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Brand Names: Klonopin, PMS-Clonazepam, Rivotril
Generic Name: Clonazepam

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...Click to read more below

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


Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

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  0 mg day 0 day 0 mg none 0 none 1 mg month 0.05 mg day 0.1 mg day 0.15 mg day 0.25 mg day 0.5 mg day 0.75 mg day 1 mg day 1.5 mg day 2 mg day 2.5 mg day 3 mg day 3.5 mg day 4 mg day 4.5 mg day 5 mg day 6 mg day 8 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 40 mg day 50 mg day 60 mg day 200 mg day
  10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 154 Number of Patients: 154 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 91 Number of Patients: 91 2 Number of Patients: 2 104 Number of Patients: 104 20 Number of Patients: 20 40 Number of Patients: 40 3 Number of Patients: 3 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

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
15
41
54
78
85
215

Stopped taking Clonazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
2
8
17
3
13
Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 15 31% Doctor's advice: 31%
Other 14 29% Other: 29%
Did not seem to work 11 22% Did not seem to work: 22%
Side effects too severe 10 20% Side effects too severe: 20%
Course of treatment ended 5 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research 3 6% Personal research: 6%
Not indicated 3 6% Not indicated: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 35 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 64% 7
Moderate 27% 3
None 9% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 6% 2
Moderate 9% 3
Mild 49% 17
None 37% 13

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Somnolence, It makes me less alert in the mornings. I take my dose at bedtime

Summary results are based on 35 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 35)

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Severe
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • txpr
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • txpr
  • by txpr
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Other
Advice/Tips
I also have essential tremor Clonazepam keeps it under control

See all evaluation results for Clonazepam



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