KLONOPIN Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (1073 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KLONOPIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KLONOPIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bipolar I (for anxiety), BPD, ADD | tiredness | I've taken a couple of doses, waiting to see how it will affect me. | F | 20 | | 1/4/2007 | 1 | anxiety, panic attacks | heart racing; headaches; eye twitches; addiction! | DO NOT TAKE! I switched from ATIVAN (more addicting) to this to try to witdrawal. Was only taking ATivan as needed for about four months (given at ER for panic attack) then needed it more and more, switched to Klonopin,,,not as bad as ATivan, but finding witdrawal VERY difficult. Cutting tablets in small pieces....DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG ! | F | 48 | 1 months | 12/31/2006 | 1 | Anxiety, panic, seizures from TBI | Exhaustion, memory problems, cognitive problems, depression, suicidal thoughts, unbelievable headaches, hormonal disturbances, loss of libido, loss of sensation (no orgasms and can barely feel anything--not even ticklish anymore!), extreme muscle weakness and twitches, stiffness, soreness, tremors, fainting, bruising, blurry vision, shall I go on? | PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS DRUG! IT IS HORRENDOUS! I was perfectly healthy and happy until I hit my head and had a brain injury a few years back. Then I was put on all kinds of meds to control the resulting seizures, anxiety etc. Eventually, I got addicted to Lorazepam, another benzo, which I was taking for anxiety. My doc put me on klonopin to wean me off the Lorazepam (yeah, there's a great plan). And things have gone steadily down the toilet ever since. Weaning off is a nightmare, and I'm doing it slowly, not cold turkey--it's still horrible. Of all the many wretched drugs I've been on since the accident, I would say benzos are the worst. If your doc offers this junk, RUN AWAY. | F | 29 | 6 months | 12/21/2006 | 5 | Derealisation/Anx/Dep/Insom/Pain | Initially, tiredness, but an almost soothing tiredness...very mellow. A shot of strong espresso in the morning helps. Building tolerance to K-pin is a problem. | Klonopin is a miracle drug - until you don't try to withdraw from it. If you do, do so over months, bit by tiny bit. The withdrawal from K-pin is as bad than (and actually more dangerous than) heroin. Miss even 1 dose and you'll be sick; miss 2 doses and you're in trouble. | F | 43 | 15 years | 12/6/2006 | 5 | (See below) | (See below) | (Added to my post right below this one.) I agree with a few others - K-pin does cause visual disturbance; it seems as though both eyes don't work together at times, but the sensation doesn't seem to last for a long time. | F | 15 years | 12/6/2006 | 3 | bipolar 2, social anxiety | very tired, forgetfullness when taken too much, impossible to stay standing when combining it with drinking | I find this drug too tiring to take all the time because I am usually very lethargic even when anxious. I have a fear of turning red infront of people, and taking this before I have to give a presentation helps better than nothing at all (1mg). When I am manic, I take this at night so I can sleep. However, I grew a little too fond of this medication and have taken up to 10 pills and ended up getting into a car accident and not even realizing it. I've also taken about 6 pills while drinking (twice this happened) and i ended up crying and cutting my wrists infront of people- not good. This drug can get addicting and does "mess you up" if you take alot of it so make sure you don't have a history of substance abuse because it's hard to resist it when your in a crisis | F | 20 | 6 months | 12/3/2006 | 5 | Anxiety! | When I first started taking Klonopin, it made me feel a little tired but it's worth it. I have been on Klonopin for about 6 months now and I am wondering if they are causing eye problems for me. My vision seems to be different. I will ask the doctor about this. I haven't heard of this being a side effect. | Overall my experience with Klonopin has been wonderful. I am a very anxious person anyway and Klonopin has definitely helped me deal with my anxiety. Another doctor had me on xanax (not sure if I spelled correctly) and this was not good for me at all. It didn't really help with my anxiety it only covered it up. I am glad that I was prescribed Klononpin for my anxiety! I was told by my doctor that he would start tapering me off of it around the first of 2007. I am currently taking one in the mid-morning and one at night. I am concerned about how my body will react to going off of Klonopin. My doctor said that he will slowly get me off of Klonopin. | F | 38 | 6 months | 11/30/2006 | 5 | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | At first it helped with insomnia, after 11 years my body is used to it. | Why aren't more people with CFS posting here? It is a common CFS med. It reduces the neurological symptoms of CFS. Before I took it my ears rang more, there was constant buzzing and zaps in my head. It's been good for my condition. Since there is no cure or even near cure for CFS, I'm glad to have it. As the Multiple Sclerosis person said earlier...just try having a real, incurable illness before you knock this drug. Panic attacks are nothing compared to MS or CFS. | F | 57 | 11 years | 11/28/2006 | 5 | Anxiety. | None | I'm so chill | M | 19 | 3 months | 11/25/2006 | 5 | Anxiety, PTSD, and mild seizures | It saved my life. It calmed the seizures, quieted the panic and got rid of the sense of doom that came with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I take 2 mg three times daily and have for about three years. | Taken as directed, and when truly needed, it is wonderful. | M | 36 | 3 years | 11/23/2006 | 5 | gad/ptsd/ | none | this drug has saved my life. i suffered greatly and daily for 15 years with anxiety and panic attacks. my life was hell. spent thousands of dollars and 14 years in therapy to to figure out what was wrong with me. finally found a dr. that suggested this medication. i was hesitant at first but now would not live without it. i never want to go back to what it was like before. i take .25 mgs in the morning only. every morning. today my life is fabulous! | F | 42 | 6 years | 11/20/2006 | 4 | Insomnia, situational anxiety | drowsiness, possible short term ememory loss | I take 1 mg. a day, usually before and during night - guarantees a good night sleep 95% of the time. once or twice a week i'll take an extra .25 or .5 during the day if i feel anxiety. I have not yet tried to get off the drug, so we'll see if any of what the people who gave it a 1 is true - for me it has honestly helped my life, without diminishing anything ( i am an artist, so didn't want something like paxil affecting me all the time. Klon. lasts about 3 or 4 hrs for me, then i'm me again) | M | 54 | 3 years | 11/19/2006 | 5 | social anxiety disorder | Incredibly irritable, rage, flew off the handle too easily | Whe I first started taking this drug I thought I was a miracle, I started talking to people, I felt incredibly self assured, it felt great, I was so happy, but then I got rude and wanted to kick everybodies ass, talk about road rage, but really no side effects other than that and it acually gave me energy and it gave me a good nights sleep, I just wish it didn't give me the rage because it really did help with the SAD | M | 35 | 2 months | 11/16/2006 | 4 | Depression | Weight loss, loss of libido, low motivation. | Klonopin does what it's supposed to (reduce anxiety) by pretty much numbing you to everything else in life, too. It does take the edge off anxiety, but the price is lack of excitement and spontaneity in the other aspects of your life. If you're in a work enviornment that rewards effort and creativity, this isn't for you. | M | 59 | 5 years | 11/6/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | Not sure if I had any. | Definitely better than Xanax which would give me the benefit then the withdrawl if I didn't take it regularly. I was taking a very low dose (5/8 .5) at bedtime. A couple times I tried to quit and took half of my usual dose and woke up after about 4 hours sleep and the rest of my sleep was very light and I felt bad the next day. So I thought I NEEDED the stuff to sleep. It wasn't until I start weaning slowly (dropping 1/8 of the .5 very few days) that I was able to see that I could sleep just fine without it. My anxiety is back though because I never had therapy and facing similar stressors that gave me the anxiety in the first place. | M | 43 | 1 years | 11/3/2006 | 5 | I'm bipolar II, take it for anxiety | Sluggishness. | I take klonopin 0.5mg as needed for anxiety. It works very well and unlike xanax, it lasts a good 6-8 hours. Really like this med. I only take it when I really need it though, I never abuse it. | 28 | 6 years | 10/28/2006 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | Some drowsiness, but I took it at night. | I was prescribed Klonipin shortly after I started Paxil to help me sleep at night and because of the anxiety issues I had in addition to depression. It greatly enhanced the antidepressive/anxiety effect of the Paxil. I recently went off Paxil but am still on 1mg/day Klonipin for it's antianxiety effects. | F | 37 | 9 years | 10/27/2006 | 5 | severe GAD/panic attacks | makes me sleepy and when I first started taking it I experienced what felt like little brain zaps, hard to explain, but they went away after about 2-3 weeks. I didn't know how rough I'd had it though until I started taking it and learned what feeling "normal" was. | I've been taking Klonopin since the 4th grade when I struggled daily with debiltating anxiety and nothing else worked. I was a wreck, crawling on my hands and knees home from school because I was so distraught over something. Klonopin is my Godsend and I simply don't function without it. The couple of times I have tried to ween off of it the withdrawals were hell, I'm going to be honest. I had the shakes, I couldn't sleep, I was restless and couldn't sit still, it felt like my entire body was tingly, adn the oddest of all was that loops of phrases would get stuck in my head and play over and over, much like when you get a song stuck in your head. It made me feel like Rain Man with his "Wopner, wopner." All in all, though, the truth is life with Klonopin is far more satisfactory than life without it and I don't mind taking it everyday for the rest of my life simply because it makes life more enjoyable as opposed to the hell that it is without it. | F | 21 | 11 years | 10/24/2006 | 4 | RR Multiple Sclerosis/ Ms hug/spast | None Was prescribed for Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Makes me feel normal--I take 1 mg 3 times per day as needed. I have RRMultiple Sclerosis and this drug makes me feel normal. I cannot believe some of the comments and the reasons pts are on this drug. There is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis, a wicked degenerative nerve disease. MS would put your problems in perspective real fast!!!!! | F | 54 | 10 years | 10/21/2006 | 4 | RR Multiple Sclerosis/ Ms hug/spast | None. It was prescribed for Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. | Makes me feel normal--I take 1 mg 3 times per day as needed. I have RRMultiple Sclerosis and this drug makes me feel normal. I cannot believe some of the comments and the reasons pts are on this drug. There is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis, a wicked degenerative nerve disease. MS would put your problems in perspective real fast!!!!! | F | 54 | 10 years | 10/21/2006 |