CLONAZEPAM Reviews (CLONAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.3 (348 Ratings)

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CLONAZEPAM  (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.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-09-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  OCD This drug has been a God send when having to battle chronic OCD/anxiety that has threatened to rule my life. Efexor is the only antidepressant to help my depression. I have tried all (and I literally do mean 'ALL' other anti depressants/combo's, etc over the years). I feel extremely condident when I take clonazepam but I always pay for it later on. Apart from the tiredness, memory loss an hour afterwards I get horrible cravings for cigarettes and alcohol. I don't drink or smoke normally. Although it has been a wonder drug for my OCD (I've had it since I was 6). I really want to get off Clonazepam or replace it with something else (I've tried Xanax but to no avail). If anyone else out there has 'cravings' for alcohol, cigarettes I would grately appreciate it if they could email me their experiences. Many thanks I take between 2-6mg a day, depending on how bad my OCD is on the day. Also I would never have got through Uni (despite side effects) without it. M 39 17 days
1/31/2006
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 5  Anxiety Disorder I started taking this along with Effexor, for combination anxiety & Depression, so I'm not sure which side effect is attributed to which drug but - I had no appetite for weeks and lost 20 lbs, and at this point the only side effect I have is tiredness. Lifesaver! I spent my entire life struggling with anxiety disorder and for the first time, I almost never feel any panic. I'm a full functioning member of society who never worries about panic attacks anymore. I take 2mg a day, every morning and weigh 106 lbs. (I suffered from some SERIOUS anxiety). F 28 1.5 years
1/6/2006
 5  Panic Attacks I take .25 mg at night and feel groggy the next morning, but I sleep throughout the night. I also take .13 mg in morning. No side effects This has worked great for me. I no longer have panic attacks and find in my high stress job, I am calm cool and collected. This also has my moods balanced, I no longer take any anti depressants and feel pretty positive about things. I used to have suicide thoughts before taking this and I no longer do. I don't think it's a miracle drug, but it certainly helped me. I am careful to not take too much as I heard it was addictive. Having a great doctor helps too :) M 42 3 months
12/11/2005
 5   I find this drug makes me lose my balance during the first few hours after I take it, so I only take it at night. It has a long half-life (~18 hours) so I don't really need to take it more than once a day. I take 1.5 mg/day. I tried SSRIs and other antidepressants, to no avail, and usually with the side effect of increased panic attacks. I also tried valium, xanax, and ativan. Then along came clonazepam. I wasn't depressed, just had panic attacks, and this has given me my life back. I was able to go out and get a job, and I have been able to travel numerous times across the country. I don't worry about addiction, because I struggled unsuccessfully for so many years to find help for panic attacks, and now that I have found this medication, I plan to take it always. If for some reason during the day I start to have panic, I take .5 mg ativan, which works for a short duration and does not make me lose my balance. F 53 12 years
10/24/2005
 4  Anxiety It is adictive but far easier to kick than cigaretts. It is the only thing that has helped with anxiety. Andidepresants DO MAKE ANXIETY WORSE some are shear hell to start and worse to stop. Clonazepam is the only drug that helps. Not a cure but it helps. I weigh 250lbs and take 1mg four times daily. M 51 16 months
10/6/2005
 4  insomnia Groginess next morning and evening. Hard to stay awake early in night before going to bed or taking nightly dose. Also, definite rebound insomnia when you stop taking it. Provides decent sleep, better than no sleep. M 52 3 years
9/29/2005
 4  gad,social phobia,ptsd sometimes a little drowsy this med works miracles for me.i have had anxiety disorder since early childhood.i've tried paxil,valium,seroquel.nothing helped. ssri gave me horrible sideeffects,i'm finnished with the ssri buisness.i have a live now and will take what works for me!!! the sideeffects of an anxiety/panic disorder(panic,fast pulse,pounding heart,dizziness,isolation and bad relationship with friends and family are far worse than the sideeffects of clonazepam.i take half a mg a day and i am not concerned about dependence.gad, panic disorder is an chronic,fluctiating illness.clonazepam gave me a live that i never had. F 38 2 years
9/12/2005
 3  anxiety and sever depression none i havent taken it yet but i keep having all these weird anxiety feelings espescially the unreal feeling my doc. says please take meds. as needed dont get depending on it. i need to know should i take this med. for anxiety i surpose to take .05mg once at night.i'm really scared. them antidepressants (celexa) having me feeling worst than i was at first. please some one tell me something. im tired of feeling nervous all the time. F 26
6/7/2005
 3  Anxiety Disorder This drug works too well. Highly addictive in some. In some there is an severe ability to become dependant. Can take years to stop completely. Approach with caution. F 38 8 years
6/7/2005
 3  Anxiety Disorder This drug works too well. Highly addictive in some. In some there is an severe ability to become dependant. Can take years to stop completely. Approach with caution. F 38 8 years
6/7/2005
 3  Panic/anxiety attacks I was prescribed 1mg to be taken 2 times daily as needed. As I was having negative side effects from paxil (hated it). I weaned myself off of paxil against against my docotors advice (however I am working with a therapist who urges me to get off the meds) and went down to .5 mg of clonazepam and felt only slight withdrawl symptoms from the paxil. I then tried to weak myself off the clonazepam further...thinking its only .5 mg's - i experienced 2 major panic attacks in one day. I would really like to not be on anything at all but this seems to help keep the panic at bay. F 31 4 months
5/13/2005
 3  SEVERE ANXIETY AND PANIC I FEEL A BIT BETTER BUT KIND OF IFFY i TOOK EFFEXOR XR BEFORE AND ALMOST DIED THIS MEDICATION IS MAKING ME FEEL BETTER IM NOW ABLE TO FUNCTION SOME WHAT ALTHOUGH LAST NIGHT AS I WAS GOING TO BED I GOT A HEAD ACHE AND BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT I CAN'T COMPLAIN IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING IF ANYBODYS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AND KNOWS OF BETTER MEDICATIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME F 23 5 days
5/5/2005
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 5  Panic Attacks I feel no negative side effects taking .5mg one to three times daily, always before 8:00 am. Sometimes I even get a nice Five years ago, I stopped all medications cold. This included sleeping pills, paxil, ativan and even lithium (dont't go there if you can at all avoid it - very strange stuff!). It was difficult, but I managed, with great pride! However, several months ago, I began to experience severe panic attacks, while driving no less. As you can imagine, this puts quite a limitation on your life - how in the heck do you get to work? This would not do... so with great hesitation, I requested relief from my doctor. He prescribed the .5mg Clonazepam three times daily. It is working like a charm and I feel confident and human once again. He is trying other medication for me too, like Paxil (NO), and now Celexa (NOT PLAYING THAT GAME AGAIN!) His concern is that I will become addicted to the Clonazepam. I figure, at my age and at the minimal dosage I take... who cares... as long as I continue to feel good and comfortable! It has truly changed my life for the better! F 43 2 months
4/29/2005
 4  anxiety so far I haven't had any real significant side effects, just really tired and sorta spacey.... I am just curious... is it dangerous to drink caffine while using this drug? I mean its a seditive and caffine is an upper right? I smoke too... what should i look for?? I just don't want to hurt myself... any feed back would be greatly appreciated. F 25 1 weeks
3/14/2005
 4  anxiety/panic attacks it makes me a little drowsy and sedated and i can tell when it wears off..then i feel like i need to take another pill..im taking .5mg..i can tell that i may be getting addicted to it. if anyone else has anxiety/panic attacks/manic depression please email me and let me know if you are takin anything else. b.c i dont want to become so dependent on clonazepam and i was wondering if theres anything else out there that may work except zoloft and prozac (already been on them..didnt work) thank you! F 19 1 months
1/13/2005
 3  Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia A little sleepiness. I only take it on an as needed basis, which fortunately isn't often these days. Neither this nor any benzodiazepine has ever worked like a miracle drug for me, but it mutes the symptoms a bit and makes me sleepy, a relief in the midst of a severe panic attack. F 32 2 years
10/15/2004
 5  social anxiety Sedation and tiredness. For me, works great, no tolerance and no addiction when taken as-needed 2-3 times/week. M 42 2 years
10/6/2004
 1  anxiety During my first week of clonazepam treatment, at a dose of 2 mgs. daily, I began exhibiting pseudo-psychoric behavior .I.E., I would awaken suddenly at night and instead of sleeping in my bed, I'd be standing in the kitchen eating (what i probably thought was food)my lipstick stick! One tiny example , inumerable others. Gradually became depressed. Lost any and all motivation to do ANYTHING! WhenI reported this to my Dr. at the time, he sais he'd never heard of such side effects and increased my dose!! I'm weaning myself off the last 2 mgs. I was on 8mgs. daily for over 7 years! It's a miracle I'm still alive. Stay away from this stuff, esp. if you're not epileptic. F 45 7 years
9/22/2004
 2  panic disorder Heart palpitations nearly always occured within a few minutes of taking it. Sure it made me feel sleepy, but was quickly replaced by anxiety with my heart arrythmias. Don't take it if you have a tendancy to have heart dysrhythmias. It caused frequent PACs with me. F 46
5/18/2004
 1  anxiety/depression READ THE SIDE EFFECT WARNINGS- carefully! This medication can cause increased depression, confusion, and a loss of sense of well being read it in the indications it's all in the indications.- I ended up in the hospital over this medication- if it could happen to me it could happen to some one else too! F 30 15 days
1/27/2004

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