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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | GAD, Panic | Some drowsiness, dizziness at first...short term memory problems at higher doses. | I take 0.25 mg to 0.5 a day, no side effects at this dosage. I lived with anxiety for years and this medication is wonderful. I am happier than I ever have been. I've gone a few days without and never experienced withdrawal symptoms, only the horrible anxiety returning, but that's why I'm on it in the first place. Don't believe the naysayers, you don't know them or where they are coming from. Talk to a trusted and experienced doctor. Medications like these save lives. I'm glad I live in modern times, or I probably would have become and alcoholic or drug addict. We all need to work toward ending the stigma. | M | 25 | 10 months | 6/27/2008 | 1 | bi polar | My 30 year old son died in his sleep from taking this medicine with depakote ..his respitory system shut down during his sleep....avoid it at all costs | M | 57 | 4 months | 6/27/2008 | 5 | anxiety, panic attacks | Very little side affects, sometimes I get shaky when it is time to take it. | I initially started taking Ativan and it did nothing for me. My doctor prescribed with an SSRI and the SSRI put me in the hospital with a fast heart rate. I can no longer take them (effexor, Lexapro). I actually started at 3mg but now take .75 a day. It helps alot since I cannot take the other. I still have some anxiety but this does help. | F | 37 | 2 years | 6/24/2008 | 4 | Anxiety and sleep | I was prescribed 1mg 3 x a day,for seven years.@ the 7 year mark,it was making me more depressed,insomnia was creeping back in and it was decided by my new Dr.& I,that it was a good time to stop the cycle.The best way for me to ween myself was to stop cold turkey w/a Dr's close surpervision.I do NOT recomend stopping a benzo addiction this way!Just so you know it was HELL!I could not sleep,could not eat,my muscles tightened,twitched and HURT!The euphoria and anxieties were unbearable and maximized...that was only the first 24 hours.It got worse each day and lasted for @ least a month,minor withdrawels lasted for months!I rank the w/drawels up there w/having my only child and I will now rather go thru that pain of having 50 more kids!It has now been a year since that drama and I'm doing great!Downside,all the problems I had when I started down the Benzo Road were right there waiting and I still can't sleep well,but everyday my mind is clearer,I feel so much better and now my problem | F | 43 | 7 years | 6/23/2008 | 4 | Restless Legs Syndrome | somnolence, "hangover" feeling the next day | Aside from being mildly addictive if I take it every night, klonopin has helped me get restful sleep, and my legs never wake me up. | F | 19 | 2 years | 6/14/2008 | 4 | panic/anxiety | memory loss, fatigue, | Really works if taken prior to expected panic attacks. For me performance anxiety and the doctors. There are some other situations, but it really takes the edge off. | F | 25 | 12 months | 6/13/2008 | 1 | PTSD | shakiness, emotional ups and downs, anxiety, depression, weight gain | This medicine is dangerous and my body is now addicted to it. I have been on it for over 1 1/2 years. I tried to wean off it and wound up in the hospital with the Doctors thinking I was there for a "fix". My primary provider got involved and I have been instructed to stay on it since my system is now addicted to it. I had sucidal thoughts and my depression and anxiety was worse trying to wean off the medicine then what it was before I was perscribed the drug. BE CAREFUL! There were other drugs that could have helped me. Now I feel stuck and "addicted". Not Fun to be laying in the ER shaking uncontrolablly, sweating and having a Migraine headache like none other and then have a Dr say to you "Dont' ask me for any narcatiocs because I am not going to give it to you"!. BAD STUFF!! Very disappointed in my Psych who didn't tell me about the after effects of this medication. I am now smarter with meds but I am also addicted to this mediciation and the chan | F | 46 | 18 months | 6/9/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | sleepiness, dizziness | This medication helped me with anxiety following surgery. I took it for 3 weeks. I was up to 2 mg. a day. I fell asleep at the wheel and was ready to quit taking it. I tried to wean off in a week and had severe withdraw. I went to see my doctor who started weaning me off in weekly increments. I went 2 weeks at .5 mg. twice a day. I am now down to .25 mg. a day. Next weeek will be my last dose of .125 mg. a day. I will finally be off this medication after 3 months. I hope there is no permanent damage from this medication. I will be glad to be off of this. It is taking longer to wean off than it did for the few weeks of anxiety. I do have some withdraw symptoms after every cut but I just bear with it. I am determined to be off of this stuff. Has anyone successfully weaned off of this after being on it for 3 months or more? | F | 40 | 3 months | 5/29/2008 | 5 | Social Anxiety | slight cognitive impairment, slight amnesia, daytime drowsiness | People complaining about withdrawl-- dont blame the med, blame the stupid doc that didnt inform you about the drug. There are far worse drugs when considering side effect profile, benefit to risk ratio, and therapeutic index. As far as anxiety relief, this is by far (with exception to other benzodiazepines) the best medication, all things considered. MAIOs may have slightly better efficacy but with the restrictions and contraindications, benzos reign supreme in anxiety treatment. As long as one understands the potential dependence and possible withdrawal symptoms, this drug works wonders with proper therapy and the supervision of a doctor that understands anxiety. | M | 28 | 4 years | 5/27/2008 | 5 | anxiety after cancer diagnosis | drowsiness. | suggest most people are taking too high a dose. I started at 0,5mgs bid but asked to have it reduced to 0.25mgs. Don't want to be totally out of it and even this small dose really helps. | F | 67 | 3 years | 5/26/2008 | 3 | Social Anxiety | Cloudy thinking, blurred vision, feeling of having a hangover | I took Klonopin only three times on an "as needed basis." Each time, I only took 1/2 of a .5 mg pill. Each time, it took my body 5 days to get the drug out of my system. For example, I took a 1/2 of .5mg pill on Tuesday and it is Saturday and I am still in a fog. I threw the pills away. The situational relief of 1 or 2 hours is not worth 5 or 6 days of feeling drunk. | F | 38 | 3 days | 5/24/2008 | 3 | Anxiety, muscle spasms, CFS | Worked great at first, but does nothing to actually treat the CAUSE of one's anxiety or other health problems. It just suppresses the SYMPTOMS, but while the causes rage on... | Of course everyone will react differently to any drug. But there are a few very DANGEROUS side effects from taking Klonopin or Clonazepam that no one has mentioned here. Did you know it can cause ANEMIA? Did you know it can LOWER YOUR WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT, thus worsening your immune system? It can lower your red blood cell count, your platelet count, etc., etc.. SO, it may be helping to cover up your symptoms, but the cause or causes of your anxiety (which are often related to diet, especially due to all the artificial chemicals and flavorings added to "food" these days) will still remain or get worse. I'm currently tapering off this dangerous drug, and it's no fun. And I was only taking 0.5mgs 3 times a day. | M | 50 | 5 years | 5/24/2008 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety | None, except possible dry mouth. But that could have been from other things as well. | It takes at least an hour to kick in. Sometimes it takes even longer, up to an hour and a half. The Klonopin was given to me since Ativan did not always help. The instructions are to take 1/2mg one hour before bedtime. But sometimes the anxiety is so bad I need faster relief, and I will turn to Ativan for that. It only takes 20-30 minutes to work on me, which I posted in a separate comment for that medication. The anxiety/insomnia is partly due to the perimenopausal stage. For all you women out there, this is very common! Just telling myself that will help with the anxiety/insomnia sometimes. My only complaint is that it takes too long to work. But once it does, it seems stronger than Ativan. (I stay asleep deeper and longer) I have taken it only occassionally. As good as it eventually works, I don't want to become dependent on it. However, I don't think I'll ever sleep that good on my own again, as I did in my younger years! | F | 46 | 3 months | 5/10/2008 | 2 | SEVERE ANXIETY | POOR SEX DRIVE AND FATIGUED | I TAKE 3 MGS FOR ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS. BUT I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. I ALSO TAKE OXYCONTIN. MIXING THE 2 IS A DEADLY COMBO. SO I TRY TO TAKE PILLS TROUGHOUT THE DAY, NOT ALL AT ONCE. I DONT WANT TO DIE, JUST SURVIVE THE BEST I CAN. BEWARE!!!! | M | 33 | 2 years | 5/9/2008 | 1 | anxiety and panic attacks | sleepiness completely out of my mind, | i have a 3 yr old daughter and about 2 yrs ago i started having serious panic attacks about someone coming and kidnapping her, my family doctor put me on klonopin as needed. the other day i took one at work after having one of my panic attacks, i become severely disoriented and had to have my sister come get me from work and take me home, once home i sat for a few minutes after my sister left, and decided i wanted to try and kill myself. i took two complete bottles of pills. luckily my sister called to check on me just a few minutes later and i didn't answer my phone so she came back to find me unconsious on the floor. i was rushed to the er where i had to have my stomach pumped. i have never had suicidal thoughts before i took this drug. i don't want to die. i love life. this drug is dangerous | F | 22 | 1 years | 5/9/2008 | 2 | severe anxiety/palpitations | I have noticed a 15 pound weight gain in ONE month--not cool. Especially with people who have PMDD and/or depression :( | I am on it again, after almost 3 years and I need more this time:2-3mg a day (tolerance, and under severe anxiety) It does help the anxiety, this morning, it was so bad I took one in the morning (usually don't until 12 or 1pm), took another at 2pm and tonight feel good: few palpitations, and sleepy. My fault for trying to "tuff" it out, not right now cannot. Need help from this Vitamin K-not sure, however, if I will continue. I may ask my doc about Librium as I was taking only 50mg a day which is eqivalent to 1mg of Klonopin a day. It seems to take a few hours to work? (for me anyway) I wish I could relieve this crap by exercising again, but my stressful environment has to change then I will feel how these palpitations change...... | F | 37 | 5 weeks | 5/1/2008 | 5 | panic | mild moodyness, mild lethargy. overcome easily with a regular workout regime | took for 1mg bid for 14 years, then stopped for 2 years. withraw almost killed me, had seizures. Back on it now after being med free for 2 years decided my life is much better on the meds. my panic attacks are very extreme though so i will probably be taking this for life, or until more research is done on the cause of the attacks. | M | 16 years | 4/16/2008 | 4 | temporal lobe epilepsy | Sleepiness for the first couple of weeks, that is all. Worked very well for my seizures, preventing at least 3/4. Problem was that it is easy to get used to, and sometimes, I would still have break-through seizures. After some 15 years of taking it, I weaned off it for various reasons. Withdrawal was painful and upsetting with strong side effects similiar to DTs but passed. | I find it disheartening that this drug, which is primarly indicated for controlling convulsions, is being handed out like candy for anxiety. It is rather addicting and an addiction and withdrawals can be devestating for anxiety patients. I hope doctors are taking good care of these patients. | F | 45 | 16 years | 4/11/2008 | 4 | Restless Leg Syndrome | None: when I took 1mg. at night, I was a bit groggy the next day so I cut back to .05mg. but I also don't take it every night | This acts as a sleeping aid for me. My RLS is no longer a problem; I don't take Klonopin every night due to its addictive nature. I also take an antidepressent SSRI type for past 10 yrs without a problem. | F | 58 | 6 months | 3/31/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | Memory loss, rapid heartbeat and severe withdrawal upon quitting. | I had been diagnosed bi-polar and was automatically given up to 3mg per day. I wasn't told how addictive this was. I was told it was less addictive than other medications out there. It's also fairly cheap with insurance. I was told about a year ago by a new psychiatrist how addictive Klonopin is. He told me if I were taking 2mg a day for 2 months, it would be as bad a withdrawal as methadone (I had taken methadone for chronic pain and the withdrawal was the worst experience I have had). A year after the suggestion I stopped taking it. I had finally weaned down to .5 mg and when I ran out, I didn't refill. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL IF YOU STOP any medication. We really have no idea WHAT these drugs do to our bodies and what exactly they change. If you immediately stop taking a drug that you're on a high dosage of, it could make you extremely sick. I stopped this a week ago and I'm still sick from the withdrawal symptoms. Right now I'm very spacey, feel depressed and anxious. | F | 36 | 3 years | 3/31/2008 |