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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 18 8
Support another treatment 2 0
Other 2 0
General health 1 1
Tourettes-Twiches 1 0
SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 22%
Mild
1 11%
None
6 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Groggy in morning
3 33%
Forgetfulness
2 22%
Sleepiness
1 11%
Drowsiness
1 11%
angry outbursts
1 11%
Somnolence
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Clonazepam. See all 12 dosages ►

  0.5mg as needed 6gtt as needed 0.125 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 6 mg daily 10 mg daily 200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
Course of treatment ended
3 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%
Doctor's advice
1 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%

See all 3 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
2
1
5
4
5

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 56%
Usually
3 33%
Sometimes
1 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 11%
A little
1 11%
Not at all
7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
8 89%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.