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Taking Clonazepam
167 Patients currently take Clonazepam
20 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
percy Sex: M Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile percy 0.5mg as needed since Jun 21, 2006
mono Sex: M Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile mono 12 other daily since Jan 06, 1982
dede Sex: F Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: severe See profile dede 2 mg daily since Aug 20, 2006

Clonazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Klonopin, Rivotril, PMS-Clonazepam

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.

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

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Anxiety	45	24%
Insomnia	42	22%
Other	21	11%
Treat Parkinson's	10	5%
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	10	5%
Muscle cramping, spasms	7	3%
Dystonia	4	2%
Sleep problems	3	1%
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder	2	1%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	2	1%
control tremors during sleep	1	<1%
Stiffness/Spasticity	1	<1%
don't know	1	<1%
Anxiety and fear	1	<1%
Tremors, legs	1	<1%
Vivid dreams	1	<1%
Fatigue	1	<1%
Seizures	1	<1%
disease-related symptoms	1	<1%
General health	1	<1%
Mobility	1	<1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Hand tremor	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Stiffness	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

0.125 mg all the time (24/7)	0.125mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	2mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.125 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.375 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	6 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 other daily
1	1	1	1	13	3	1	1	1	1	1	7	3	1	1	51	1	38	9	10	1	7	2	2	1	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
1	3	5	28	31	38

Stopped Taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	3	7	3	1	4

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	7	35%
Side effects too severe	6	30%
Doctor's advice	3	15%
Other	3	15%
Personal research	2	10%
Expense	1	5%
Not indicated	1	5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 30 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	71%	5
Slight	29%	2

Treat Parkinson's

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	17%	5
Mild	37%	11
None	47%	14

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sleepiness, Groggy in morning

Summary results are based on 30 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 30)

Cabinonalake

Sex: M

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild

See profile
by Cabinonalake
Aug 24, 2008

EfficacyModerate
Side-effectsNone

Anxiety

Advice/Tips: I take it only as needed, usually just before a high profile meeting at work, job interview, or a big stress producing thing. I may go several days without any. Just a little calms me down thus reducing the anxiety and tremor.