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 |
| 4 | mystery neurological disorde | No side effects, yet! | Newsflash: A drug that doesn't have side-effects is called a "Placebo"!! Drug side effects are subjective. What might not work for you will work very well for someone else. | M | 45 | 3 months 1 MG 1X day | 4/1/2010 | 5 | Panic Disorder w/ agoraphobia | for the first week, a drunk and spacey feeling. After it had reached steady state, I was perfectly fine! | I am taking Klonopin along with Ativan to control my severe panic attacks. Since starting both medications, I have felt so much better. I've gone from 5-6 panic attacks a day to only 3 -4 a year. It does have addictive qualities, but I take it as directed by my Psychiatrist. Please take all comments on a drug (even my own!) on a website with a grain of salt. Everyone is different. | M | 23 | 3 years 1 mg 3X day | 3/25/2010 | 1 | insomnia | HELL. Could not sleep at all when withdrawing. I was in hell | All the celebrities that are dying from prescription drug overdose have one thing in common .. Kolonpin. Its hell on its own. mix it and you are dead. ANyone going to this site wondering IF they should fill the Dr. presciption DONT. Everything your read here is true. It is a drug from the devil. because once you take 1 pill you are screwed. I only took for 3 weeks .5 once a day and had to withdraw using tiny amount of valium cut outs. It was 1 year before my sleep patterns returned. Those that have been taking longer.. I pray for you every day.THis has been 4 years now and not a day goes by that I dont think about it and feel gratitude that I got free... | F | 50 | 3 weeks .5 at nig 1X day | 3/21/2010 | 1 | Social Anxiety | I wouldn't know where to start and I'd surely not be able to mention all of the side effects. On withdrawal there are so many symptoms you are just overwhelmed by the fact that they are caused by a low dose of one medication for a short period of time. Any benefits of Klonopin are grossly outweighed by the suffering caused due to the side effects of withdrawal. | It has been almost a year since dealing with an addiction caused by only 30 days of use, .5mg x 3. Now even a single day's use on an intermittent basis can not be tolerated due to withdrawal a week or so later. The amount of time suffering through mild withdrawal is much greater than the amount of relief received through one day's use. I can go two weeks or more with no Klonopin and then use it one day with a mild dosage and suffer withdrawal effects days later. This drug is as close to evil as anything I have encountered and should be taken off the market. | M | 53 | 30 days .5 3X day | 3/18/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | none | M | 35 | 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 1 | Insomnia, anxiety, depression, PA. | Severe memory loss, complete loss of words in speech/writing, dizziness, depression, euphoric state of mind, ridiculously extreme withdrawals, difficulty concentrating, lost motivation & goals, apathetic, wake up with heart beating like a maniac, dizziness/drowsiness, confusion, personality alteration, muscle twitching, ejaculation disorder, and it completely obliterates your sex drive. But hey, it treated my anxiety & panic attacks and helped me sleep well again (for the most part). | The only reason I gave Klonopin a 1 was because I couldn't possibly give it a 0. I've taken a lot of different things in my life, and it is, without a doubt, 'the' worst drug I've ever been on. One of the main reasons why is that it's so deceiving. It will convince your mind that it is the miracle drug and you'll never need to worry about anything else for the rest of your life. Well, that apathy ruined my life without me even realizing it. I soon found myself both mentally and physically addicted. The side effects do NOT outweigh the "benefits". I can never find the words to say in every day situations, and if this memory loss is permanent, I am going to be a voice in getting this drug off the market. It has single-handily ruined the three years I've been on it. I'm actually going to the doctor today to try and taper off of it with a less potent and less harmful medication. Please, I beg you, start to ween off it as quickly as possible before it gets any worse. When your current dosage stops working, don't upgrade it or else you'll build a higher tolerance and find it much more difficult to come off of. I know the withdrawal is absolute hell, so don't quit cold turkey. You'll need to lower the dosage about .250 mg's every month or two. I'll return in about a year and let you know if permanent brain damage is imminent following long term usage. Good luck in leaving this wretched nightmare. | M | 23 | 3 years 3 mg 2X day | 3/11/2010 | 1 | movement disorder (twitching) | Poor coordination, brain fog. Didn't really help the movement disorder at all but doc said to keep taking it. When I eventually decided to stop it was pure hell. The first three months were the worst and the panic attacks, insomnia, confusion and physical agony caused me to do some things in my personal life that I regret. Still have an anxiety problem 2 years after stopping. | Don't take it. Feels like heaven when you're on it but hell when you're off. | F | 25 | 1.5 years .5-1 MG 1X day | 3/8/2010 | 1 | For Anxiety/Depression | I was put on 2 mg. of Klonopin per day back in September, 2009, when I was hospitalized for anxiety, depression, and insomnia. I also was given Ambien (another major nightmare) as well as generic Paxil (which I'd been on previously for 11 years, took 1.5 years to wean off, and then ended up on it again during this hospitalization). I started noticing that I was getting severely depressed in the middle of October, 2009. I did some checking on both Klonopin and Ambien and found that these can cause major depression. I then decided to wean off the Klonopin first (take generic). I began on November 13th, 2009, and today is March 6, 2010, and my life has been hell on earth!! I have experienced horrendous anxiety, insomnia, and depression all this while. I was so upset the other day and couldn't stop crying that I called my insurance company and spoke with a nurse for more than a half hour. I felt like I was losing my mind. Right now I am at .125 mg., and this is my 5th day. I will | NEVER EVER TAKE THIS DRUG!!! IT NEEDS TO BE BANNED!!! THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO FOR ANXIETY, WHICH ARE MUCH, MUCH LESS HARMFUL. NEVER IN ALL MY 59 YEARS HAVE I EVER FELT SO HOPELESS, SO SICK, AND SO DOWN IN THE DUMPS! | F | 59 | 6 months 1 mg. 2X day | 3/6/2010 | 3 | anxiety | sleepiness | M | 43 | 6 months 1mg 2X day | 2/28/2010 | 3 | none if taken correctly. indulgence leads to big problems, which i explain... | I'm noticing a trend in the comments, namely that users over 50 have almost unanimously praised this drug. My theory is that the majority of bad reviews were written by people that were most likely less than honest about how much they take every day. As I had experience with abusing it and doing it the right way, I can tell you that IF YOU ABUSE THIS DRUG, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE AWFUL. IF YOU TAKE IT LIKE YOU SHOULD, CHANCES ARE YOU'LL BE OKAY. (obviously some people will just have bad reactions but it's unlikely, IMHO) Hope this review helps guys. | M | 20 | 2 years 2 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 5 | General Anxiety, Panic Disorder | None | It's been almost a year since I started Klonopin and while I always read the bad reviews just to make sure I'm informed, I have had a very excellent experience with this drug. I have been anxiety an panic free since day one, and I haven't had to increase the dosage at all. I went to the shrink when I thought I was going to lose my job because I was unable to perform some of the more social and stressful situations at work. The drug worked from day one, and I got promoted this year. I just wanted there to be another nice story up here instead of all the horror. | F | 34 | 1 years .5 mg 1X day | 2/8/2010 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic | Lethargic, feeling like I'm living in a dream at times, Tinnitus, I can go on and on. | When I first started this DRUG I thought it was a blessing! It is not! And I'm telling you now beware of Big Pharma, some of these comments are ppl with Big Pharma. I can tell you now, either you can get off the drug or you increase it, the max dose is 20mg, it's your choice, I tapered my dose from 4mg to 3mg, staying steady, but it has been hell, in all honesty it has been. I will proceed to taper to 2mg when I start feeling a little better. Good luck! May God help you when you taper, there will come a day! When I'm down to 2mg I'm switching to Valium. | M | 30 | 9 years 3mg-4mg 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 4 | PANIC DISORDER/ANXIETY/DEPRESSION | blurry vision,coughing, feeling like im on a cloud. Loss of appetite. | I am taking Adderall Xr, Luvox Xr, and Klonopin. I think that they are working pretty good. Medcine isn't going to cure everything and I had to remind myself of that. I have to made an effort to make my anxiety better. All medicines are doing to work different for you. I think that the good outweighs the bad. I stopped taken it for a few weeks just to see since its not suppose to be something that take forever but a quick solution until they can find you something more permanent. I had a small withdrawl like a headache and etc.. but it was not as bad as if I were taking Pristiq. That stuff is HOORIBLE. I have taken medicine since I was 12. I have tried just about everything. If you want to ask me anything about some other things I have taken feel free to email me. | F | 23 | 5 months .05 2X day | 2/5/2010 | 3 | anxiety, insomnia. | strange skin sensation, memory loss. | it is a great med for social anxiety and for get low the reality sstimulis. i suggest to take if you're an obsessive person, in a moment of anger. | M | 23 | 7 days | 2/3/2010 | 4 | pelvic pain/trigger points | None..maybe a little tired. not bad at all. | Works great for my anxiety..no side effects. | M | 39 | 8 months | 1/29/2010 | 5 | severe anxiety | slightly tired, but not bad at all. | I was taking only as needed at a low 0.5 dose, not steady, and it was a wonder drug when I needed it. The only bad part is that a person needs not use it too often, otherwise it loses effectiveness, and as others have noted in their comments - taking quite often can get you "addicted" . Occasional use only - love it! | M | 40 | 6 months | 1/26/2010 | 5 | Anxeity, panic attacks | More energy, alittle more tired but thats about it. | F | 21 | 5 years | 1/22/2010 | 1 | Hospitalized for bipolar | Couldn't function! I couldn't think straight or remember anything. Terrible. | I HATED this stuff. I was put on this when I was briefly hospitalized a few years ago for bipolar disorder. (Note: At the time, I was depressed, not manic, and my anxiety wasn't that bad. I don't know what the doctor was thinking.) As someone else said, I couldn't retain new information! AT ALL! I'm a college student, and I couldn't remember what the beginning of the sentence said by the time I got to the end, or where my classes were. Way to start the semester. I went to my regular doctor a few days later and he went "You're on what? WHAT dosage?!" and took me off of it immediately, thank god. To be fair, I was also put on several other drugs at the same time and maybe it all just didn't mix well, but once we eliminated this particular one, the problems stopped. | F | 24 | 6 days | 1/21/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Really none. Great drug. | Just worried about the addiction aspect | M | 28 | 6 weeks | 1/17/2010 | 4 | Restless sleep | I have never experienced any side effects that I can be sure are attributible to this drug. | I have taken this drug in relatively low dose every day (.25-.5) for many years, probably 12 or 14. My doctor never suggested that I might have any trouble with it if I needed to withdraw or ran out. I have run out many times and I can't say I had any difficulty without it. Recently I have noticed that if I do skip it or run out I seem to be experiencing some agitation, leg cramping and other discomforts. I suspect that the level in my body has gradually risen. I am going to cut down every other day just to be sure. But I have never felt the need to increase the dose or experienced any problems. I don't take many drugs. I once took Zoloft low dose and it took 2 years of hell to wean myself of it. Could not skip a day. But I have not experienced any such problems with Chlonazepam. I do feel that people's brain chemistry varies and this withdrawal issue is different for everybody and could be for any or none of these drugs. Problem is, you don't find out until you try to stop.... | M | 57 | 12 years | 1/17/2010 |