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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Anxious mood	1140	334
Insomnia	363	114
Panic attacks	234	78
Panic Disorder	205	29
Epilepsy	196	37
Other	194	54

See all 271 reasons taken ▼

See all 2920 patients currently taking Clonazepam

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	55
Moderate	143
Mild	268
None	350

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Clonazepam

See all 164 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Drowsiness	100	100
Sleepiness	69	69
Groggy in morning	53	53
Forgetfulness	36	36
Sedation	31	31
Grogginess	25	25
Depressant	22	22
Somnolence	22	22
Sex drive (libido) decreased	21	21
Lack of morning alertness	21	21
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	15	15
Fatigue	14	14
Tiredness	13	13
Addiction	13	13
Memory problems	10	10
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	10	10
Uncontrollable crying	8	8
Brain fog	7	7
Balance problems	7	7
Dizziness	7	7
Daytime sleepiness	6	6
Anxious mood	6	6
Depressed mood	6	6
Lethargy	5	5
Hospitalization	4	4
Lack of motivation	3	3
Loss of short term memory	3	3
Confusion	3	3
Difficulty waking up	3	3
Slurred speech	2	2
Drug dependence	2	2
Heartburn	2	2
Dry eyes	2	2
People said I acted different, not mean or intoxicated. I acted like a different person	2	2
Hangover effect	2	2
Depression with suicidal thoughts	2	2
Increased Hunger	2	2
Worry about addiction or dependence	2	2
Vertigo	2	2
Poor Concentration	2	2
Withdrawal effects	2	2
Generalized weakness (asthenia)	2	2
Feel like a zombie	2	2
Memory and cognition problems	2	2
Constipation	2	2
Short term memory problems	2	2
Lightheadedness	2	2
Vivid dreams	2	2
Headaches	2	2
Problems concentrating	2	2
Loss of energy	2	2
Dry tongue	2	2
Loopy feeling right after treatment	2	2
Morning sleepiness if taken too late in the evening	2	2
Problems with coordination	2	2
seems to affect memory, may be related to sedation	1	1
Slowed heart rate	1	1
Dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Cognitive impairment	1	1
Seizures	1	1
Muscle and joint pain	1	1
Migraine headaches	1	1
Decreased alcohol tolerance	1	1
Withdrawal effects with missed dose	1	1
Heavy sedation	1	1
hard to wake up if I take it at nite or during nite when can't sleep	1	1
Hyperactivity	1	1
I must takr some 24 hours add	1	1
sometimes wake up more sleepy then when I laid down	1	1
Water retention	1	1
Forgetting Words	1	1
Morning sleepiness	1	1
it is highly addictive and i was highly addicted, I was not the same person while taking this.	1	1
Loopy feeling	1	1
Anxiety while stopping treatment	1	1
Cognitive decline	1	1
Depression with anxiety	1	1
Constant hunger	1	1
Increased muscle pain	1	1
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	1	1
Wearing off effect	1	1
Worsening depression	1	1
Stomach problems	1	1
Pain in arms	1	1
Increased or worsened depression	1	1
Feel dopey	1	1
Sleep disturbances	1	1
Drowsy in a.m.	1	1
Better sleep	1	1
insomnia, agitation, & anxiety when stopping treatment	1	1
Uncontrollable Anger	1	1
at first very sleepy not now though	1	1
Occasional balance problems on standing or walking too fast	1	1
tired, nonchalant attitude.	1	1
Opsoclonus	1	1
less mentally sharp	1	1
Sleep dependency (take to sleep)	1	1
Oversleeping (too much sleep)	1	1
Tired legs	1	1
no side effects other then what I have been experiencing	1	1
Cloudy thinking	1	1
No sexual desire	1	1
Headaches all day	1	1
马克 (mark)	1	1
Binge eating in evening	1	1
Tired eyes	1	1
Constant brain fog	1	1
Drug interaction with Cogentin	1	1
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)	1	1
Hallucinations	1	1
Stiffness/Spasticity	1	1
Breathing difficulty	1	1
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)	1	1
Nausea	1	1
Racing heart feeling	1	1
Slowness	1	1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)	1	1
Weight gain	1	1
Weight loss	1	1
Blurry vision	1	1
Feeling of lump in throat	1	1
Imbalance when walking	1	1
Kidney stones	1	1
Word fishing	1	1
Decreased diaphragm strength	1	1
Falls	1	1
Panic about future	1	1
Back pain	1	1
Muscle weakness	1	1
Panic attacks	1	1
Nightmares	1	1
Rage	1	1
Neurological fatigue	1	1
Inability to concentrate	1	1
Boredom	1	1
Clumsiness	1	1
Amnesia	1	1
None	1	1
Frustration	1	1
Irritability	1	1
Excessive crying	1	1
Dry throat	1	1
Derealization	1	1
flat affect	1	1
Exhaustion	1	1
Difficulty with orgasm	1	1
Disoriented sense of time	1	1
Shakiness	1	1
Extreme sedation	1	1
Stumbling walk	1	1
Emotional numbness or flatness	1	1
Disorientation	1	1
Ataxia (lack of coordination)	1	1
Disinhibition	1	1
Nausea and vomiting	1	1
Skin rash	1	1
Stomach upset	1	1
Overeating	1	1
Sleep problems	1	1
Daytime sedation	1	1
Impaired driving (ie unsafe driving)	1	1
Lack of concentration	1	1
Stress	1	1
slowed reaction time	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Clonazepam. See all 100 dosages ►

0.5mg as needed	1mg as needed	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
254	122	71	90	506	713	170	400	158	113

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	161
Did not seem to work	144
Other	123
Side effects too severe	106
Course of treatment ended	61
Personal research	25
Expense	15
Not indicated	14
Change in health plan coverage	11

See all 492 patients who’ve stopped taking Clonazepam

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Clonazepam

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	15	29	86	162	741

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
57	68	77	92	70	122

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Clonazepam

Always	557	68%
Usually	165	20%
Sometimes	78	10%
Never	16	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clonazepam

Very	23	3%
Somewhat	52	6%
A little	122	15%
Not at all	619	76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clonazepam

$200+	4	1%
$100-199	3	1%
$50-99	9	2%
$25-49	57	10%
< $25	495	87%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 816 patient evaluations

Chelena

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F56y
FM:6y Dx
Chelena

2 mg daily

since Aug 21, 2008
Efficacy Major for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Mild
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 ... See full evaluation

micamAnicDuDe1983

Sex: M

Depression: 0

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

28 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
micamAnicDuDe1983

1.5 mg daily

since Aug 17, 2009
Efficacy Major for Anxious mood
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 0

Mania: 1

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

27 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
mountabora

0.5mg as needed

since Jan 06, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Mild
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See all 816 patient evaluations

Report created on February 12, 2012.

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