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Brand Names: Clonex, Klonopin, PMS-Clonazepam, Rivotril, Rivotril drops

What is Clonazepam? Clonazepam is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Clonazepam affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause seizures or symptoms of panic disorder. Clonazepam is used to treat seizures and panic disorder.

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Reasons Taken

288 patients in the community are taking or have taken Clonazepam.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

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  0 mg day 0 mg none 0 none 0.05 mg day 0.125 mg day 0.25 mg day 0.5 mg day 1 mg day 1 tps. day 1.5 mg day 2 mg day 2.5 mg day 3 mg day 3.5 mg day 4 mg day 6 mg day 8 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 50 mg day 200 mg day
  4 Number of Patients: 4 90 Number of Patients: 90 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 30 Number of Patients: 30 47 Number of Patients: 47 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Clonazepam or how long patients were taking Clonazepam before stopping.

Currently taking Clonazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
16
28
33
24
71

Stopped taking Clonazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
3
6
10
3
4
Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 9 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Other 8 24% Other: 24%
Did not seem to work 7 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe 7 21% Side effects too severe: 21%
Course of treatment ended 5 15% Course of treatment ended: 15%
Not indicated 2 6% Not indicated: 6%
Expense 1 3% Expense: 3%
Personal research 1 3% Personal research: 3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 41 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 48% 13
Moderate 41% 11
Slight 4% 1
None 7% 2

Anxiety

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 5% 2
Moderate 15% 6
Mild 44% 18
None 37% 15

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, groggy in the morning, It makes me less alert in the mornings. I take my dose at bedtime

Summary results are based on 41 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 41)

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • Chelena
    Depression: 3
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 1
    Physical: 3
    External Stress: Severe
    53 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
  • Chelena
  • by Chelena
    Aug 21, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Treat my mood condition(s)
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 everyone posting really knows what they think they know. Everyone's body chemistry and personal history is different and I think one has to use good judgement and discuss any questions with your p=doc. I review my use of taking klonopin at least once a year with my doc and we both end up agreeing it has helped me immensely and not to fool with that.

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