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 |
| 1 | wrong diagnosis | At least 10 awful side effects: dizzy, sleepy, dehydrated, total space cadet. | THE VELVET HAMMER. Enough said. | F | 57 | 3 days .5 3X day | 7/28/2016 | 5 | Panic attacks | I became physically addicted to low--dose (.5mg) Klonopin after about a year of use - and I couldn't care less. | I am physically addicted to Klonopin and I couldn't care less. I mean, if I had diabetes I would need an insulin shot to function and I see no difference. I am allergic to SSRI's and Marijuana induces panic attacks for me so I have no alternative. I take a small dose - .5 Mg - and have never had to increase it to get the therapeutic benefit I need. My panic attacks were so severe I was close to suicide. After suffering for 20 years I was ready to give up when a British psychiatrist new to the US scoffed at my symptoms and He said there is no reason to suffer like I was suffering and took me off anti-depressent (prozac at the time) and prescribed the .5 Klonopin. That man saved my life. Now, I have never even thought to abuse Klonopin as for me it is simply medicine. Same with Oxycodone after 3 surgery's. It's medicine and you take it as directed and stop taking it when you don't need it. For people like me the benefits far, far outweigh any risk. The bottom line is that my panic attacks were so severe as to be dibilitating and this drug save me when I was 43 years old. I'm 65 now and still working a high-tech job effectively enough to receive accolades for my work as well as great performance reviews that result in bonuses and pay raises. I think there are many, many people like me who use a low dose, don't abuse it, and reap great benefit from anxiety relief. Tell me it will give me Alzheimers in 10 years and I'll tell you it's been more than worth it for me. | M | 25 years .5 1X day | 6/18/2016 | 5 | Anxiety and crazy amount of stress | Sleepy, relaxed, can get a little short tempered the day after and mildly down mood the next day | Stops obsessive worry and allows me to eat and relax when my anxiety is high. Only take as needed. Sometimes for a week or so at a time. Longest time on it consecutively was 6 weeks and then i tapered. Never had any issues. | F | 37 | 11 years .5 mg 1X AN | 5/24/2016 | 4 | Atypical Trigeminal Neuropathy | Initial tired feeling but that subsided after a couple of weeks | I am taking this for a neuropathic condition - not sure if that's considered off-label use - but it seems to sometimes help with my pain. I do not take it as much as prescribed, and some days not at all. I have also found that it does calm me down and I am able to take things a bit more in-stride. | M | 59 | 4 months .5 4X day | 5/20/2016 | 5 | OCD and panic disorder | Felt somewhat loopy the first few weeks of taking Klonopin. The loopy feeling went away as I got used to the medicine. | Klonopin helps my anxiety tremendously. I know a lot of people are scared of taking Klonopin because of the fear of getting addicted but as long as you take it the way you're supposed to and don't abuse it you will be okay. My racing thoughts are practically gone and I almost never have a panic attack now. I used to spend almost every waking moment living in fear to the point where I was terrified to get out of bed and now I'm a functional member of society. My anxiety used to torment my mind and I had no way to stop the obsessive thoughts but Klonopin has helped me enough that I can do all the things I never thought I would be able to do because I was too scared. | F | 22 | 5 years 1 mg | 5/17/2016 | 1 | Breakthrough anxiety | Forgetfulness, loss of interest, dark mood | This drug must be manufactured in hell by Satan himself. I would rather deal with the anxiety attacks than take this stuff. | M | 38 | 4 weeks .5mg | 5/17/2016 | 5 | Anxiety, Sleep | Feel much calmer. Lasts longer than Xanax. | Pleased. | F | 56 | 1 months 1 mg. 2x d | 5/6/2016 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects at all. Just a wonderful nights sleep. | I originally took it for a few months for severe anxiety, 1 mg every 6 hours (4 mg a day). I found it also made me sleepy. After a few months, under a doctors care, I started to reduce my dosage. I no longer take it for anxiety, but now I take it about once a week or so for insomnia and it gives me a great nights sleep. All I need now is .25 mg for sleep. I am shocked to hear that people get addicted to this drug. It was easy for me to dose down without issues. I tried Xanax initially, but that drug does not last long enough for me. | F | 52 | 2 years .25 mg 1X W | 4/20/2016 | 5 | To get off zanax | I felt absolutely nothing coming off this drug. | I was taking klonopin in a attempt to get off off zanax. When I tried to get off of zanax I experienced chest tightness, heart racing pupils dilated etc.A real nightmare. I started with .5 most and never felt the need to increase the dosage. Thru the coarse of the next 4 weeks I tapered down to. 125 and jumped off. | M | 54 | 4 weeks | 4/1/2016 | 5 | anxiety | Tiredness | Magical. Took away my rage, irritability, just generally function better. Everyone just likes me better!!! | F | 47 | 10 days .5mg | 3/28/2016 | 1 | acute dystonia | cognitive dysfunction, drowsiness, numbness of face, pins and needles, muscle twitching, restlessness, general unease, altered sensation of legs, pain in arm and legs, shaking hands | AVOID at all costs. I was prescribed this along with another medication for acute dystonia. The efficacy of this drug was not discussed with me. Apparently around 15% effective in dystonia. I did NOT provide informed consent. The neurologist was in complete denial about the side effects and potential for tolerance withdrawal which is truly scandalous and I was therefore left on it for months longer. He then gave me a dangerous regime for withdrawal. Withdrawal was truly horrendous and 6 months on I am still suffering the withdrawal symptoms of low mood, insomnia, anger, tearfulness, pins and needles, fasiculations, muscle twitching and vibrating sensations in my legs. So devastated I took this drug. It also increases your risk of developing dementia. BAD BAD BAD. | F | 10 months 0.5mcg 2X day | 3/28/2016 | 1 | RLS | Brain fog, social anxiety, stomach cramping (daily), facial numbness, light sensitivity, falling over, disorientation, slurred speech, slowed cognitive function, haliousinations, insomnia, paranoia, tmj, headaches (daily), off balance,jolts through head, and the list continues! | Honestly there isn't any good reason to stay this medication. You'll lose your sense of self, your friends, your family, and your sense of reality, even when using as prescribed by your dr. | F | 30 | 5 years 4 mg | 3/27/2016 | 1 | anxiety | depression, weight loss, extreme fits of rage, stoned, self-harm, lost job, almost flunked high school, destroyed all relationships in my life, nausea, sleepy, dry mouth, fatigue, feeling empty. Withdrawal symptoms made me want to kill myself. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. its been over a year sense i discontinued my klonopin use, and i STILL get withdrawl symptoms. I throw up blood, shit out blood. I am always anxious and my confindence is way lower. | klonopin is pure evil. It makes you fall in love with it, then it breaks you. Literally. You cannot escape this drugs inevitable side effects. Withdrawling off of this drug is extremeley dangerous, i went for two weeks non stop shaking, puking, having anxiety attacks, breaking out on my face, hives, And now i have a gluten algergy. All from this medication. DO NOT TAKE KLONOPIN!!! SAVE YOURSELF BEFORE ITS TOO LATE........ | F | 18 | 8 months .5mg 3X day | 3/4/2016 | 5 | Generalized anxiety disorder | Had no noticible side effects. It helped me get sleep at night and kept me from having fainting spells. I only had to take it as needed , maybe 10 each month. | F | 28 | 2 years .5mg | 2/28/2016 | 3 | Poststroke anxiety and insomnia | Brain fog, lethargy, slurred speech, depression, confusion. | At first it helped me sleep, then it stopped. Made my aphasia worse. I was like a zombie, with a brain fog. | F | 68 | 6 months 0.8-0.9 MG | 2/26/2016 | 4 | Neck Tremor-Dystonia | I use it for my neck tremors and anxiety. I'm now able to be in public and not feel embarrassed anymore. It doesn't work 100% for me so I may in time increase my dose at some point. If I go without it for a few days to give my body a break it makes me feel off balanced, like walking on a boat with a heavy spacy head and mild anxiety, so it can be annoying If you choose to do that. Once I take it again I'm totally fine again. | If I decide to get off it I would defiantly wean from it to limit the withdrawals I mentioned. It's not a scary drug at all from my experience so far. So if your Dr. suggest it I would try it because I was scared at first too, but now I'm not at all and best of all it does help with my neck tremors and anxiety. | F | 51 | 1 years 1mg 2X day | 2/25/2016 | 1 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Headache, nausea, rapid heartbeat, nightmares, insomnia. | I had my first panic attack at 19 and after a month of hell, decided to see a psychiatrist who prescribed me Xanax. I took them when I felt a panic attack coming on and xanax stopped it right in its tracks. Eventually, just the comfort of having the Xanax around stopped the panic attacks. I stopped fearing the fear and stopped seeing a therapist for awhile. Fast forward to the birth of my daughter - I started experiencing post partum anxiety ten times worse than the worst panic attack of my life 24/7. I went to the ER several times and the only thing they could find was slightly elevated blood pressure. Was referred to a psychiatrist who basically made Xanax out to be worse than heroin. Her alternative was Klonopin and over the course of the 5 days taking this stuff, I'm surprised I didn't commit suicide. I contemplated it; that's how bad it made me feel. Maybe it just didn't agree with my body chemistry but wow, in addition to the side effects above, I lost almost all my baby weight from the nausea and lack of appetite. I did not sleep at all; I was sleeping better having a cup of chamomile tea before bed! So, I looked up the psychiatrist I was seeing back in college and he was still practicing. I felt relief just walking into his office. Went home with my prescription for Xanax and I'm back to just knowing relief is there and how it can stop and prevent a panic attack is enough. I rarely have to use it and suffer absolutely no bizarre side effects. Maybe for mild general an | F | 34 | 5 days | 2/1/2016 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | No other drug works for me. I was prescribed this over 10 years ago. I had such bad anxiety and panic attacks I ended up in the hospital 3 times. I was prescribed this and My panic attacks and anxiety were mostly under control. I do not have any sode effects. I am not tired anymore than a normal person, don't get dizzy or anything else. I have tried to come off of it multiple times because my parents thought it was bad for me to be on for a long time. I had such bad anxiety/withdrawls that I had to go back on it everytime. An yes I was weaned off VERY slowly each time. I finally realized that I have become dependant on it. And i am ok with that because I am anxiety free! | M | 22 | 10 years 1 mg | 1/25/2016 | 1 | No reason. Misdiagnosis! | Serious forehead pressure, dizzyness, fatigue, nausea. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!Primary doctor refused to help get off this drug. | M | 69 | 4 years | 1/14/2016 | 2 | Anxiety AS Needed | While it works for anxiety, and did give me a calm effect taking it and was able to sleep...I took this as needed, And when I say needed, I took this as my last resort. I always woke up very groggy and got extreme dry mouth on it. while I have anxiety daily, I avoid taking this as it also seems to make my anxiety attacks stronger when I choose not to take it after a couple of times, I feel like it is some weird withdrawal effect I get from it... Definitely a drug that seems to make my problem Worse for me in long term... my side effects outweigh the benefits for me. | Not for everyone. | M | 2 years .5-1mg | 1/10/2016 |