User Reviews for Clonazepam (Klonopin)

HAVE CERVICAL DYSTONIA,HAVE INFUSSION PUMP W/BACLOFEN ,TAKE KLONOPIN 2X'S DAILY,HELPS WITH SPASM ,MAKES SPASMS TOLERABLE

I have Chiari Syndrone. Have had 3 surgeries, month of mrsa. have all kind of complications like paralyzed r. diapharm sp have air full time, sleep apnes ( cannot use as hands are to weak t

I have taken this for about a month now. My doc knew I was scared to take meds at night so I took them in the morning. After getting sleepy not to long after taking the meds I broke down and started taking it at night. I finally know what sleep is again and am happy that the meds seem to be helping but I just wish I wasnt so tired after getting at least 6-7hrs of sleep.

Lov this med, helps me to deal with life, raising autistic child, helps a lot with that too. Taking 1mg once a day, can take two. But just taking one.

I take Klonopin for panic attacks, I take a 1/2 mg during the day, I works beutiful. I also take ambien cr to sleep at night. The last time I got ambien cr the drug store gave me a generic and it didn't work, so my doctor told me to take the klonopin to go to sleep, until I can see her again the get the ambien. The klonopin works better then the ambien cr to keep me sleeping.

WARNING: I WAS PRESCRIBED THIS MEDICATION FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES, I STARTED OUT WITH 1MG, AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, IT LOSS IT EFFECTIVENESS, SO MY DOCTOR SWITCHED IT TO 2MG. WELL, IT WORKS WELL, NO MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS UNTIL YOU GET OFF THIS STUFF! WHAT A NIGHTMARE! I THOUGHT I WAS LIVING EXPOSING A RAW NERVE, I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING CRAZY, ANXIETY WAS OFF THE CHARTS, PANIC ATTACKS EVERYDAY AND NIGHT, COULD NOT SLEEP,THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, OR WORSE...DYING, SO, IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I SIMPLY WOULD NEVER START TAKING THIS MEDICATION BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET OFF, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR IN FOR...TY DOC.! FRIEND OR FOE IS MY QUESTION? NOW I KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE ON THIS DRUG SIMPLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I DID FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE I WAS OFF THIS DRUG!!!! WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT I WAS IN FOR :( Read More Read Less

BEWARE: causes major hair loss. Been on it for years, too sick & could no longer work so didn't notice I'd lost so much hair. Mental dr or family dr didn't know why. Dermo dr has a book that cost $250, printed out the page & showed that this drug & lamital both caused hair loss. I've been off them about a year, don't see any hair coming back. Devasted. Especially for women. Trying to find what company makes this, no luck. Will try pharmacy for the FDA paperwork I have to fill out. I'M TICKED! understatment Had I read this, I'd never have taken it. Read More Read Less

It has shown sgns of agressive behavior in me very mean at times enough that husband wants me to get off of it

As part of a Sleep Apenia management program, I use a CPAP machine and oarly take one Klonipin 1mg tab and one Carbo/Levo 25/100 tab daily for RLS. I have been on this program 20+ years with no known side effects.

It have been a good experience. I feel very comfortable with it.

Benzo's are heaven/hell drugs. They are extremely effective in controlling anxiety and panic disorders. They are also extremely addictive. Doctor's like Klonopin because it has a long half-life. Apparently, some people do have a body chemistry that keeps them from getting addicted, or it could be how they take the medication. I have been on Benzo's 19 years. I have CFS. I tried an adrenal supplement for it and it caused the panic disorder. So at age 34 I was put on Benzo's. I'm almost 54 now. The addiction started around the one-year mark. It nearly killed me. Now I wear 2 watches so I can take my morning and evening dose to the second. My body is synchronized to a 3rd watch that I don't set the alarm on so I won't run down the battery. That is the one I take my pills by. Also, because each pill is a different weight I bought a precision scale and I file each pill down to the same weight. But each batch of the drug has a different amount of medicine in it so some months I'd start feeling sick and I had to increase my dose ever so slightly using the scale. AND, pharmacies like to change the brand you're on so that has been a battle. I had a close friend who committed suicide because of her Klonopin addiction. She was an OB/GYN nurse, with CFS. That was about 15 years ago. Now, I'm taking care of my elderly mother who lives with me and still managing my addiction (with the help of a wonderful and very understanding psychiatrist). Oh, my dose is 1mg twice a day. I hope this will help someone. Good luck and be careful.Read More Read Less

Klonopin has completely alleviated my symptoms of essential tremor. I am currently taking 2mg twice a day. I lived with this embarrassing condition for 20* years.

When I started school I would suffer panic attacks all the time, so I was put on klonopin to help with my attacks. I take 10 mg twice a day and it has really helped me get it under control.

I wish it had a more rapid onset for when the anxiety is bad, but I am thrilled that it works without making me feel drugged in any way!

I take 2-3 .5 pills a day 'as needed'. I no longer have panic attacks. It took a while to adjust to this medicine, but without it I would not be able to function.