User Reviews for clonazepam oral

Prescribed for restless leg. Seemed to work great at first. After a month on this medication, my anxiety went through the roof and I became suicidal and aggressive to others. Started tapering off, and ended up with panic attacks, severe body pains, burning skin, and movements much worse than the restless leg I was prescribed this for. These side effects lasted for months, and if we had not been on light duty at work allowing me to take extra time off, I would have lost my job. I would not recommend this medication to anyone!Read More Read Less

This drug has been a life saver ! It has made me stay calm and relaxed as opposed to being a prick all the time ! Like I would snap quickly but now I am pretty mellow guy !!!!!!!

I am very active & thin but have tight, stiff muscles around left sacroiliac joint: nothing diagnosed on MRIs but in clinical exam, may be Piriformis Syndrome. I take just 1/4 of a .5 mg clonazepam pill every 2-3 days at bedtime, & this virtually eliminates pain & stiffness. I resisted this med., tried ibuprofen & acetaminophen, but this tiny dosage of clonaz. definitely works the best & it is now all I take for the problem. No memory or tiredness problems: key is keeping dosage as low as possible. Really effective drug & I am grateful for it! Read More Read Less

I have been taking 2mg of this drug daily for over 2 years, for social anxiety and panic. It worked great at first. Now my brain has become used to it, it no longer works. At the beginning, if I missed a dose, I would be in a zombie-like state, feeling like literally I was dying. Now, if I miss a dose, nothing happens. Also, the pills start to dissolve in your mouth almost instantly, and can get stuck in your throat or the roof of your mouth quite easily when trying to swallow them. I also have severe memory loss for a long time, am unsure if this drug is the reason.Read More Read Less

This drug is now under stricter governmental control, mandating an on-call urine test and pill count verification prior to refills. I'm being treated like a drug addict on a methadone program, despite constant doctor and pharmacist controls for over 10 years. I'm going off this drug after taking 0.5mg all these years and hope that incremental reductions of 1/4 dosage every 2 weeks will limit withdrawal symptoms. Comments from similar users, please?

This medication works well for anxiety, restlessness and can help a bit for sleep but it is not an effective treatment for restless legs syndrome. It will make you feel very groggy in the mornings as it has a fairly long half life. When I was taking 3 mg a day I found it had an affect on achieving orgasm during sex. Overall it is a proven medication and I would recommend it especially for those who have anxiety issues or restlessness. I have never found it difficult to stop taking but you have to wean yourself off it very carefully. Do not try to get off any amount of it cold turkey. Read More Read Less

I have had crippling panic attacks for years. I take 80mg Prozac (the therapeutic dose for anxiety) and 10mg Buspar (for anxiety). For breakthrough attacks in the past I have been on Xanax and prefer that. Now my Dr. has me on Clonazepam and I do not like it. While it does work- it takes an hour to work (too long if I think I am dying) and it makes me sleep. That might sound good- but I can't work or function if I take it. So- I try not to take it. If it was immediate release and only worked for 4 hours I would love it though.Read More Read Less

I am coming off Clonazepam and having contuning jerks at night my whole body jumps and am not getting much sleep the VA wants me off of it because I also take Hydrocodone 5-325 I have had 12 spine surgeries and have used both meds that work wonders for me if I had known all the affects coming off this drug I never would have started it.

Helps anxiety for severe chronic nerve pain, created from major spinal CNs and PNS uncorrectable damage. It seems to provide little help if anxiety arises to a panic attack.

I have been on clonazepam for 20 years for severe anxiety associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. When introduced to clonazepam, I was not informed of just how addictive this drug is. clonazepam helped me for years but after a while made me very suicidal. My doctor and I are now working closely together to taper me off of clonazepam. I have replaced the clonazepam with Librium which is a long lasting benzodiazepine for the slow taper from clonazepam. The taper will take 3 months and then I will have to taper off of the Librium which is much less addictive than the clonazepam. My reason for this comment is in no way to inform anyone about their form of treatment for their condition. Rather, it is to warn anyone of just how addictive clonazepam is and how difficult it is to get off of. Good luck to all and may God bless you! Read More Read Less

I was given this medication for severe anxiety associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I have been on clonazepam for 20 years. The drug helped me for years but ended up making me very suicidal. My physician and I are working closely together now on a very slow taper to get off of clonazepam. The taper requires a replacement drug to get off of it. I am in my third week of the taper replacing the clonazepam with Librium which is another benzodiazepine which is much easier to get off from than clonazepam. This taper will take 3 months. Then I have to be slowly tapered off of the Librium. When I was introduced to clonazepam, I was never told just how addictive it is. While I would never try to interfere with anyone's treatment, I would DEFINATELY caution anyone given clonazepam to be extremely careful because it is extremely addictive and extremely difficult to get off of. My whole reason for making this comment is to let the reader know just what they are getting into by taking this drug. It does work but is extremely addictive. Good luck and may God bless you all!Read More Read Less

I was atvin 1 mg for 3 times a day I been on it for 18 yrs. I feeling asked my doctor for a,switch TT clopamzan

I was on this drug for 5 years. when my doctor said I needed to come off. may dosage was slowing cut down from 2 mil a day to .25 mil. I have been going thru withdrawal for two years. I have been off the drug for 6 weeks now and the withdrawal systems have got no better. It worked great for me when I was on the drug. But nothing is worth what I'm going thru. Don't ever start this drug, it's not worth it.

I've used this for over 20 years and. It still helps my RLS about 90% of the time. I'm on 3 a day of the 1 mg and I really think I need mine increased but I don't know if my dr will increase the dosage to the 2 mg. I think the 2 mg in the morning and 2 mg at night would do the trick. That's one pill less a day but it's also 1 mg more a day if it's changed to the 2 mg. I've had RLS since Id was 17 and I've been on carbidopa levodopa for it at first and after about three weeks on that my legs got so bad at night. That medicine made it worse so that's when I changed dr's and was put on the 1 mg 3 times a day. It also works great for my panic or anxiety attacks. I think I having a heart attack when I have those episodes. But if I take a clonazepam it will knock out my chest pains and jaw pain and arm pain in about 20 minutes. It's scary because I'm at the age that I could be having a heart attack and think it's just anxiety. Read More Read Less

I am a registered nurse...this drug is extremely addictive..when I read the posts it seems people do not realize that what they are experiencing is withdrawal ..not the need for the drug...(which can be confused) if you go off it..wean yourself off slowly...it should be saved only for panic attacks and used per panic attack..not continuously any dr. prescribing it for long term use is suspect...really...this is true

I have been taking this for 7 years . My dr. perscribed it to take along with my zoloft, which I had been on for quite a number of years already. Now I am starting to feel like I'm "down" off and on, so he is thinking of changing one of the two, if not both. It scares me to change, but I don't like the lost feeling I am experiencing. We'll see what happens at my next app. in 3 weeks.

I have been on this medication for a little over ten years now. I am prescribed three mgs. a day. If I don't take them I will have extreme anxiety and even panic attacks. I found to take as prescribed instead of as needed, it is better to prevent a panic attack rather than have to wait for the medication to work in the middle of an attack! The only reason I gave three stars on effectiveness is due to most of the new generics, they don't seem to be as effective as the older ones such as the Tevas. In my opinion brand name works the best followed by the Tevas then the "m" followed by the worst which are the blue "v". I'm prescribed the one mg. tablets.Read More Read Less