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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Anxiety | Mild Drowsiness | I take Klonopin as needed for my anxiety. If I happen to have a particularly anxious situation I just take 1mg or 2mg if need be. It's nice to have my life back! | M | 26 | 2 months | 9/21/2008 | 1 | headaches | this drug has destroyed my sisters life she is a shell of the person she used to be she fights with the entire family sits in a bed crys all the time miserable ruined her life she is 47 and her life is ruined her doctor refuses to stop the meds she must be gettin alot of kick backs lots of money from drug companies | F | 47 | 3 days | 9/21/2008 | 5 | acute anxiety,panic disorder | can't describe any side affects. Was diagnosed with mononucleosis same week I started taking Rivotril. | IT SAVED MY LIFE. I spent about 19 yrs seeing psychiatrists,psychologists,behavioral therapy,hypnosis.Tried many different medications.NOTHING WORKED..Referred to a psychiatrist/drug therapist who gradualy brought me to 3-2mg rivotril a day. After mono subsided I felt normal for the fist time since my symptons started. No side effects. Afer about 10 yrs reduced myself to 2-2mg/dly. After a few more yrs. reduced myself down to 1-2mg/dly.Never had any symptoms of withdrawal.Holding on to the last one,I think,as security blanket. Never regretted taking it. | F | 57 | 20 years | 9/12/2008 | 4 | Insomnia | I didn't realize there were any side effects until I stopped taking it. Then I realized just how much it was affecting my short-term memory. I couldn't remember ANYTHING and felt totally inadequate when starting a new job at a prestigious university. I also realized when I stopped taking it that it had been making my hair fall out. When I stopped taking it, my hair and eyebrows grew back to their previous thick and healthy condition. Granted, however, it did help with insomnia initially but didn't help much with time. | I want to share how I successfully weaned off klonopin thanks to my psychiatrist. He had me dilute a 1 mg. tablet in 6 oz. of water. Each week I would take out one tablespoon of the mixture until I was down to nothing. I had virtually no problems, but I was augmenting the withdrawal with taking 50 mg. of trazodone. I had tried to wean off of klonopin several years ago without any replacement and couldn't do it. I was on klonopin for 18 years and finally got off of it! I understand that trazadone is not addictive in the way klonopin is. | F | 53 | 18 years | 9/12/2008 | 5 | anxiety | NONE | EXCELLENT! The best anti-anxiety drug ever and I have tried quite a few! | F | 54 | 4 years | 9/9/2008 | 5 | general anxiety and Panic attacks | a little drowsy but not like xanax or ativan | It saves my day when I have an important event that puts too much stress and anxiety. I was on 2 mg a day (1mg 2x) for 6 months on 2005-06. Then I began to diminish my dosage until now that I am taking just on occasional days. I take about 0.25-0.5mg a day. It has been one of the most useful meds that I have tried. But I am aware of his addiction potencial | M | 41 | | 9/7/2008 | 4 | Social Anxiety / Basic Anxiety | at first tired, still have dry mouth when I take more than 1, short term memory loss, confusion sometimes, headaches | I am 118 lb femal taking 4 mg a day of this drug - is that too much??? I just feel those racing thoughts, stress etc.. w/out this drug! I am also taking 10 mg daily of lexapro. I was taking 2 mg a day of Klonopin but went to 4mg (dr does't know - i am supposed to be on 3mg max) What are the dangers of taking too much - I see most of you are NOT taking this much. Please email or post back | F | 33 | 9 months | 9/1/2008 | 5 | anxiety | its mad addicting, i love taking it when i have a panic attack because it makes me feel like a warm teddy bear with no worries : ) | take it only when you have a panic attack cuz if you take it like every day ur gonna become either addicted or its not gonna work well after a while | M | 17 | | 8/27/2008 | 5 | anxiety/panic disorder | none | I very suddenly developed severe almost hallucinogenic panic attacks when I was 14 or 15, in 6 years I've been on almost every antidepressant/antipsychotic/anti-anxiety under the sun excluding prozac and lithium,(I also had depression and PTSD) but klonopin was the first and only real thing to work for my panic attacks, not even xanax worked. I know people sometimes buy klonopin to get high, but I was on .5mg for 6 years, and even when I first started taking it never had symptoms, never even got high off of it, and occasionally during extremely bad panic attacks would take up to four .5mg pills at once. Klonopin is a wonder drug to me, before it I was afraid, and wanted to kill myself, but now I am fine and drug free, and I believe Klonopin helped greatly. I switched antidepressants constantly, and Klonopin was the only constant during those 6 years. The best thing was that it worked almost immediately, no waiting 3 weeks for it to get into your system. | F | 21 | 6 years | 8/24/2008 | 5 | anxiety | a little sleepy | i loved it when i was on it because it was quick to help with the anxiety whereas ativan didn't seem to heplp at all. no major side effects with klonopin- i really liked it. it helped quickly and greatly. unfortunately i'm an addict and klonopin being addictive, i don't know if the doc will be willing to put me back on it. hmmm... | F | 32 | 2 months | 8/23/2008 | 5 | social anxiety and depression | some drowsiness, but other than that it has helped me extremely. It has helped my social and work relationships. I do not prefer drinking with the med because it does multiply the sedative effects of the drug. I don't prefer drinking at all if your taking this medication daily. | This drug has helped me concentrate better, and helped me get back in college full time. I'm getting good grades in all of my classes. It also helped me when interviewed at jobs. I was looking for a job for months and would get very nervous at the interviews and couldn't answer questions I was asked. But with the meds I was calm did very well at my interviews. Two weeks after I stared using the meds I was offered three jobs that I had to choose from. My social life is very well better now and has stopped my depression that was caused from my social anxiety. | M | 22 | 7 months | 8/22/2008 | 3 | | 8/21/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Became extremely depressed and suicidal, I was totally out of it had crazy irrational thoughts and behaviors. I felt drugged and couldn't remember anything. I felt awful like I had the flu or something...plus I hated myself and everyone else. I had a full-blown psychotic episode from this medication and I am thankful that me or my kids were not hurt. I only took the medicine for 3 days...3 days of HELL. | The last night I took Klonopin (dosage .05), I hardly remember at all. I remember having crazy thoughts and being suicidal. The next day, I discovered that I had left my front door unlocked with the keys hanging on the outside of the door, I had ripped a mole completely off my arm with my fingernails because I hated myself and then used 2 entire boxes of bandaids (on what I don't know) but the wrappers were all over the house and also blood soaked toilet paper was everywhere. My house was a complete mess. I wrote a terrifying e-mail to my husband who was in England and I do not remember doing it. I had my 19 month old and 5 year old upstairs asleep...I was up all night...thank God nothing bad happened. | M | 39 | 3 days | 8/11/2008 | 5 | Social Anxiety Disorder + Panic | A little drowsiness when I first started taking it, then no side effects at all. This med really has worked wonders for my social anxiety and panic disorder - I feel like I'm finally living my life. | I was hesitant about taking a benzo because they get so much bad publicity but can honestly say that it was the best decision I made. I've taken 4mg Clonazepam a day (in 2 divided doses) for social anxiety for 5 years. It worked straight away, it has given me confidence, eliminated panic attacks, I sleep really well and it appears to augment my anti-depressant treatment. I have tried different dosages, and as long as the dose was changed by no more than 0.125mg at a time I had no problem. If you are going to take Clonazepam I would recommend going for the Roche brand as either Klonopin or Rivotril. | M | 30 | 5 years | 8/9/2008 | 4 | anxiety | Sleepiness, drowsiness, hair loss. | I have had a fairly positive experience with klonopin. I had EXTREME anxiety about 13 years ago while getting my Master's degree. The klonopin helped almost immediately. I've tried to wean myself off the K about 3 times. The first time was a disaster, as I tried to come off too quickly. The next 2 times would have been a success, however, life threw some curves at me, and I continued. I take 1.5 mgs at night every night. I'll probably cut down to 1.0. I think I am not as "with it" as I'd like to be, but I'm avoiding the anxiety, which was hell. I've also experienced depression off and on my entire life, and have had suicidal ideation occasionally my entire life. I don't blame the drugs. If one DOES choose to go off the K - do it S L O W L Y. As in .25 less for 2 wks; another .25 less 2 wks; and so on. Take it slow. You'll be fine. In spite of everybody's bitching on this site, I did notice a lot of 4's and 5's in terms of general satisfaction. | F | 53 | 13 years | 7/31/2008 | 4 | Anxiety, panic attacks | Mild sedation at start-up or following a dosage increase. Tolerance and dependence does seem to develop, resulting in a need to increase to the dose occasionally. Increases the effects of alcohol slightly, so be careful drinking. | Was on 0.5 mg/day for 4 years to control generalized anxiety and prevent panic attacks, but started having severe panic attacks out of nowhere this past January. After several dosage increases, I finally seem to be doing pretty well on 3 mg/day (1 mg 3x daily) with much less anxiety and panic. It works fairly quickly, but does take a few days to really feel the full effects as it is longer acting than say Xanax or Ativan and builds up in the system. Has a relatively mild side effect profile compared to some of the antidepressants I tried for my anxiety and it evens out my mood and temper better. Am a bit concerned about building a tolerance to a given dose and becoming dependent - but this is far preferable to the debilitating anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia I suffered several month ago. | M | 30 | 4.5 years | 7/24/2008 | 1 | Panic Disorder / GAD | Klonopin is an extremely potent benzodiazepine. I took Xanax for approx. 8 years until the drug stopped working for me. I started experiencing withdrawal symptoms while taking the xanax and thought I was going to lose my mind and then die. I was then put on Klonopin and to my surprise, it stopped my xanax W/D's dead in its track. This told me that Klonopin, altho slower acting than xanax w/a longer half-life, is just as potent. I personally consider klonopin the hardest benzodiazepine to detox from. I took the Klonopin for almost 9 years when it pooped out on me. I tried to double and even triple the dose to no avail. I spent 30 days in detox. My PD and GAD were magnified by a factor of 10. I had vivid dreams / nightmares of dying of heart attacks. I slept no more than 2 hours ea. night there. I was rushed to the local ER 2 times after having seizures and around the clock non-stop chest pains. My skin burned underneath like fire. I prayed to die actually. Benzo's are great if you are | Switch over to an equivalent dosage of valium and then titrate slowly downward after long-term klonopin and or xanax use. Hopefully, this will shorten your journey thru hell. | M | 47 | 20 years | 7/23/2008 | 5 | Panic attacks, agoraphobia, anxiety | None | I already take Lamictal (for bipolar disorder) and Ambien (insomnia), but 8 months ago my life came to a complete halt because my panic attacks and anxiety were so severe. I couldn't function at all... from the moment I woke up until I went to sleep it felt like my chest was in a vice-grip. I finally relented to my doctor's recommendation of Klonopin (.5 mg/twice a day). Within days I felt like I had gotten my life back! I know there are risks involved with the Benzos, but for me the benefits completely outweigh them... especially since I keep my dose steady and see my doctor weekly. When it is time to come off the drug, I know it will be very important to taper off of it very slowly to minimize negative side effects. | F | 34 | 7 months | 7/22/2008 | 2 | OCD, Anxiety, IBS, Depression | Irritability, sleepiness, weight gain, also cloudly thinking and muscle tension (when coming off) | The surprising benefit of Klonopin to me was that it initally regulated my digestive system. I have irritable bowel syndrom (IBS), so this was a big plus. I fluctuate in weight a lot because of my IBS and severe problems with anxiety. I have trouble eating. I did gain about fifteen pounds while I was on this medicine, for a little more than a couple of months. This might be a problem for some, although it was a benefit for me. After being on it for a few weeks, it didn't seem to help my digestive system as much though. The main reason I started it was for anxiety; I wake up in the morning literally trembling because I have so much anxiety running through me. Initially, Klonopin seemed to help some. I started at .5 and worked my way up to 2. After a few weeks, the benefits of the medication on easing my anxiety also seemed to stop. The main reasons I'm going off of the medication (aside from it not really working in any positive way anymore) are irritibility and sleepiness. The medicine | M | 26 | 3 months | 6/29/2008 | 4 | Cut Xanax Witdrawal | Was prescribed to substitute the high doses of Xanax I was taking | Clonzapem do his job slowly (compared to xanax), but do his job about anxiety and rebound insomnia caused by his "living brother xanax (alprlazam)" means that if you are planning to quit this drug is almost the same of xanax withdrawal. Ok, it work for me to lower the xanax of my system (almost out, I was 8mg xanax now Im just 1mg), but,.. now I have another problem, How take off clonazepam now??? I did take out the xanax but now Im trying to leave Clonazepam, and is the same. I switch from one benzo to another not area to clean-up. Seems like both has the same potential to withdraw off (symptoms). Im just 1.5/ a day (0.5 , 3 times a day). Is not as quick as xanax but is very potent to withdraw with and your body will feel the anti-anxiety about a day later after administration. If you are in extreme anxiety, use it, it works, and I recomend over xanax (xanax has more potential to abuse of it) but is not, try to stay away from any benzo, including clonopin. | M | 30 | 1 months | 6/28/2008 |