I just started clonazepam and I'm drowsy all the time I only take 1mg should I stop , I feel tired?

I have been taking 1 mg clonazapam for 16 years. It has been a miracle drug for me and stopping panic attacks although it can cause drowsiness for a couple of weeks, It gets better. Ask your doctor, perhaps, if you should be concerned.

After 15 years I'm still tired all the time, but it depends on why you're taking it. Think about if it's helping you for your problem. I take it for panic attacks which it took away immediately. The problem is, now I can't get off of it. Think hard about this med and dicuss it with your doc no matter what you decide to do. Sometimes the side affects of cure are worse than the original problem. Good luck. I'm new here, but I'll keep watching.

Hello Genell,
No you will not have a seizure as you have just started the medication and that possibility for a seizure is only when you've been on a benzo for a long time and stop abruptly.
You didn't say why you were taking the clonazepam? If there are other medications that can help with depression or anxiety such as antidepressants with anti/anxiety properties I would suggest trying those first as clonazepam is habit forming and once that happens it can be difficult to get off of them. If it were me I would talk with my doctor about another medication besides a benzo.

I wish the best for you,
Good luck,
pamee

I've been taking Clonazepam for years and the drowsiness will eventually wear off the more you take it. Don't stop taking it not because you may have a seizure, you haven't been taking it long enough. But if you stop taking it, you will not get the full benefit of the medication. Most mental health meds take at least 10 days to 2 weeks to fully "kick in". However the drowsiness I experienced in the beginning wore off eventually. You also have to remember that Clonazepam is an anti anxiety medication, so to relieve your anxiety it will make you somewhat tired which helps the anxiety. It calms you down. It works great for me and my anxiety is bad. Good luck and keep us posted.

You know your comfort range with medications so it is up to you. However, I woud like to share that it only took a month and a half for me to get past the drowsiness and now after many years on it, it still helps a great deal. Maybe just start with half in the evenings, then the 1mg then as well. After your body begins to adjust Of course it's necessary to have this discussion with your Primary or whomever is treating you as a specialist. I really feel very good emotionally until my chronic pain conditions start acting up, that's pretty much used as an anti-anxiety for me. You appear to be taking it for seizures, is that correct? If your sure you can not deal with this transition phase where you'll most likely meet up with the majority if not all side-effects that will subsided and you can fully make a judgement on Klonopin. I wish you well and I hope your quality of life improves greatly.