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Taking Clonazepam
1555 Patients currently take Clonazepam
172 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
Chelena Sex: F Depression: 3 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 54 F Function: Low Distress: Moderate See profile Chelena Klonopin, 2 mg daily since Oct 01, 2001
mountabora Sex: F Depression: 0 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Moderate 25 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile mountabora 0.5mg as needed since Aug 12, 2006
GMamericanflyer1955 Depression: 2 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 3 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Severe Function: Moderate Distress: Moderate See profile GMamericanflyer1955 10 mg daily since Jan 01, 2000

Clonazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Klonopin, PMS-Clonazepam, Rivotril, Clonex, Rivotril drops, Clonotril

What is Clonazepam? Clonazepam, a benzodiazepine, is used alone or as an adjunct in the treatment of seizure disorders and for panic disorders. 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.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

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Reasons taken

1727 patients in the community are taking or have taken Clonazepam.

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Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Anxiety	544	31%
Other	195	11%
Stiffness/Spasticity	124	7%
Treat my mood condition(s)	123	7%
Insomnia	112	6%
Panic attacks	46	2%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	33	1%
Support another treatment	29	1%
Pain	19	1%
difficulty getting to sleep at night	17	<1%
Fasciculations	12	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	10	<1%
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	10	<1%
General health	8	<1%
Depression	8	<1%
Periodic Limb Movement Disorderder (PLMD)	8	<1%
Sleepiness	7	<1%
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder	7	<1%
Anxiety and frustration	7	<1%
Dizziness	7	<1%
Fibromyalgia	7	<1%
Muscle cramping, spasms	7	<1%
Sleep problems	7	<1%
Don't know	6	<1%
disease-related symptoms	6	<1%
Tremors	5	<1%
Emotional lability	5	<1%
Headaches	4	<1%
Fatigue	4	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Dystonia	4	<1%
Mood swings	4	<1%
Muscle tension	4	<1%
Seizures	3	<1%
tremor	3	<1%
Slow my MS progress	3	<1%
Seizures (partial/focal)	3	<1%
Mobility	2	<1%
Sleeplessness	2	<1%
Epilepsy	2	<1%
Panic Disorder	2	<1%
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Pain	2	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2	<1%
Nystagmus	2	<1%
Anxiety and Panic attacks	2	<1%
Cramps	2	<1%
Tremors, hands	2	<1%
Hyperventilation	2	<1%
leg spasms	2	<1%
Agoraphobia	2	<1%
Spasms	2	<1%
Tremors, leg and foot	1	<1%
Treat my MSA	1	<1%
Seizures (absence/petit mal)	1	<1%
BAD-ANXIETY	1	<1%
Itching (pruritus)	1	<1%
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	<1%
tremor, legs	1	<1%
tremors, body	1	<1%
Sleep Apnea	1	<1%
Pain, legs	1	<1%
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)	1	<1%
Facial spasms	1	<1%
severe panic attack	1	<1%
Paranoia	1	<1%
Tremors, legs	1	<1%
Anxiety and fear	1	<1%
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	1	<1%
spasms in arm	1	<1%
Muscle spasms	1	<1%
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral	1	<1%
Twitching in arms, constant	1	<1%
Agitation/Irritability	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
stiffness in legs	1	<1%
Sensation	1	<1%
Rebound Insomnia	1	<1%
Vivid dreams	1	<1%
Ear problems	1	<1%
Central Sleep Apnea	1	<1%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)	1	<1%
poor sleep	1	<1%
Problems concentrating	1	<1%
tremor, hand	1	<1%
Assistive communication	1	<1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	<1%
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder	1	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1	<1%
trembling	1	<1%
Stress	1	<1%
Drooling	1	<1%
Myoclonus Jerks	1	<1%
vision disturbance (R eye)	1	<1%
Social anxiety/phobia	1	<1%
Tremors and Seizures	1	<1%
vertigo & nausea	1	<1%
Trigeminal neuralgia	1	<1%
Hand tremor	1	<1%
nerves/ stress	1	<1%
ALS/MND	1	<1%
don't know	1	<1%
Relax muscles	1	<1%
Tourettes-Twiches	1	<1%
control tremors during sleep	1	<1%
hypomania	1	<1%
burning pain	1	<1%
Stiffness	1	<1%
Cramps, legs	1	<1%
racing thoughts	1	<1%
trembling in head and hands	1	<1%
night cramps	1	<1%
SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome	1	<1%
restless legs	1	<1%
anxiety, stiffness/spasticity	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

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All (Show top 10)

0.05mg as needed	0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	0.125mg as needed	0.25 mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 1mg as needed	0.5 as needed	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0.5mg daily	0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5mg as needed	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.125mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	20mg as needed	2gtt as needed	2 mg all the time (24/7)	2 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	3 1mg as needed	3 mg all the time (24/7)	3mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	6 0.5mg as needed	6gtt as needed	8mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.05 mg daily	0.5 mg weekly	0.1 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	1 mg weekly	2 mg every other week	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1 tps. daily	1.25 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	1.75 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.28 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	2.75 mg daily	3 mg daily	3.5 mg daily	4 mg daily	4.5 mg daily	5 gtt daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 gtt daily	12 other daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	38 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	200 mg daily
4	1	4	1	13	1	1	14	146	2	1	1	5	1	5	1	61	1	9	1	1	4	2	13	1	6	6	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	3	10	7	6	1	1	31	1	1	30	5	7	284	7	351	1	2	92	1	182	1	5	1	72	4	57	2	1	4	21	3	11	1	1	3	4	1	2	2	1	4

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Clonazepam or how long patients were taking Clonazepam before stopping.

Currently Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	36	54	205	163	360

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
23	20	34	38	22	36

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	58	31%
Other	47	25%
Did not seem to work	46	25%
Side effects too severe	38	20%
Course of treatment ended	25	13%
Personal research	10	5%
Not indicated	8	4%
Expense	5	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 333 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	51%	25
Moderate	43%	21
Slight	4%	2
Can't tell	2%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	3%	11
Moderate	15%	51
Mild	33%	111
None	48%	160

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sleepiness, Groggy in morning

Summary results are based on 333 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 333)

Chelena

Sex: F

Depression: 3

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 3

Mania: 1

Physical: 2

External Stress: Overwhelming

54 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate

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by Chelena
Aug 21, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsMild

Treat my mood condition(s)

Advice/Tips: Klonopin has been discussed quite a bit in the forum on PLM and I haven't read much of it because i really have been helped by it and I don't really know if everyone posting really knows what they think they know. Everyone's body chemistry and personal history is different and I think one has to use good judgement and discuss any questions with your p=doc. I review my use of taking klonopin at least once a year with my doc and we both end up agreeing it has helped me immensely and not to fool with that.

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2 helpful marks

brookerbeach

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms: moderate

Physical Symptoms: mild

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

750

VL < 50

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by brookerbeach
Aug 21, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Anxiety

Advice/Tips: Abusing this medication may result in confusion, general mailaise, loss of consciousness, descreased respiration. Don't drink alcohol if you are using this class of medication.

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Report created on November 07, 2009.

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