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What is Klonopin?

Klonopin, a brand name for the benzodiazepine clonazepam, is used in the treatment of seizure disorders and panic disorder. Off label it is used for restless leg syndrome, neuralgia, multifocal tic disorder, parkinsonian dysarthria, bipolar disorder and as an adjunct in treatment of schizophrenia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 178 50
Other 41 11
Stiffness/Spasticity 30 7
Treat my mood condition(s) 29 7
Insomnia 29 9
difficulty getting to sleep at night 27 5

See all 393 patients currently taking Klonopin


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
5 5%
Moderate
13 13%
Mild
33 34%
None
46 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
27 28%
Groggy in morning
15 15%
Addictive
8 8%
klonopin can be a depressant
7 7%
Forgetfulness
7 7%
Somnolence
6 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Klonopin. See all 31 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 0.5 as needed 0.5 mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 10mg as needed 1.5mg as needed 1 mg all the time (24/7) 1mg as needed 2 0.125mg as needed 2 0.5mg as needed 2 mg all the time (24/7) 2mg as needed 6 0.5mg as needed 0.05 mg daily 0.125 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 6 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 200 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 40 Number of Patients: 40 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 66 Number of Patients: 66 98 Number of Patients: 98 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 54 Number of Patients: 54 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Klonopin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
14 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Other
14 27% Other: 27%
Did not seem to work
13 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe
12 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Course of treatment ended
8 15% Course of treatment ended: 15%
Expense
2 4% Expense: 4%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 51 patients who’ve stopped taking Klonopin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Klonopin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
17
32
57
46
106

Stopped Taking Klonopin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
6
8
11
6
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
65 67%
Usually
21 22%
Sometimes
8 8%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 4%
Somewhat
6 6%
A little
20 21%
Not at all
67 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 4%
< $25
66 68%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.