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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
7 5%
Moderate
27 19%
Mild
51 35%
None
59 41%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
37 26%
Sleepiness
19 13%
Groggy in morning
19 13%
Sedation
17 12%
Forgetfulness
16 11%
Somnolence
15 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Clonazepam. See all 54 dosages

  0.05mg as needed 0.25 mg as needed 0.25mg as needed 0.5 1mg as needed 0.5 as needed 0.5 mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 0.5mg daily 10mg as needed 1 mg all the time (24/7) 1 mg as needed 1mg as needed 2 0.125mg as needed 2 0.5mg as needed 2 mg all the time (24/7) 2 mg as needed 2mg as needed 3 0.5mg as needed 3 1mg as needed 3 mg all the time (24/7) 3mg as needed 50mg as needed 5mg as needed 8mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 0.05 mg daily 0.5 mg weekly 0.125 mg daily 1 mg weekly 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 tps. daily 1.5 mg daily 1.75 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.28 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily 200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 70 Number of Patients: 70 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 91 Number of Patients: 91 4 Number of Patients: 4 123 Number of Patients: 123 1 Number of Patients: 1 35 Number of Patients: 35 1 Number of Patients: 1 76 Number of Patients: 76 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 37 Number of Patients: 37 3 Number of Patients: 3 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
26 34% Doctor's advice: 34%
Other
21 27% Other: 27%
Did not seem to work
16 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe
14 18% Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended
11 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Personal research
4 5% Personal research: 5%
Expense
2 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
2 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Clonazepam

Currently Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
11
18
71
47
110

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
8
15
16
12
12

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
89 62%
Usually
36 25%
Sometimes
18 13%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 5%
Somewhat
11 8%
A little
34 24%
Not at all
92 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 1%
$25-49
7 5%
< $25
98 68%

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

Report created on November 20, 2009.