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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | bi-polar, anxiety, panic, ocd, dep | none unless I try to stop taking it-aka addictive | I have been taking this since I was 16. I am in the mental health field now as a clinician. I have taken street drugs, every antidepressant known to man, mood stablizers, herbal rememdies, and many other things. This drug truly works wonders when taken as directed by the Dr. It is the least addictive benzo, which basically just means minor tranquilizer, because of the 12hr 1/2 life. Taking 2mg of this every 12 hours will keep a constant 3mg in your body working at a bare minimum. 1mg every 12 will be 1.5mg constant, etc... It relaxes, causes less stress, reduces panic and anxiety symptoms, helps with sleep, cuts manic symptoms down, and reduces depression. It is much more effective when used in conjuction with other drugs. Prozac has always been a staple of mine because it elevates and has very few side effects besides the one everyone knows about (sexual). With the help of these two drugs most things can be easily overcome. They work for a wide variety of problems. Adding | M | 28 | 12 years | 12/9/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Extreme tiredness. Slight depression. | I asked for something to alleviate my anxiety over the anniversary of my Dad's suicide. My FP gave me this for the weekend. I only took one. I still felt the anxiety only I was very tired on top of it. The tired/helpless feeling added to the anxiety. | F | 34 | 1 times | 12/6/2007 | 5 | severe insomnia/fibromyalgia | Some dizziness, occasional drowsiness during the day.Have to go through a "mini" withdrawal every six months or so. | I am a person who, for whatever reasons, cannot sleep more than 3 and a half to four hours a night without help. Sometimes I don't sleep at all. I even went to a sleep clinic; their diagnosis? "You don't sleep." Thanks, guys. My rhuematologist first recommended Klonopin (after trying multitudinous other approaches, natural and otherwise) to treat what had been diagnosed as fibromyalgia pain. The pain turned out to be directly related to the sleep problem. No sleep = lots of pain. Klonopin worked like a miracle. I can't take opiods, so whether they would be better is a non-issue. I don't like the mini-withdrawal I have to go through every six months or so to keep the dosage in check, but 10 to 11 months of feeling mostly normal is worth the six or so weeks of "hell" I have to go through to keep the dosage between the .5 and 1.5 milligrams I take at night the rest of the time. I increase it gradually as I need to, and then decrease it gradually to .25 ml over 3 to 4 w | F | 61 | 15 years | 12/5/2007 | 5 | anxiety & Bipolar I | I get alittle tired if I take it at the wrong time. | I have been taking 1mg twice a day for a while now. I have panic attacks when facing social situations or any kinda of meltdown type of thing. I have other medications that help but they have side effects like loosing hair. This seems to help better and I don't loose my hair lol. I can actually function at my son's school events and it helps with my rage from the Mania of my Bipolar. I know that some people don't like it but for the moment and what I use it for it is better than alot of other options. | F | 25 | 6 months | 12/4/2007 | 3 | Panic Attacks, the Shakes, Anxiety | I am on 1mg of Klonopin and 10mg of Ambiene, i take 1 pill of klonopin in the morning and a half at night with 1 10 mg of ambiene. for the first month it helped with sleep and my anxiety but now I feel like my body all my bones and muscles and joints and everything is coming out of place. I was unable to sleep for 2 years for a full night of sleep, I have dislocated both my shoulders multiple times if they come out so easily they can come out while im sleeping or moving it over my head. im so scared my whole body is tense. The panic attacks were so bad I wante to take a pill to put me to sleep. It was so bad. now I just feel like its not helping anymore and I wake up multple times during the night. my color bones feel out of place and when ever I have an attack I get extremely hot. I finally got insurance but i feel like my physcatrist is just looking at the time. and not interested in me, eventhough i went to him once. I cnt go cold turkey with nothing. ill jump out the window like m | I lost a younger brother do to a suicide and I have nightmares that as well keeps me up at night. Im only 21 and my parents are all deppressed and have cancer. and I only have My husband, but he has a strange attitude and he also has bi polar. I think what he has is more serious he makes me so angry and fustrated sometimes i cant take it. | F | 21 | 1 months | 11/29/2007 | 4 | Panic attacks, GAD | mild headache, slight stomach problems, vivid dreams | I have a big fear of driving, getting lost and just losing control in general. I hated public places I'd get nauseaus and lightheaded around crowds. Now I can go in peace and not worry about anxiety taken over. Also, on 10 mg of Lexapro (4) days so not sure if side effects are from that too. great for sleep and not the hangover feeling with Ambien. I like it. I usually only take .5 for anticipatory anxiety and .5 for sleep. | F | 35 | 4 days | 11/28/2007 | 1 | was told it would help anxiety | Been off klonopin for 4 years and my entire life is ruined from the hell this drug has caused. I have lost everything...career, family...MY SOUL. The pain this drug has caused in my life both physically and emotionally is incalcuble. THIS DRUG IS THE MOST EVIL THING EVER INVENTED. | YOU WILL LOOSE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN LIFE FROM THIS DRUG..... STAY WAY!!!!!! | M | 37 | 18 months | 11/28/2007 | 5 | Social Anxiety Disorder | Energized feeling, especially after having caffeine. - maybe false euphoria. Skipping even a dose or 2 I feel unpleasant withdrawal effects. The only real side effects for me are when tapering off the drug, nothing troublesome when on it. | Helps me alot with panic, social situations, depression. I prefer this too Ativan so I will continue with it. YES it is addictive. | F | 31 | 90 days | 11/24/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, palpitations IBS | No side effects except for a little sluggishness. My symptoms have gone away since day one. That is pretty impressive for someone like me who has been taking herbal/holistic remedies for over 6 years and they no longer work for me. I had to switch to western medicine and I am grateful I did. I feel like I can get my life back again. | F | 51 | 4 days | 11/24/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Bad Bad Bad!!! This drug practically destroyed my wife and our life together. She became and out of control alcoholic with no sane judgement what-so-ever. | My wife was given this drug as part of a cocktail that was the protocol for new admissions to the psych ward of our local hospital. She sought admission to the detox unit because her alcoholism had recently escalated. She was sent to the psych unit instead because of her history. She was becoming very self destructive and out of control. During the previous month her G.P. had also prescribed Klonopin something which I am amazed the hospital intake missed. After leaving the hospital she was maintained on Klonopin and continued a downward spiral which ultimately resulted in a car crash, a conviction for drunk driving and a fear of hospitals and psychiatrists. As a result of her legal fees we were also forced into bankruptcy. After arguing against the prescription with her psychiatrist (the same one from the hospital) she weaned herself off this incredibly dangerous drug. We did research and found that this drug is counter indicated for people with alcoholism – Roche say so! | F | 50 | 60 days | 11/14/2007 | 5 | GAD/minor panic attacks | Vivid and extremely life-like dreams if taken after 6 p.m. Some minor tiredness during the day, but anything was better than the constant "walls are closing in on me" feeling I was having for 6-7 years before starting Klonopin. | Xanax is for acute anxiety, Klonopin is for chronic anxiety. It's important to understand the distinction. Don't be scared by claims of how "addictive" benzodiazepines are. Responsible use at levels of 2mg/day or lower won't cause any serious "addiction." You WILL experience some withdrawal after long-term (longer than 6 months) use, but tapering off your dosage will greatly reduce your withdrawal symptoms. ALL PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS CAUSE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IF STOPPED ABRUPTLY. That includes ALL anti-depressants, regardless of what class they are in (SSRI, SNRI, etc). Don't be bullied into taking anti-depressants that make you feel numb and inhuman. I've taken Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, Xanax and Klonopin, and I've tried EVERY SINGLE HERBAL REMEDY you can imagine, so don't hesitate to e-mail me to ask about my experiences. Just make sure the e-mail subject is "Klonopin: Askpatient" so I know it's not spam. And obviously, I'm not a Dr., so make sure | M | 24 | 3 months | 11/11/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Slight sleepiness. | Was prescribed on an as needed basis only. Used it off and on for 2 mths. Gets to work within one hour of taking the medication. Effective in calming one down. Was less habit forming than Ativan, and less side effects when coming off it or when not taking it. Overall a good drug for anxiety symptoms. | F | 37 | 2 days | 11/9/2007 | 5 | GAD/minor panic attacks | NONE! Other than feeling a little more tired than I normally would at around 3 p.m. All benzos tend to cause some pretty wild and vivid dreams, but if you keep a sense of humor about it, it's not that bad. Share the dreams with your friends, they'll love it. | MUCH better than Xanax. Smoother, milder feeling that lasts longer and helps keep me calm without making me feel like I'm taking street drugs. Xanax acts fast, causes a huge wave of calm to come over you, then is gone in 2-4 hours. 0.5 mg of Klonopin lasts 6-8 hours for me, and there's no "come down" period to deal with. For panic attacks, use Xanax responsibly. For chronic, "high baseline" anxiety, Klonopin definitely wins out. | M | 24 | 3 months | 11/7/2007 | 2 | anxiety, racing mind, stomach pain | chest tightness at night, sore chest in the morning | didn't make me feel as calm as xanex | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/7/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | If it sounds to good to be true it probably is... For those of you in la-la-land...I agree this is (at first) A MIRACLE-DRUG!!! Until you try to get off-of it...Then the LASH OF SATAN IS BESTOWED UPON YOU...There is NO EVIL Greater...NO DRUG more deadly/ addictive/ life-Ruining, then Klonopin/ Clonazepam...I have NOT had one pill in over 4years, and my P.A.W.S. (post acute withdrawal symptoms) still cause me problems...I LOST EVERYTHING-EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE WITHDRAWAL TWISTED MY MIND/ MY SOUL INTO A WRETCHED MESS... The doctors are ignorant, and the drug companies are laughing at you fools, who think you have found the cure...They are laughing all the way to the bank-at your expense... Taken for TRAGIC LOSS/ DEATH of a loved one for NO MORE than a month...Ok...any longer, and you have sold your soul to hell, and you may "think" you need this, but let me tell you...MEDITAION, YOGA, AYURVEDA, BREATHING-EXCERCISES, HERBS, ETC, ETC...ARE THE ANSWER TO YOUR ORIGINAL PR | THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO I FOUND WHO-ACTUALLY KNOW THE TRUTH ARE THE FOLKS AT: WWW.BENZO.ORG.UK READ-UP!!! I ALMOST DIED FROM MY WITHDRAWAL-MANY TIMES...TODAY OTHER THAN MILD ANXIETY, I AM 100% CHEMICAL-FREE, BUT IT WAS A LONG-LONG-LONG ROAD/ A FULL-TIME JOB TO GET WELL...I HAVE NOT WORKED IN 4 YEARS-NOT ABLE TO...I USED TO BE A VERY-SUCCESFUL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT...KLONOPIN DESTOYED ME...SOME NEVER CAN GET OFF...OTHERS WILL DIE TRYING... WWW.BENZO.ORG.UK GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!! | M | 36 | 6 years | 11/6/2007 | 1 | said i was bi polar NOT | would not recommend ...very dangerous im trying to get off 1mg day at night ..now have vertigo arm and leg pain ..god for bid if you skip a day ..the pain is worst when i dont take it ..i go to the doctor on the 16th any suggestion how to get off without the horrible withdrawals | F | 45 | 5 years | 11/5/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Sometimes this helps but I think I need a stronger dose. | F | 24 | 3 months | 11/3/2007 | 5 | panic attacks, social anxiety | slight tiredness. thats it | Klonopin is a great drug. I take it as needed and it crushes any kind of anxiety i'm experiencing and allows me to by myself in nervous situations such as speaking in front of a class or being around a lot of people. Some find klonopin very addictive. I don't personally but it should only be taken when you really need it. However, a long time ago I took it daily (1.5 mg) for like 2 years and had no big problems coming off of it. Oh yeah, don't combine it with alcohol. Bad things could happen. | M | 21 | 5 years | 11/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Some tiredness before getting used to the drug. | This drug works wonderfully. Best taken on an empty stomach, you will feel the effects within 1 hour. The effects are similar, but more subtle than, Xanax. And they are also longer lasting. A wonderful drug for sleep. It will give you a natural tired feeling and no hangover effect. But it also works for anxiety-provoking situations. Slows down your mind so that you can handle things better. You dont feel like you are spinning out of control. | M | 46 | 3 years | 10/31/2007 | 1 | anxiety; bipolar disorder | extreme depressive state, highly addicted, NOT RECOMMENDED!!!! | My fiance, my significant other for the past 8 years, tried and tried to get off this drug to no avail. He committed suicide on October 6, 2007 and in the suicide note stated that the medicine was at fault. He told me several times he felt much worse on the medication than off and his stupid doctor wouldn't help him wean off it but instead kept increasing it. He repeatedly told me that he knew the medication was what was causing his emotional distress and even more severe depression and once even said he believed he was living in Hell due to this medication. My advice, get a lot of counseling if you're having any kind of mental issues before trying any drugs. | M | 40 | 6 months | 10/30/2007 |