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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 Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	374	120
Treat my mood condition(s)	140	30
Insomnia	80	34
Other	60	17
Panic attacks	59	25
Support another treatment	25	4
Panic Disorder	16	4
Muscle tension	5	1
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	4	1
Sleepiness	4	1
Agoraphobia	3	2
Seizures	3	1
Bipolar Disorder	2	0
General health	2	1
Hyperventilation	2	0
Epilepsy	2	0
Social anxiety/phobia	2	1
I go to sleep like I am supposed to.	1	0
Myoclonic jerking	1	0
Mood changes	1	1
Agitation	1	0
social phobia	1	1
offset mania from adderall	1	0
Problems concentrating	1	0
Phobias	1	0
Anxiety attacks	1	0
Agitation/Irritability	1	1
sleep	1	0
Panic	1	0
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1	0
Head tremor	1	0
BAD-ANXIETY	1	1
Ruminating thoughts	1	0
Sleep Apnea	1	0
mixed episodes	1	1
Paranoia	1	0
Depression	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
Tremor	1	0
Sleep problems	1	0
Withdrawal effects	1	1
get the shakes	1	0
tremor in hands	1	0
PTSD	1	1
to help stop flashbacks and self-injury	1	0
obsessions (with irrational ideas)	1	1
Trigeminal neuralgia	1	0
Dizziness	1	0
Panic attacks or Severe anxiety	1	1
Spasms	1	1
Hypomania	1	0
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	1	0
trouble falling asleep	1	0
racing thoughts	1	0
Heart Palpitations	1	1
Mania	1	0
flinching	1	0
SSRI withdrawal	1	0

See all 58 reasons taken ▼

See all 689 patients currently taking Clonazepam

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	10	6%
Moderate	35	19%
Mild	64	35%
None	72	40%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness	38	37%	20 20 4
Sleepiness	21	20%	8 14 2
Groggy in morning	20	19%	9 9 4
Forgetfulness	19	18%	5 12 4
Sedation	17	17%	4 12 2
Somnolence	15	15%	6 9 3
Grogginess	11	11%	4 7 1
klonopin can be a depressant	9	9%
Addiction	8	8%
Sex drive (libido) decreased	8	8%
It makes me less alert in the mornings. I take my dose at bedtime	8	8%
Depression	3	3%
Anxiety	3	3%
Brain fog	3	3%
People said I acted different, not mean or intoxicated. I acted like a different person	2	2%
Daytime sleepiness	2	2%
uncontrollable crying	2	2%
Tiredness	2	2%
Difficulty concentrating	1	1%
derealization	1	1%
no side effects other then what I have been experiencing	1	1%
Worry about addiction/dependence	1	1%
Constipation	1	1%
Clumsiness	1	1%
Hangover effect	1	1%
lathargic	1	1%
increased depression	1	1%
Extreme sedation	1	1%
Numbed emotions	1	1%
unable to concentrate	1	1%
Memory problems	1	1%
Depression with suicidal thoughts	1	1%
Lack of motivation	1	1%
seems to affect memory, may be related to sedation	1	1%
sleep dependency	1	1%
Vertigo	1	1%
Opsoclonus	1	1%
Stress	1	1%
uncoordination	1	1%
Panic attacks	1	1%
drowsy, sleepiness & some dizzieness	1	1%
Blurry vision	1	1%
excessive crying	1	1%
Memory issues	1	1%
Withdrawal symptoms if dose missed	1	1%
Excessive sleeping	1	1%
Short term memory problems	1	1%
Amnesia	1	1%
Occasional balance problems on standing or walking too fast.	1	1%
Migraine Headaches	1	1%
less energy	1	1%
insomnia, agitation, & anxiety when stopping treatment	1	1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	1%
Seizures	1	1%
Disinhibition	1	1%
hard to wake up if I take it at nite or during nite when can't sleep	1	1%
Hallucination	1	1%
Back pain	1	1%
worsening depression	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 59 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Clonazepam. See all 59 dosages ►

0.05mg as needed	0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	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	1.5 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.125mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	2 1mg 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	0.1 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	2 mg weekly	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	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	50 mg daily	200 mg daily
3	1	1	8	1	1	6	78	2	2	1	1	1	36	1	1	5	3	4	1	9	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	6	1	14	2	1	2	108	6	137	1	37	1	82	1	2	46	3	31	12	1	3	2	2	1	2

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	28	30%
Other	26	28%
Did not seem to work	23	25%
Side effects too severe	19	21%
Course of treatment ended	10	11%
Personal research	5	5%
Expense	3	3%
Not indicated	2	2%

See all 90 patients who’ve stopped taking Clonazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	14	23	41	69	121

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
17	12	18	18	12	14

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	116	64%
Usually	45	25%
Sometimes	19	10%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	8	4%
Somewhat	13	7%
A little	39	22%
Not at all	121	67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	3	2%
$25-49	11	6%
< $25	121	67%

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Patient Evaluations

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mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 2

Emotional: 3

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Severe

25 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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mountabora

0.5mg as needed

since Jan 06, 2010
Efficacy Slight for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

micamAnicDuDe1983

Sex: M

Depression: 0

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

26 M

Function: High

Distress: Low

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micamAnicDuDe1983

1.5 mg daily

since Aug 17, 2009
Efficacy Major for Anxiety
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

Chelena

Sex: F

Depression: 3

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 1

Physical: 2

External Stress: Severe

54 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate

See profile
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

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Report created on March 18, 2010.

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Clonazepam Treatment Report

What is Clonazepam?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

0.05mg as needed	0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	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	1.5 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.125mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	2 1mg 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	0.1 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	2 mg weekly	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	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	50 mg daily	200 mg daily
3	1	1	8	1	1	6	78	2	2	1	1	1	36	1	1	5	3	4	1	9	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	6	1	14	2	1	2	108	6	137	1	37	1	82	1	2	46	3	31	12	1	3	2	2	1	2

0.05mg as needed	0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	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	1.5 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.125mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	2 1mg 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	0.1 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	2 mg weekly	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	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	50 mg daily	200 mg daily
3	1	1	8	1	1	6	78	2	2	1	1	1	36	1	1	5	3	4	1	9	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	6	1	14	2	1	2	108	6	137	1	37	1	82	1	2	46	3	31	12	1	3	2	2	1	2

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Clonazepam Treatment Report

What is Clonazepam?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0.05mg as needed	0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	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	1.5 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.125mg as needed	2 0.25mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	2 1mg 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	0.1 mg daily	0.125 mg daily	1 mg weekly	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	2 mg weekly	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	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	50 mg daily	200 mg daily
3	1	1	8	1	1	6	78	2	2	1	1	1	36	1	1	5	3	4	1	9	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	6	1	14	2	1	2	108	6	137	1	37	1	82	1	2	46	3	31	12	1	3	2	2	1	2