Klonopin (clonazepam) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Clonazepam
What is Klonopin?
Klonopin, a brand name for the benzodiazepine clonazepam, is used in the treatment of seizure disorders and panic disorder. 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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Anxiety | 104 |
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29 | |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 29 |
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7 | ||
| Other | 15 |
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3 | |||
| Insomnia | 14 |
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7 | ||
| Support another treatment | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 3 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Klonopin. See all 24 dosages ►
| 0.25mg as needed | 0.5 as needed | 0.5 mg as needed | 0.5mg as needed | 10mg as needed | 1mg as needed | 2 0.125mg as needed | 2 0.5mg as needed | 2 mg all the time (24/7) | 2mg as needed | 0.05 mg 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 | 3.5 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 6 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 200 mg daily | ||
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35
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10
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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9 | 31% |
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Doctor's advice
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9 | 31% |
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Other
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9 | 31% |
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Side effects too severe
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5 | 17% |
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Course of treatment ended
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5 | 17% |
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Expense
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2 | 7% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 38 patient evaluations
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- Chelena
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Severe
- 54 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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- Chelena
- 2 mg daily
- since Aug 21, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Treat my mood condition(s)
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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
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- ProfessorBeeker
- Sex: M
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 29 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
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- ProfessorBeeker
- 2 mg daily
- since Nov 10, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Anxiety
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips I've found that I am very sensitive to dosage adjustments. It is addictive so be wary. See full evaluation
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- Hushpuppy
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 29 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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- Hushpuppy
- 1.5 mg daily
- since Jan 28, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Treat my mood condition(s)
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips Be careful taking it if you have to drive a car or anything like that, it can make me REALLY sleepy. See full evaluation
See all 38 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.