klonopin 3 times/day rather than as-needed. Taking the medication regularly as prescribed will prevent panic attacks and make social situations a lot easier but also increase the chance of becoming addicted & dependent on the drug. So I'm not sure whether to take this as-needed or regularly. Any help or suggestions, or sharing your experience is welcome by e-mailing me. Thanks and good luck! F 32 4 days
.50 mg 2X day
5/5/2010
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 5  anxiety/insomnia none in combination with talk therapy and life lessons, pretty much eliminated my generalized anxiety disorder. in combination with earplugs, helps me sleep great. i loves me clon! F 32 5 years
.5 1X day
5/4/2010
 4  generalised anxiety none Very good drug if u realize that taking too much too often can be a bad move. i helps me relax and helps with depression as well as anxiety and panic. i take it when needed: every other day and sometimes once or twice a weak and sometimes i go without it for few weaks. it's a good drug so don't abuse it and u will be fine M 35 4 years
0.5 1X day
5/2/2010
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 5  Anxiety Weird memory loss Lets me sleep very well. It usually takes around 30 minutes before I feel like the effects. M 27 1 years
.5MG 3X day
4/29/2010
 2  Anxiety Addiction requiring hospitalization for 4 days and a 30 day treatment program. Tremors for 6 months afterward as drug stays in fatty tissue. Memory loss. Blackouts when drinking. Driving and equipment operating skills declined. I was able to quit smoking. I was able to quit drinking. Could not on my own escape this dangerous benzo,. M 54 5 years
.5 4X day
4/27/2010
 3  panic The 13 year nap. For 13 years I took 0.5mgs at bed time. I would take another 1/2 ocassionaly if I couldnt sleep b/c after many years it didnt help me sleep any better. I was miserable to my family, cranky, fly of the handle, blame everyone else, rationalize b/c the dosage was so low, blame my disorder, anything but recognize I was a drug addict. Waking up after 13 years on this drug is MIND BLOWING! OMG was I a miserable human. Not at all times but the mood swings, naps I needed, thought process! I weended myself off in a month just chipping away at the pill and crying, not sleeping, sweating.. finally I slept like a normal person. FINALLY I didnt throw a temper tantrum. NO doctor told me something was wrong with me. I almost lost my marriage thinking it was him when really it was my miserable self. F 40 13 years
0.5mg 1X day
4/23/2010
 1  epilepsy Horrid stuff. I was in a stupor. I could hardly think and everything seemed hazy. I became stupid, forgetful, lethargic, and numb. I had no feelings, like I was numb, emotionally and physically. WITHDRAWAL IS PURE HELL FOR MANY MONTHS!!! the worst part is withdrawal when you come off it. i was so sick, I stayed in bed for 3 months with a bucket to vomit into by my head because I was literally too weak to make it to the bathroom. I was hallucinating and having convulsions. It felt like a 3-month long panic attack. I prayed for death. It took 9 months after I quit to be able to walk around and do normal stuff again. Now I've been off for 2 years, and still have problems with energy levels, sex drive, and memory. I'm also still numb in places I would like not to be. Nerve damage? I wish I had never touched this garbage. Please stay away from this awful drug. F 39 3 years
2 mg 1X day
4/23/2010
 1  Social anxiety While on it: memory loss, lack of concentrationg and sleepyness. I fell asleep at the wheel of my car and hit a man on a bicycle, thankfully to God he was not killed or I might have vehicular homocide under my belt. Granted I was taking Ativan nightly also, so the combo is probably the culprit. When I took myself off of it: Severe hair shedding that lasted for about 1 month. Intensely sickening itching to the point where I couldn't sleep thru the night for nearly 3 weeks and would cry and almost scratch my skin off. I was all "so this is what withdrawal is!" Muscle spasms in my hand and neck. Random muscle twitching, nervous twitching daily throughout the day. It's been 5 months since I stopped taking it and I still get the muscle twitching every now and then but not as severely as before. I went on a job interview a couple of months after stopping and I could barely put a coherent sentence together. Needless to say I did not get hired. I've been afraid to job h F 46 3 months
1X day
4/22/2010
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 4  Generalized Anxiety Disorder Mild somnolence after doses exceeding 6-8mg qd excellent for reducing tremor. works best in small doses, such as 0.25mg q12h [one in the AM and one at bedtime] M 26 2 years
1 1X AN
4/21/2010
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 5  Chronic Insomnia Taken only at night no side effects experienced other than calming sensation and ability to sleep. Have had insomnia for 30 years, have tried several anti-depressants, which worked for awhile until tolerance built up and weight gain. I was given Klonopin as a "parachute" to use 1 or 2 times per month during bad insomnia cycle. I have tried all sleep meds and herbs, plus I do yoga 3 times per week plus walk 3-4 miles per day. Klonopin use has increased to 0.25 to 1.0 mg per night depending on insomnia sleep cycle. For me, dependence on Klonopin is just a part of my life; all sleep meds lose their effectiveness, or cause nausea or morning headache and just don't work for me. After reading so many negative comments, I realize tolerance is different based on age, activity, anxiety, depression, and what's going in their life. For me, it has been the only constant med that calms and lets me sleep. Increasing and decreasing dosage has worked for me with no ill side effects. I work with a sleep doctor who wants to put me on other RLS meds, I won't do it as I don't want to deal with other drugs.Yes, sometimes, during insomnia cycle where I can go over a week without much sleep even with Klonopin, I will not add more meds, eventually sleep cycle returns. Klonopin works probably for older patients better? F 65 5 years
0.50 mg 1X day
4/20/2010
 5  Periodic Limb Movement Disorder I take Klonopin one hour b4 bed. Only side effect now: slight dizziness. I have been on the same doseage for over 5 years. However, while gradually increasing the dose from .25 mg to 2 mgs over 4 years, I noticed a daytime drugged feeling that didn't wear off until noon. Now that I am steady on 2 mgs for 5 years, I have no daytime drugged feeling. No need to increase the dose. 2 mg does the trick for my PLMD, all night long. NEVER just stop taking this drug. I could not cut back anymore than .25 mgs at a time, and had to give my body a week to get used to the lowered dose b4 cutting the dose again Never experiment with the dose day-to-day. While finding just the right dose, I was at 4 mgs for awhile---way too much. I was seeing double, which is listed as one of the side effects of higher doses. I cut back by a whole milligram and I thought I was going insane. BIG psychological problems associated with cutting back too much too soon. This drug saved my life by addressing my sleep disorder when I found the right dose for me. I'm addicted, but I sleep. Wouldn't be without it. F 56 10 years
2 mg 1X day
4/19/2010
 1  Anxiety Before developing a tolerance, there were very few side effects. Klonopin, at first, seems like a miracle drug. Klonopin obliterated my anxiety with less side effects than were experienced by any other type of medication. However, after a couple of years on it, my brain and body became completely dependant on it and I began experiencing tolerance withdrawal and had worsening anxiety and panic attacks that I never previously had. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! My 5 years of klonopin use, as prescribed, changed me as a person. It changed my personality and left me cold and numb emotionally. All I feel now are pain, fear, and anger. I am six months klonopin free and withdrawal symptoms are improving somewhat. I HOPE READING THIS PREVENTS AT LEAST ONE PERSON FROM MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE. Daily benzo use will only worsen your situation in the end. Please note that I was not abusing it. I was prescribed addiction. M 30 5 years
1.5mg 2X day
4/18/2010
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 5  Anxiety/Panic Attacks Sedation, Dizziness, but in a calming way. In other words, it made me very calm. I've been on Klonopin for about 2 years now. I love it. I am very dependant on it, this drug is very addictive, and doctors do not know how addictive it actually is. Most doctors who try to taper you off of it, do not do it right, therefore, that is why you get the bad withdrawal effects, those of you claiming. This drug is a god send to anxiety. It does not 'CURE' your anxiety, it masks it. This drug is highly addictive, so please, only take it if you NEED it. M 19 2 years
1 MG 1X day
4/16/2010
 4  Anxiety disorder Other than a little wobbliness when I first take it and a small amount of memory loss (no great loss for an obsessive note taker) nothing big. I agree with the person who thinks that anyone compaining about it is either taking too much or the wrong thing and should GO SEE A DIFFERENT DOCTOR or stop overdosing in hopes of a greater high/result. Great drug. Changed my life almost overnnight. Oh, have I mentioned I am a former/recovering drug addict who struggles to stick to the regimine, but I do , religiously, and that is why it works. F 37 2.5 months
1.25mg 2X day
4/10/2010
 1  panic attacks Thoughts of suicide, i would steal anything, gained 55 lbs. started fights with everyone, made me soooo depressed. I'm in a recovery program now for klonopin abuse, and i got a new doctor and he prescribed visteril, it is non narcotic, and the only side affect i have with visteril is it makes me sleepy, Klonopin is highly addictive and a drug straight from hell, For your family and friends please do not take this, the non narcotic visteril helps just as well for me for panic attacks as klonopin did. AVOID!!!! M 31 1 years
1mg 4X day
4/8/2010

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