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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | GAD, SAD, anxiety | Minor memory loss, minor loss of libido, minor clumsiness | Generally, this drug has been very useful. My anxiety levels have decreased sunstantially. Side effects minor. Having been severely addicted to xanax years ago, starting clonazepam was scary. However, nothing to fear. Highest dose - 3.5 mgs daily. Now on 1 mg. Withdrawal has been very minor, but come off slowly. Useful drug if used responsibly. Not the demon many make it out to be. | M | 47 | 1.5 years | 8/28/2009 | 4 | insomnia, anxiety | I take the medication at night for insomnia. I only take .5mg. It helps a lot. However, I cannot take it every night because my body builds up a tolerance to it, so I usually skip a few nights and substitute with tylenol PM. Also, it will sometimes make me depressed, so I do not take it everyday. A cup of caffeine like tea or coffee usually gets rid of the depressed feeling. | Watch for depression, if taken everyday. The drug leaves your system slowly, as compared to other benzos like ativan and xanax. However, I find it a lot more gentle to my system. Xanax and ativan left me feeling jittery once they started to wear off. | F | 32 | 2 years | 8/26/2009 | 1 | depression and sleep difficulties | MAJOR HAIR LOSS!!!difficulty concentrating, memory loss, including loss of words in speech, writing. Could not remember names of close friends or deceased pet. Twitching eyelid for three weeks. | Going through major financial difficulties(as most people are now). First time on antidepressant of any kind-Zoloft for 3 months. Klonopin added for insomnia. Took 1mg for 36 days at bedtime. Within 7-10 days LARGE amounts of hair in brush every morning and clogged up the shower drain. I have/had very thick hair and lost 30-40% of it by the time I made the connection on the 36th day and stopped taking both drugs immediately. I read this forum and only found about 5 other people who mention this side effect back over years. I was fortunate not to suffer many withdrawal symptoms, but I am concerned about the hair loss being permanent. Is there anyone out there who has this experience and knows that answer?? | F | 56 | 36 days | 8/20/2009 | 5 | Panic attacks, severe anxiety | brain zaps, severe dry eyes, zero libido. but the disappearance of severe anxiety has so far outweighed those side effects. | Have been on Klonopin .5 mg/3xday for 7 years. Switched to it after took Xanax for 5 years & began to get narcoleptic. Doctor told me Klonopin would not be as addictive as Xanax. Am now very scared as new doctor has told me of withdrawal problems. The brain zaps started about 2 years ago & have become very painful. My eyes are now so dry that I have to take Restasis for relief & also got my tear ducts plugged. I'm not sure what to do, as I never want to experience the anxiety & panic that I lived with for the first 26 years of my life. Xanax & Klonipin made me able to function in everyday situations without breaking out into sweats, palpitations, and crying jags. But it would be nice to have some libido again. Is celibacy worth it in order not to feel anxious all the time? Worried about the withdrawal issue, as when I've gone off some SSRIs, I've had severe heroin-like withdrawal episodes that have lasted months. | F | 39 | 7 years | 8/17/2009 | 4 | sleep | none | a great drug for sleep, doesn't cause any side effects for me. I take as needed usually a few times a month | F | 29 | 7 years | 7/31/2009 | 5 | anxiety, depression | Nothing really | Klonopin is the best - 0.5 mg did away with my social anxiety. I take 0.5 mg once or twice a week and I am not addicted. Klonopin also helps with the tremors I get from taking Wellbutrin XL. I don't feel "stoned" from Klonopin, just calm. | F | 34 | 7 months | 7/26/2009 | 3 | anxiety | paranoia, startle response increased, sensitive to sounds, increased anxiety, crawling out of my skin, more agitated and angry | this is a horrible drug to start taking....I was only on it for two weeks and experienced acute withdrawal when I stopped taking it...while I was taking it, I was more anxious, paranoid, hypersensitive to sounds and any movement...suicidal. It took one year for all the withdrawal symptoms to go away. HORRIBLE DRUG | M | 37 | 2 weeks | 7/21/2009 | 1 | trouble sleeping | While withdrawing: increased anxiety, trouble sleeping, difficulty eating & absolutely miserable. | It was prescribed for anxiety, unbeknownst to the Psychiatrist (and myself!) my underlying issue was alcoholism. I self-medicated (quite unsuccessfully) with alcohol and klonopin. Withdrawl from Klonopin was much worse than withdrawl from alcohol. In my opinion if you are an alcoholic, using klonopin will earn you the title of "Alcoholic & Addict." I have been sober for 2 years. | F | 43 | 1 years | 7/10/2009 | 5 | anxiety/panic, social anxiety | few side effects. Some tiredness/fatigue and feeling lethargic for the first few weeks I was taking it. | I have taken Klonopin off and on for many years. I never had major problems coming off of it in the past. It really is a great drug. It almost eliminates or at least brings significant relief from my crippling social anxiety and allows me to be myself and feel a little more confident. While taking it, I never feel shaky or panicky. I take 0.5mg 2x a day, which is a low dose. Yes, any drug of the benzodiazepine class can be physically/psychologically addictive, but the key to avoiding dependence issues is to stay at lower dosages and increase it only when absolutely needed. These medicines can be taken long term, but tolerance tends to build after a few months. Email me if anyone wants to talk about Klonopin or all the other crazy psychotropic meds. | M | 22 | 2 months | 7/8/2009 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder/Anxiety Disorder | waking up at 4am w/diffoculty returning to sleep, depression, crying jaggs the next mornings, absolutely no energy, started hating life. | I started taking klonopin to get off ativan. Was taking ativan up to three times a day and i wanted something that i could take just once a day for my anxiety. I also needed something to help me sleep and the MD said this would help with both. Huge Mistake for ME! I was having vivid nightmares, waking up at 4am, wide awake-tossing turning-diffoculty returning to sleep. Very low energy the next day and increased depression-crying spells and not wanting to exist. Horrible experience! Was so hoping this would be the answer to a once a day anxiety pill for me.....back to ativan and using husbands restoril till I can see the MD again. | F | 38 | 19 days | 7/5/2009 | 5 | anxiety / panic attacks | No initial side effects other than it worked to help me get to sleep and keeps the racing thoughts at bay. | After taking this med (or other benzos) for 20+ years I know I am addicted. I have taken the same dose every night and never upped it. I don't take it during the day. If I can't sleep after taking it, it makes me irritable and tired. It did save my sanity at the time I started it, but I know that if I ever try to go off it, I may likely go insane or worse, so it is hard knowing that I'm addicted. I also believe it has gradually caused other health problems but would not know for sure unless I went off it. What I hate the most is that someday I may go through hell trying to withdraw and it scares the hell outta me. My advice is to try every other non addictive anti-anxiety med you can before you end up on benzos. They save your life in one way - but destroy it in another. | F | 53 | 20 years | 7/2/2009 | 1 | divorce/anxiety | personality changes, behavior changes, depression, lethargy, lack of motivation, incontinence, stomach issues, gait, muscle tension, memory problems, hair growth, yellowing of skin, dry skin. | I would NEVER take this drug again! I felt good while on it, but when I went off 10 years later, I realzied that I was a walking zombie - unmotivated, sleeping all the time, depressed, etc. I accomplished nothing in those 10 years. It changed my personality and behavior beyond recognition, but I had no clue that it was the klonopin causing the changes. Withdrawal from this drug will take you 1-1.5 years of pure hell. This drug is EXTREMELY addicting. While withdrawaling, many people lose their employment, marriage, house, etc. IT IS PURE HELL! | F | 37 | 10 years | 6/30/2009 | 5 | anxiety | minor drowsiness when I first started Klonopin | Currently taking 1mg three times per day | M | 48 | 2 years | 6/28/2009 | 2 | anxiety | terrible terrible headaches... I only took this pill for a few days but the pain that it caused (my head) made me feel like it wasnt worth taking even a few more days for my body to get used to the drug. Also, i fell right to sleep by accident which can be very dangerous. | i like valium better. | F | 19 | 4 days | 6/19/2009 | 5 | Severe Panic Disorder and OCD | drowsiness, slight depression, foggy | I have a severe panic disorder, a disorder that runs like wild fire throughout my family and have basically spent my life being consistently suicidal. I desperately tried to avoid the benzos and have been on every anti-anxiety drug out there, along with holistic therapy, exercise and counseling. I've never been a drinker and have cut all stimulants out of my life. I know this medication is addictive, I know I will develop a tolerance to it, and I know I will end up taking more or switching to a higher benzo; but it is better than the alternative. My panic disorder has become so severe that I coudn't function in life and and couldn't handle feeling suicidal anymore. I would rather be a benzo junkie than dead, plain and simple. I would suggest that people with this type of disorder leave the benzos as a last resort; TRY EVERYTHING ELSE POSSIBLE. However, if it comes down to going over the deep end or being a junkie, bring on the Klonopin. | M | 29 | 5 years | 6/18/2009 | 1 | Social Anxiety | Absolutely heinous discontinuation effects after a relatively brief usage. I would have anxiety attacks of a type I never experienced before and for no reason other than withdrawal of Klonopin. Many other unusual symptoms with some being paradoxical. This after the doctor told me that Klonopin is not addictive. | Whether you call it addiction or dependence, withdrawal or discontinuation effects, Klonopin causes some extremely difficult problems when you stop taking it. Do not believe any doctor who tells you it is "not addictive." If you must use this drug please proceed with extreme caution and awareness. | M | 52 | 30 days | 6/17/2009 | 4 | General anxiety disorder | none ...but i know I'm dependent on it. | I was prescribed Elavil and given 10 xanax back in 1999 for basically what I call a functioning nervous breakdown. I took on a bunch of stress at work and moved my family across town and moved my mother in and moved my sister out. Too much for one person. Went to the doc and told him I couldn't sleep, so he gave me Elavil. It worked within 2 weeks and I felt a lot better. I then switched doctors and quit taking it after 3 months. Started taking xanax and after 7 years realized I was waking up in the middle of the night when it would wear off. My daughter (she works in the mental health field) advised me of Klonopin so I switched and it is great for what I need. | M | 50 | 3 years | 6/15/2009 | 5 | GAD/panic disorder | no side effects until I went off of it | Klonopin helped me greatly with my constant anxiety and frequent panic attacks. I began with 1.5mg/day and ended with 4mg/day 2 years later because I had built up a tolerance. I used to take Ativan which I found to be extremely addictive and was switched to klonopin which, for some reason, was not addictive for me. The bad news is one day, about 2 weeks ago it seemed to just stop working out of the blue. I had raging anxiety and I overdosed on klonopin by taking around 60-80mg. Nothing happened and I had no relief. THANK GOD I did not die, go into a coma or end up in the hospital. My psychiatrist was shocked that I had not fallen unconscious. I abruptly stopped taking the klonopin and was put on Librium. For the next week I had horrific withdrawal symptoms. Severe depression, suicidal thoughts, horrible anxiety and panicky feelings and general physical discomfort as if my skin was crawling. It has now been 11 days since I stopped taking klonopin and I am finally beginning to feel better. It is possible I had a bad withdrawal because I had overdosed. It's possible other people may come off of this medication just fine. | F | 31 | 2 years | 5/29/2009 | 4 | insomnia anxiety | Dependency, some anxiety toward end of day | For sleep it works like a dream I've had insomnia all my life and this has worked better than ambien (wake up screaming) or lunesta or trazadone. I am building a tolerance and that concerns me however this is what I need in my life right now and actally look forward to going to bed. | F | 45 | 9 days | 5/29/2009 | 5 | GAD, Panic Attacks, Insomnia | None | 15 years of battling these disorders and now I've had 1 month of being "cured". I'm absolutely amazed. .5 mil 3x a day. Not a moment of anxiety or even a hint of a panic attack since the first day, even in the most stressful situations that would have sent me reeling before. Of course I worry about the side effects of withdrawal, but I'm gonna enjoy my freedom while I have it! | F | 33 | 30 days | 5/28/2009 |