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 |
| 5 | anxiety | Sleepiness at higher dosages. Must take at bedtime. | One of the few anti-anxiety medications that I have seen work in 100% of the people I know who tried it (about 8). | M | 41 | 12 years | 11/19/2003 | 2 | anxiety | none | My doctor prescribed it for anxiety but I ended up with more. I also take 60mg. Fluoxetine. I have trazadone too which I don't use. I stopped taking the generic Klonopin. I felt no difference. | F | 39 | 27 days | 10/26/2003 | 4 | insomnia- waking at 4am | Initially feeling sedated a few hours in the morning. Lasted several days. | I take 2mg at bedtime. Have alternated with lorazepam. Usually sleep well but have nights when I wake up still. Found that 5mg time release melatonin along with the Klonopin seems to help regulate sleep cycle better. Increases time in REM sleep for me in the early morning. Have found several literature references that back this up. | M | 52 | 2 months | 9/26/2003 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Warning! I was given Clonazepam for panic attacks and anxiety over a year ago, the doc that prescribed it to me told me that it was not as addictive as some of the other benzo’s. He told me to take .50mg in the morning and .50mg at night but I decided to only take .25mg in the morning and .25mg at night. After only taking it for 30 days I decided that I did not want to continue taking it because of all the horror stores of how hard it is to get off benzo’s once you start. My doc told me not to stop treatment but I decided to taper off on my own anyway. I cut down my dose over the course of a week and felt totally fine. My first thought was all those people complaining of withdrawal are full of$&!@! Well one week latter is when all hell broke louse! I woke up and felt as if someone had given me a hit of LSD. I felt as though I was losing my mind! I was&$@!ed up (excuse my language) but that is the only was I can accurately describe that state I was in. I stayed that way for over 6 months and I still don’t feel Pre-clonazepam after a year. I suffer from depression and some DR still, which I never had before the Clonazepam. I know it helps a lot of people function but it’s a deal with the devil as far as I am concerned and sooner or latter the devil will want his pay! Here are some things that you may not know about Clonazepam: It has a 50 hr half life which means it takes 50 hours for it to dissipate to half of the does that you took. Sounds good to most and a lot of doctors say that is a good thing but here is what they don’t tell you, If your doc tells you to take 1mg twice a day that means by the end of only one month your steady plasma level of Clonazepam will be around 30 to 40 mg and that is no lie! You have now created havoc on your GABA system and you are officially an addict even if you don’t want to be. This is the most dangerous Benzo on the market as far as I am concerned. I recommend using one of the shorter half life benzos like xanax only a few times a week or so. And for all you that haven’t had a problem or are currently taking it I pray that you never go through what I went through. Good luck and God Bless… | M | 30 | 30 days | 8/6/2003 | 4 | anxiety | No side effects; I try to only take it when I can't sleep--I don't want to get addicted | F | 41 | 6 months | 5/14/2003 | 1 | Post Traumatic Stress, Anxiety | Tried, and loopy in the first few months, Over time, Hair loss, decreased hunger, Weight loss, Bad teeth, various food illnesses, Indigestion, Insomnia. | Been taking Kolopin for 10 years solid, it's starting to become ineffective, major long term effects, switching to Paxil CR to be tapered off Kolopin. Withdrawals caused 3 Seizures, and my heart to go into V-Fib Tac. | M | 25 | 10 years | 1/28/2003 | 5 | anxiety/insomnia from depression | Drowsiness during the day. Stopped this by taking .5 mg only at nite (1 hour before bedtime) | Did not realize how much anxiety I had been suffering with until after starting this drug.I only used Klonopin for about4 weeks until the Paxil kicked in. I had not slept for days because of depression and was beginning to lose my mind. Even Ambien could not help me at this point because I was so wired, but Klonopin did the trick - MAJOR relaxation. Can definitely see why this drug might be abused. | F | 41 | 4 weeks | 1/9/2003 | 5 | nocturnal panic attacks, GAD | Any that I've experienced have been welcome. I can sleep through the night now. I only take one 0.5 pill at night about an hour before I go to bed. I've never had to increase the dosage to maintain my level of comfort. I'm completely off antidepressants now, and I'm not having panic attacks. That's success in my book. | F | 40 | 5 years | 11/2/2002 | 3 | Anxiety, CFS/CFID, depression | Highly volatile changes in mood,depressive thoughts,releases hidden aggression/hostility, rash beahvior, unrestful sleep,addictive nature | A very good drug for persons having anxiety with signs of social inhibition or shyness,makes tigers out of shrinking sheeps,sort of a rush of confidence and activity.Took less than 0.5mg per day. Effects better than alprax.But I would eventually try to shift to Buspar,neurtonin and addtitional Bupropion for depression. | M | 30 | 7 months | 10/31/2002 | 5 | anxiety | has done it's job | 2 days | 10/28/2002 | 3 | stress | M | 40 | 3 months | 10/25/2002 | 4 | Anxiety | slight tiredness | You can tell it is a narcotic | M | 31 | 14 days | 10/7/2002 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Headache in morning. Went away after a week or so. Early to bed. | Keeps me on an even keel during the day. Less worry. .5 MG BID. No side effects like I had with Antidepresants. | M | 44 | 20 days | 10/1/2002 | 4 | | 9/28/2002 | 3 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, sedation | Seems to really bring down anxiety | M | 33 | 10 days | 9/24/2002 | 5 | panic attacks | Sometimes tired | I have been taking between 2.5 to 3.0mg daily for the last ten years works great I also take Celexa 10 mg combo seems to work well for me | 45 | 10 years | 9/8/2002 | 3 | to help me sleep | None that I am aware of as I only take 1/2 mg. every other night. | M | 59 | 1 years | 8/28/2002 | 4 | Fractured hip, herniated disks, | This med is VERY addictive, as bad or worse than opiods. I ran out one weekend and it was not pleasent at all. If you are on this med long term make sure you taper when quitting. Do NOT just quit taking it, or you WILL suffer! | M | 43 | 1 years | 8/19/2002 | 1 | anxiety | Hair loss! Not good for a woman. | It's really easy to develop a tolerence to this drug and require more to get the same effect. | F | 40 | 2 years | 6/7/2002 | 1 | depression | makes a person dosil | This is a bad medicaton to stop taking. It take about four weeks to get out of your system. Bad withdrawers. | 7 years | 5/27/2002 |