Klonopin
People mainly take Klonopin for anxiety, sleep. Based on 30 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #687 of 2,750 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 31% are positive.
What Klonopin does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
3 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I’m now down to .5mg a day. I was taking 2mg a Day of Klonopin before... The only reason I haven’t come completely off the klonopin is I can’t sleep without it.”
“I use klonopin, 3 ps-100s, melatonin, taurine, magnesium glycinate when I have issues”
“the only thing which has been helping me feel like 'myself' at all and be able to function in social situations is when I take 0.5 of ativan or klonopin”
“I also use a low dose of klonopin but I hope to get rid of it... main reason I keep using it is to counter the anxiety I get from ritalin.”
“bam, got prescribed Klonopin”
Other options for anxiety
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