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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 11%
Mild
6 32%
None
11 58%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
6 60%
Sleepiness
3 30%
Groggy in morning
2 20%
Forgetfulness
2 20%
Grogginess
1 10%
Fatigue, exhaustion, and frustration
1 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Clonazepam. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.125mg as needed 0.25mg as needed 0.5 mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 0mg as needed 1mg as needed 2gtt as needed 2other as needed 3 1mg as needed daily 0.125 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 16 Number of Patients: 16 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
6 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Did not seem to work
3 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Not indicated
3 20% Not indicated: 20%
Personal research
2 13% Personal research: 13%
Side effects too severe
2 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Other
1 7% Other: 7%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Clonazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Clonazepam

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

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
18 95%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 21%
Not at all
15 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 5%
< $25
12 63%

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

Report created on March 22, 2010.