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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REM Sleep Behavior Disorder | 7 |
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3 | ||||
| tremor | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Muscle spasms | 3 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Sleep Apnea | 1 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 100% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- spoonless4sure
- Sex: M
- Mood: Very bad
- Cognition: Moderate
- Autonomic: Moderate
- Head: none
- Arms: mild
- Legs: severe
- Tremors: mild
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- spoonless4sure
- 4 mg daily
- since Apr 08, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Side Effects
None
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- lturpinky
- Sex: F
- Mood: Good
- Cognition: Mild
- Autonomic: Mild
- Head: mild
- Arms: none
- Legs: mild
- Tremors: mild
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- lturpinky
- 0.5 mg daily
- since Nov 10, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.