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Taking Clonazepam
480 Patients currently take Clonazepam
44 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
churchlady Sensation: severe Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: moderate Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile churchlady PMS-Clonazepam, 50 mg daily since Mar 20, 2008
morningstar Depression: 3 Emotional: 3 Compulsion: 3 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 2 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 23 F Function: Low Distress: High See profile morningstar Klonopin, 0.5 mg daily since Jun 07, 2007
lilybet Depression: 2 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Severe 48 F Function: Moderate Distress: Low See profile lilybet 10 mg daily since Aug 01, 2006

Brand Names: Klonopin, PMS-Clonazepam, Rivotril

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. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Clonazepam

Other	147
slow my disease's progress	95
Anxiety	91
Stiffness/spasticity	48
Insomnia	15
Not indicated	15
Fasciculations	10
Pain	8
Disease-related symptoms	6
Dizziness	4
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4
Mood swings	4
General health	4
Depression	3
Emotional lability	3
Fatigue	3
Don't know	3
Ms hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2
Muscle tension	2
Panic attack(s)	2
Restless leg syndrome	2
Anxiety and frustration	1
Central sleep apnea	1
Difficulty sleeping through the night	1
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	1
Headache	1
Headaches	1
Hyperventilation	1
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral	1
Loss of use of left side	1
Myoclonus jerks	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1
Periodic limb movement disorder	1
Trembling in head and hands	1

Patient Dosages


0.5 mg daily	0.05 mg daily	0.25 mg daily	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.25 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	3 mg daily	3.5 mg daily	4 mg daily	4.5 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	200 mg daily	0.05 mg as needed	0.25 mg as needed	0.5 mg as needed	1.5 mg as needed	1 mg as needed	2 mg as needed	5 mg as needed	8 mg as needed	10 mg as needed	20 mg as needed	25 mg as needed	50 mg as needed	1000 mg as needed	N/A
78	7	10	4	100	2	23	41	3	21	1	13	1	3	2	1	9	3	4	2	1	1	3	5	7	58	2	35	7	4	1	7	1	1	1	1	78

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Clonazepam

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
18	29	51	65	70	179

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)

Doctor's advice	13
Other	12
Did not seem to work	11
Side effects too severe	10
Course of treatment ended	6
Not indicated	5
Personal research	4

How Long Patients Took Clonazepam Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
5	4	6	16	4	13

Average: Clonazepam Ratings

	38
	20
	10
	6

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