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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	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	308	93
Treat my mood condition(s)	137	22
Other	63	16
Insomnia	62	25
Panic attacks	56	22
Support another treatment	20	3
Muscle tension	5	1
Sleepiness	4	1
Agoraphobia	3	2
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	3	1
Seizures	2	1
Panic Disorder	2	0
General health	2	1
hypomania	2	0
Epilepsy	2	0
Hyperventilation	2	0
Tremors, hands	1	0
Myoclonus Jerks	1	0
Anxiety and Panic attacks	1	0
Agitation/Irritability	1	1
Social anxiety/phobia	1	1
disease-related symptoms	1	0
withdrawal	1	1
Problems concentrating	1	0
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	0
BAD-ANXIETY	1	1
Sleep Apnea	1	0
mixed episodes	1	0
Paranoia	1	0
Mixed Moods	1	1
Depression	1	0
PTSD	1	1
Tremors	1	0
Sleep problems	1	0
to help stop flashbacks and self-injury	1	0
Bipolar Disorder	1	0
obsessions (with irrational ideas)	1	1
Trigeminal neuralgia	1	0
Dizziness	1	0
Panic	1	0
Spasms	1	1
Don't know	1	0
trouble falling asleep	1	0
racing thoughts	1	0
trembling in head and hands	1	0
mania	1	0
flinching	1	0
Phobias	1	0

See all 48 reasons taken ▼

See all 603 patients currently taking Clonazepam

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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%
Grogginess	11	8%
klonopin can be a depressant	8	6%
Sex drive (libido) decreased	8	6%
It makes me less alert in the mornings. I take my dose at bedtime	7	5%
Addictive	7	5%
Brain fog	3	2%
Depression	3	2%
People said I acted different, not mean or intoxicated. I acted like a different person	2	1%
uncontrollable crying	2	1%
Extreme sedation	1	1%
tiredness	1	1%
Numbed emotions	1	1%
Hangover effect	1	1%
seems to affect memory, may be related to sedation	1	1%
Clumsiness	1	1%
Worry about addiction/dependence	1	1%
Difficulty concentrating	1	1%
Lack of motivation	1	1%
lathargic	1	1%
excessive crying	1	1%
Stress/anxiety	1	1%
uncoordination	1	1%
Amnesia	1	1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	1%
Anxiety	1	1%
hard to wake up if I take it at nite or during nite when can't sleep	1	1%
Disinhibition	1	1%
Daytime sleepiness	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 34 reported side effects ▼

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	1	4	1	1	6	70	2	2	1	1	32	1	4	4	1	5	5	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	1	9	2	2	91	4	123	1	35	1	76	1	2	37	3	27	1	9	1	4	2	2	1	2

Stop Reasons

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

See all 75 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
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%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 144 patient evaluations

Chelena

Sex: F

Depression: 2

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 1

Physical: 1

External Stress: Severe

54 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate

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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

mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

25 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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mountabora

0.5 1mg as needed

since May 12, 2009
Efficacy Major for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Moderate
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lilybet

Sex: F

Depression: 3

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 0

Physical: 2

External Stress: Severe

50 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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lilybet

1 mg daily

since Sep 09, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Anxiety
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips Better than Xanax; no dropoff feeling. See full evaluation

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Forum

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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	1	4	1	1	6	70	2	2	1	1	32	1	4	4	1	5	5	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	1	9	2	2	91	4	123	1	35	1	76	1	2	37	3	27	1	9	1	4	2	2	1	2

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	1	4	1	1	6	70	2	2	1	1	32	1	4	4	1	5	5	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	1	9	2	2	91	4	123	1	35	1	76	1	2	37	3	27	1	9	1	4	2	2	1	2

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