PatientsLikeMe : Clonazepam Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Clonazepam
609 Patients currently take Clonazepam
57 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
ducksixty Depression: 1 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 1 Physical: 1 External Stress: Moderate 45 M Function: High Distress: Low See profile ducksixty Klonopin, 1mg daily since Jan 01, 2008
ProfessorBeeker Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 3 Physical: 1 External Stress: Low 28 M Function: Moderate Distress: Low See profile ProfessorBeeker Klonopin, 2mg daily since Aug 22, 2005
morningstar Depression: 3 Emotional: 3 Compulsion: 3 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 2 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 24 F Function: Low Distress: High See profile morningstar Klonopin, 0.5mg daily since Jun 07, 2007

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

What is Clonazepam? Clonazepam is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Clonazepam affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause seizures or symptoms of panic disorder. Clonazepam is used to treat seizures and panic disorder. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	186	27%
Anxiety	141	21%
Treat my mood condition(s)	105	15%
Stiffness/spasticity	73	10%
Insomnia	27	4%
Fasciculations	11	1%
Pain	9	1%
Treat Parkinson's	8	1%
disease-related symptoms	8	1%
Emotional lability	5	<1%
General health	5	<1%
Panic attack(s)	5	<1%
Depression	5	<1%
Fatigue	4	<1%
Dizziness	4	<1%
Mood swings	4	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Don't know	4	<1%
Slow my MS progress	4	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	3	<1%
Muscle tension	2	<1%
Hyperventilation	2	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2	<1%
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	2	<1%
chronic insomnia	1	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Central sleep apnea	1	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1	<1%
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral	1	<1%
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Problems concentrating	1	<1%
trembling in head and hands	1	<1%
Muscle cramping, spasms	1	<1%
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder	1	<1%
Anxiety and Frustration	1	<1%
Treat my MSA	1	<1%
Myoclonus Jerks	1	<1%
Pain, nerve endings	1	<1%
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

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0 mg day	0 day	0 mg none	0 none	0.05 mg day	0.1 mg day	0.15 mg day	0.25 mg day	0.375 mg day	0 mg none	0.5 mg day	0.75 mg day	1 mg day	1 tps. day	1.5 mg day	2 mg day	2.5 mg day	3 mg day	3.5 mg day	4 mg day	4.5 mg day	5 mg day	6 mg day	8 mg day	10 mg day	15 mg day	20 mg day	40 mg day	50 mg day	60 mg day	200 mg day
10	1	160	1	6	1	1	7	1	2	100	2	119	1	23	47	3	27	2	13	1	3	3	3	10	4	4	2	2	1	3

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
20	40	53	78	80	184

Stopped taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	3	10	17	3	13

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	16	27%
Other	16	27%
Side effects too severe	15	25%
Did not seem to work	13	22%
Course of treatment ended	7	12%
Personal research	3	5%
Not indicated	3	5%
Expense	1	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 60 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	55%	11
Moderate	40%	8
None	5%	1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	5%	3
Moderate	8%	5
Mild	42%	25
None	45%	27

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, groggy in the morning, It makes me less alert in the mornings. I take my dose at bedtime

Summary results are based on 60 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 60)

mountabora

Depression: 0

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

24 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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by mountabora
Aug 18, 2008