KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.3 (1073 Ratings)

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KLONOPIN  (CLONAZEPAM):  Clonazepam is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is also used to treat panic attacks. Clonazepam works by calming your brain and nerves. It belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Social Anxiety and Sleep Issues If too high of dose (over 2mg) I got really tipsy and couldn't walk straight. Otherwise all is good. Great medication. Helps to get you to sleep, not sustain it. Helps greatly with agitation due to GAD and SAD. I would highly recommend over Xanax and Ativan cause it has a much longer 1/2 life. M 21 6 months
5/5/2007
 3  Restlessness I really haven't noticed much at all with this medication, even when I forget to take it (which is happening more with Zoloft). It does seem to help when I'm feeling fidgity, but other than that, I don't notice any big effect. F 39 9 months
5/1/2007
 1  anxiety attack feeling like I had lost my mind. F 28 2 days
5/1/2007
 5  panic attacks, general anxiety Some drowsiness, less physical coordination (clumsier than normal), some constipation I'm on 0.5 mg in the a.m. and 0.5 mg in the p.m. I was prescribed 1 mg in the a.m. and 1 mg in the p.m., but as I almost never take medication of any sort, including OTC, I'm super-sensitive to just about everything, so I reduced my dosage myself, figuring I could always go up to the full dose if needed - but haven't had to as 0.5mg 2x a day does the trick. The drowsiness is getting better and a cup of coffee in the morning helps; as far as the lack of coordination is concerned, I feel unbalanced some times - not dizzy, just unbalanced (but then, I've never been the most graceful person, so it's hardly a big deal). I feel so much better on it, though, that the side effects are negligible in my opinion. No panic attacks; I used to have problems going to places where there would be a lot of people, now I'm OK with it; I don't worry about the little things that used to bother me; and I sleep much better at night (used to have trouble falling and staying asleep - that wasn't why I got th F 35 1 months
4/29/2007
 5  Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia mild dizziness, thats all F 39 1 months
4/23/2007
 3  anxiety, panic, depression so so so so many -----> please read TAKING 1 MG TABS/ 2CE A DAY: couldn't wait 1.5 months to see a psychiatrist so i went to my primary care psycian for help. the first day i took it it was great, i didn't have a migraine for the entire day (usually i get them every day, at least once). i felt very sad that first night taking the second tablet and was sobbing for about 1/2 hour. after i stopped crying, i felt distant, had slurred speech, loss of balance, running into things, i was fatigues and fell asleep within secods of entering my home. i cant concenrate, can't spell, and ge angry very quickly. today is day two and i slept the entire day. i couldn't go to wrok and i am still slurring my speech and running into things, i've fallen over a few times. MY DOSAGE DEFINATELY HAS TO BE MODIFIED. am thinking about taking the second tab before bed. btw- i have completely no appetite. aslo lack of energy. i feel kind of numb mentally and psyically. also there is a loss of libido. i'm doing back to the dr tomorrow. F 22 2 days
4/22/2007
 5  panic attacs none eliminated panic attacks completely. changed my life. a perfect med. M 55 12 years
4/21/2007
 4  GAD/SAD nothing to complain about. Im so glad my counselor recommended I ask my psychiatrist about taking a tranquillizer. My anxiety is bad with uncontrollable nervousness, irritability, on the edge, and uncomfortable around people. Now im feeling great having fun with my friends starting to really settle down and focusing on my future w/ piece of mind rather than worrying every single second about what im going to do, what I should be doing, my status in life, you name it. M 24 11 days
4/19/2007
 4  anxiety none i am in the process of switching from xanax to klonopin. so far i am at 1 mg klonopin in the morning and .5 mg xanax at night and i notice that i am much more social while on the klonopin than i have ever been before. I have had no panic attacks since starting it i can't wait to see if it still works this well after i am totally off of xanax. xanax works great but it wears off so damn fast that i need to take it every three hours or i start to panic. M 2 weeks
4/17/2007
 4  GAD/Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia/PTSD none so far but just started taking it two weeks ago now I can leave the house. now I can feel calm and think straight and even feel good for hours at a time. I can even attend functions even with toxic people. I can feel 'normal' and not so scared and agitated all the time...so far, this has helped me and I don't even need to take it everyday. only as needed. so far, nothing else has worked no therapy or other drug. F 36 2 weeks
4/17/2007
 4  Panic Disorder none so far I just started it and take 1 pill .5 mg as needed. I have been having crippling, overwhelming anxiety but since starting this I can say that it calms me, helps me function where I wasn't before, and even gives me a small but obvious lift in mood. F 37 7 days
4/17/2007
 5  Anxiety, Depression tiredness, a drunk type feeling (don't mind it too much), very calming feeling I take either .5mg or 1mg every night before bed. It helps me sleep very soundly. I also take it as needed in the daytime. If I'm up and doing things I usually don't get tired. It helps me when I'm agitated and anxious. F 21 1.5 years
4/13/2007
 4  g.a.d/social phobia, insomnia KILLS SHORT TERM MEMORY. mental fog, unable to think of the correct word to protray what im trying to say, leaves me stuttering and confused trying to respond in a educated matter. Can't remember names, dates, phone #'s etc. Not good for a Honor student... The last 8 weeks i've been taking it are a blur in my memory, and i used to have photographic memory. Time to get off this nasty shit! It works great for anxeity. Didn't help with insomnia after week 2. Makes you a emotionaly numb zombie. After taking it for three weeks; I'm having nasty (shaking/tremors, panic attacks, rash covering most my body) withdrawls trying to reduce my 1mg dose each night by 1/8th a mg every 1-2 weeks. I'm down to 1/2 a mg at night after about 4 weeks, that was easy... Trying to go any further then that leaves me unable to sleep and feeling like I just drank 4 cups of coffee. My hands still won't stop shaking.... Don't doubt for a second that you can't become dependant even after short term use M 17 8 weeks
4/12/2007
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 1  anxiety/ insomnia Slight dizzyness. Withdrawal effects: dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, random muscle & joint pain, anxiety, panic attacks, dry skin, tachycardia (sent me to the emergency room), chest pain, paranoia, insomnia, dizzyness, hypersensitive to sounds and smells, hot flashes, night sweats,feeling chilled, weight loss, breathing problems, depression, gagging feeling, heartburn, jaw clenching/pain, generally feeling ill, etc. This drug is evil! I only took it for 9 days and quit c/t, not knowing that I could be addicted. 2 days later I entered hell. I reinstated immediately & tapered slowly for the next 5 months. I've been off it for two months. The taper was a nightmare which got worse when I was off the drug completely. My anxiety is much worse. I'm finally back to sleeping 5-6 hours most nights, but it's weird sleep , with nightmares, and I wake up feeling weak, shaky and anxious. I've had horrible neck pain which I'm seeing a chiropractor for. I've also got this buzzy feeling in my brain that is almost unbearable. This has been so hard on my kids. I haven't been able to work since August. Stupid doctor tried to tell me it's all in my head. Therapist thinks I should be thru the withdrawal. I will never take another psych drug, and my trust in doctors is gone. My few good days and my kids keep me going. F 44 9 days
4/7/2007
 5  Peripheral Neuropathy Continued... The only serious problem with the drug is that it (for me), does NOT mix well with other drugs, so it severely limits my use of other drugs when needed. However, I've been able to work around this, thank heaven! I figure it's given me 21 more years of life that I wouldn't have had, and sure hope to have 21 more! F 65 21 years
4/4/2007
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 5  Peripheral Neuropathy from Flagyl Short-term memory loss over a period of time, dry mouth, problems taking other drugs with Klonopin as many don't mix well with it. I've been on Klonopin for 21 years for Peripheral Neuropathy, and I can truthfully say that I wouldn't have wanted to live without it, as I had terrible foot and toe nerve pain and foot and calf cramping due to a violent reaction to a drug called Metronidazole (Flagyl) back in 1986. My side effects have been minimal, i.e., short-term memory loss, dry mouth and, of course, feeling very tense if I don't take my half tablet on time (I take 1/2 a .5 mg. tablet 2-3 times daily). I've read some of the other reports on the board and understand that withdrawal is something not to be desired, but my doctor told me I'd have to be on Klonopin lifetime, as my neuropathy became irreversible, so for me this is not a factor. The amazing thing is that I've been taking 1/2 to 3/4 mg. daily now for 21 years, and have not had to increase it over 1 mg. which is the most I've ever had to take on a very bad day, ie., I've not built up a tolerance. The only serious problem with the drug is that it (for m F 65 21 years
4/4/2007
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 4  Aspergers Syndrome and GAD I feel like I am CALM. I also get sleepy if I don't walk around or do something. Somewhat of a feeling of being "heavy". Headaches when I lean forward or bend over to tie a shoe (from a sitting position). I don't take it everyday. Only when needed and only .5 mg a day or less. I take it with 100mg of Zolfoft and it is great. (I need the Zoloft everyday). I did take Xanax for a short time and Klonopin does the same thing for me as Xanax. It makes me calm due me not doing well with immediate change (usually when I work) or when things are "not fair"... I don't "Go off" on people when I take it. Driving is another thing! I let things "go" when I am on Klonopin-which is a good thing! If I don't take a Klonopin when going out into the public-I notice a HUGE difference! I also notice that I get up-tight and overwhelmed in social settings when I don't take it. When I do take it-my life is much easier! As I said before, I don't take it everyday. This was ment for people with Aspergers Syndrome! F 31 2 months
4/1/2007
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 4  Daily Chronic Migraine (DCM) Sleepiness, feeling calm, almost a high feeling I feel pretty good so far... F 3 days
3/28/2007
 5  GAD/Panic attacks Built-up drowsiness first week, some increased clumsiness. No evidence of dependence so far (I have no trouble sleeping if I forget my evening dose). I take .5 mg tablets twice daily, along with 18 mg Concerta in the mornings. The clonazepam has been FABULOUS for my anxiety and overall I'm doing much better. The side-effects are slight and I'm really having no problems with it at all. F 20 3 months
3/22/2007
 4  anxiety disorder/panic attacks acute physical dependence, extremely difficult to reduce dosage, memory loss, increase of libido, works well with zoloft if you don't mind not being able to ejaculate, the best drug available for my condition, more research needed to come out with a less physically dependent med, i've been on benzos fo 30 years. liked valium but could not prevent panic attacks, xanax worked well but needed to pop one every 4-6 hours M 58 15 years
3/16/2007

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