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Taking Clonazepam
361 Patients currently take Clonazepam
32 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
Frayea
Depression: 4
Emotional: 4
Compulsion: 3
Anxiety: 3
Mania: 2
Physical: 2
External Stress: Overwhelming
25 F
Function: Low
Distress: High
Frayea
generic, 1 mg as needed since May 17, 2008
komodolover
Depression: 2
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Severe
28 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
komodolover
Klonopin, 0.5 mg as needed since Apr 01, 2008
MimiPeePee
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
MimiPeePee
0.5 mg as needed since Feb 22, 2008

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Brand Names: Civ, generic, Klonopin, only before bed for leg spasms, PMS-Clonazepam, Rivotril, Teva, USA

Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine derivative drug used in the treatment of epilepsy, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Clonazepam

Other
Other: 100% 117
Anxiety
Anxiety: 56% 66
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 51% 60
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 36% 42
Insomnia
Insomnia: 9% 11
Not indicated
Not indicated: 9% 11
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 7% 8
Dizziness
Dizziness: 3% 4
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 3% 4
Mood swings
Mood swings: 3% 4
Pain
Pain: 3% 4
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 3% 3
Fatigue
Fatigue: 3% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 3
Depression
Depression: 2% 2
Ms hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs
Ms hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs: 2% 2
Restless leg syndrome
Restless leg syndrome: 2% 2
Don't know
Don't know: 2% 2
General health
General health: 2% 2
Akathesia - internal tremors
Akathesia - internal tremors: 1% 1
Anxiety and frustration
Anxiety and frustration: 1% 1
Central sleep apnea
Central sleep apnea: 1% 1
Difficulty sleeping through the night
Difficulty sleeping through the night: 1% 1
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia): 1% 1
Headache
Headache: 1% 1
Loss of use of left side
Loss of use of left side: 1% 1
Muscle tension
Muscle tension: 1% 1
Myoclonus jerks
Myoclonus jerks: 1% 1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 1
Panic attack(s)
Panic attack(s): 1% 1
Periodic limb movement disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder: 1% 1
Rem sleep behavior disorder
Rem sleep behavior disorder: 1% 1
Trembling in head and hands
Trembling in head and hands: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.75 mg daily 0.05 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 3.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 200 mg daily 0.25 mg as needed 0.05 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 50 mg as needed 1000 mg as needed N/A
4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 65 Number of Patients: 65 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 27 Number of Patients: 27 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 60 Number of Patients: 60  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Clonazepam

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
33
53
28
63
139

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

Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 100% 11
Other
Other: 91% 10
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 73% 8
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 55% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 45% 5
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 36% 4
Personal research
Personal research: 18% 2

How Long Patients Took Clonazepam Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
2
2
11
4
9

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Clonazepam Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 28
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 50% 14
2 stars2 stars
2: 25% 7
1 star
1: 11% 3


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