PatientsLikeMe : Clonazepam Treatment Report

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Taking Clonazepam
579 Patients currently take Clonazepam
47 Patients stopped taking Clonazepam
ducksixty Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 1 Physical: 1 External Stress: Moderate 45 M Function: High Distress: Low See profile ducksixty Klonopin, 1mg daily since Jan 01, 2008
Chelena Depression: 2 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 3 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 1 Physical: 3 External Stress: Overwhelming 53 F Function: Moderate Distress: Moderate See profile Chelena Klonopin, 2mg daily since Oct 01, 2001
mountabora Depression: 0 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 0 Mania: 0 Physical: 0 External Stress: Severe 24 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile mountabora since Aug 12, 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...

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	177	29%
Anxiety	117	19%
Treat my mood condition(s)	107	17%
Stiffness/spasticity	62	10%
Insomnia	25	4%
Fasciculations	12	2%
Pain	9	1%
Treat Parkinson's	8	1%
disease-related symptoms	8	1%
Depression	5	<1%
Emotional lability	5	<1%
General health	5	<1%
Slow my MS progress	4	<1%
Mood swings	4	<1%
Don't know	4	<1%
Fatigue	4	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	<1%
Dizziness	4	<1%
Panic attack(s)	3	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	3	<1%
Hyperventilation	2	<1%
Muscle tension	2	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2	<1%
Loss of use of left side	1	<1%
Headache	1	<1%
Anxiety and Frustration	1	<1%
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral	1	<1%
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder	1	<1%
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	<1%
Central sleep apnea	1	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1	<1%
chronic insomnia	1	<1%
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	1	<1%
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder	1	<1%
Muscle cramping, spasms	1	<1%
trembling in head and hands	1	<1%
Akathesia - internal tremors	1	<1%
Myoclonus Jerks	1	<1%
Pain, nerve endings	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Problems concentrating	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Clonazepam.

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All (Show Top 10)

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	1	154	1	1	6	1	1	7	90	2	103	19	41	3	24	1	14	1	3	2	2	11	5	5	2	2	1	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
14	41	55	78	85	214

Stopped taking Clonazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
5	2	7	17	3	13

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clonazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	14	29%
Other	14	29%
Did not seem to work	11	23%
Side effects too severe	10	21%
Course of treatment ended	5	10%
Personal research	3	6%
Not indicated	3	6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 34 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	50%	17
None	35%	12

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 34 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 34)

mountabora

Depression: 0

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Severe

24 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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by mountabora
Aug 18, 2008