Clonazepam for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 4)

• No-...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 10, 2015

"I have spent years not getting proper sleep. I went to visit the hospital, and the doctor stuck me on clonazepam when I told him about my sleeping issues. Since I have taken it, I have been able to sleep well. Still a bit early to tell, but so far I give it a 7 out of 10."

• Sun...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 23, 2017

"I had been prescribed 1 mg of Xanax before bed for severe insomnia after trying all other sleep meds with side effects for over 5 years, and it worked great. Then I had to get a new PC, and they refused to fill Xanax. Said I needed to go to a psychiatrist for that med. So ridiculous. So, instead, he gave me 1 mg Klonopin at bedtime. He said it was the same thing, just less addictive. I've never had an addiction problem with any meds, but he felt 'uncomfortable' giving me the rx for Xanax, which again, worked great for me. Now on Klonopin, my insomnia is worse. I can't fall asleep until 7-8 am, and I just lay there wide awake, feeling all irritated. I now get 2-3 hours of sleep a night, which is worse for my health than 1 mg of Xanax."

• Krz...
• September 24, 2016

"I have had insomnia for several years, sleeping only 2-3 hours per night. I tried clonazepam last year for a few months and didn't have much success with it, so I went back to Lunesta, which worked fairly well but left me with a dull headache every day. I decided to try 1 mg clonazepam again after reading that doxepin helps it to work better - this time I take it along with 3 mg of doxepin elixir liquid, which is an antihistamine at low doses of 3-6 mg. Now, I fall asleep within 30 minutes and sleep all night! Between 7 and 8 hours. I feel energetic and not groggy at all! I have my life back!!"

• ok ...
• January 13, 2017

"I have to say I was prescribed 0.5 mg of Klonopin for sleep. I've tried other medications, Ambien, Lunesta, etc. with not too much success. The Klonopin worked wonders, but after about a month on the medication, I felt very weird. I started to have hallucinogenic dreams with bouts of gloom and doom during my waking hours. It got to a point that I got moderately depressed thinking such negative thoughts and decided to stop taking the medication. Wow, I never thought withdrawal would happen to me, but it certainly did. Sweating, nervous, agitated. It took about 5 weeks off of the Klonopin for the withdrawal symptoms to cease. Please be careful, folks. It's one of the most addictive medications out there."

• Tow...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 23, 2021

"Helps me sleep well. I have no potential side effects, and it is well tolerated for me. I used to suffer from insufficient sleep, and this used to impact my daily life. I feel better when I am on clonazepam."

• Anonymous
• February 20, 2010

Clonazepam "I have been prescribed all types of sleeping aids and have found this to work the best. I seem to have 'hangovers' from most of the other meds, or they stop working. I can take this at any time of the night and wake up feeling refreshed."

• Coc...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 8, 2018

"I was on 1 mg for a night for about 10 years. I started to cut the dose as I wanted to quit. The side effects are horrible. Shaky, not grounded, my head is all fuzzy. I have been trying to quit for 9 months now. I'm getting there. This pill is very addicting and horrible to quit. Stevie Nicks once said that this pill was tougher to quit than cocaine."

• Bal...
• August 28, 2015

"Took a 2 mg dose to help me get on a normal sleep schedule. Had the best sleep ever in my life. The biggest problem with the drug is it is highly addictive, and I went through extreme withdrawals coming off it. Reduced dosage to .5 mg every couple of weeks until I was off it. Caused vomiting, heavy sweating, loss of appetite, etc. My advice: use it on a strict schedule, the same time each night, and slowly reduce dosage over time."

• djs...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 23, 2015

"I have had insomnia since March last year, and it turns into nervousness or anxiety and then becomes panic attacks. Then I asked my wife to go with me to a doctor, and it was a psychiatrist because insomnia was in our mind, and it does not mean that you're crazy when you go to that doctor. My doctor gave me clonazepam or Rivotril here in the Philippines. First, I took 2 mg, 1 mg, and 0.5 mg as of now. I take it in the morning when I need it for anxiety panic attacks and add another 0.5 mg if my attacks are strong. I take 0.5 mg every night for sleep since March last year. I don't know what to do if there is no Rivotril or clonazepam in my life. So far, the best medicine for me! Thanks to my doctor."

• zio...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 1, 2015

"Yes indeed, Clonazepam is a 'wonder drug' for sleep (and anxiety); but beware... if I can just save one person from this drug... yes!!! I ended up on this drug for 18 years, and it took me four months of a slow taper to wean myself. During and after withdrawal, I had horrible side effects: nausea, insomnia, panic, loss of memory, etc. I have been totally off the drug for 8 weeks, and my side effects are slowly going away, but I still have a horrible metallic taste and smell. I'd try anything other than a benzo. It is not worth the side effects. Look at the drug warnings; they state the drug is meant for short-term use. Good luck."

• Pol...
• September 25, 2016

"I've had PTSD-induced insomnia since I was 6 years old. I've tried every possible drug there is: Ambien, Lunesta, and the like. Nothing seems to work, and my recurring dream always seems to come right back and wake me up. One time, I decided to try Klonopin because sleeping on a cycle of 4 days awake, 5 hours asleep from 6 years old to 29 will make you try anything. The first time I took it, one 2 mg pill, I slept for three solid days. I've never experienced sleep that deep that I can remember, but it feels like a life saver, my only way to truly sleep after feeling like the reaper was just hanging over my head waiting."

• Rea...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 4, 2016

"Well, I have been on this drug since 2009. I do not know I had an issue until I had a seizure after coming out of the shower. I had all kinds of tests and then went to a sleep lab. There, they said I never entered into REM. So I was totally sleep deprived. I was put on 0.5 mg, and it did the trick. I had the real dream and restless leg syndrome where my wife was scared of me. I would yell, kick, and literally act my dream out, and I would wake up exhausted. Since 2009, I'm getting roughly 6 hours of sleep a night. It is awesome. Still have some nights, once a month depending on stress. I travel internationally, and my sleep schedule is messed up, so I'm sure it doesn't help. But it has worked for me thus far."

• Sov...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 13, 2016

"I have taken Rivotril for 6 months, it helps me a lot. After 1 and a half years, I stopped using it as I felt I'm already better, and I was so happy with the results. After suffering bad turbulence on a plane, I'm slowly going back to the old situation again. So I decided to go back to my doctor and tell her the whole story, and she said my panic and anxiety are back. Then I started using it again. I'm happy with the results because I know it helped me so much. I sleep well every night, I run 14 kilometers every day. I'm glad to my doctor for prescribing me this medication."

• Ali...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 6, 2022

"I have taken 1 mg clonazepam for at least 15 years at bedtime and rarely during the day for panic attacks. No issues. I did try to wean off because of how long I have taken it, and it wasn't fun at all. Decided to go back on, and glad I did. I recently read that it interferes with my blood pressure medication. Now I don't know what to do. My doctor and pharmacist agreed on lowering it from 1 mg to 0.5 mg for thirty days and then I would be off. From everything I have read, that is way too fast. I had bad brain zaps and major anxiety with jitters so bad it really scared me, so I still take it. What do I do now?"

• Anonymous
• December 8, 2011

"My doctor prescribed clonazepam (0.5 mg) for sleep a few years ago when I was sleeping only an hour or two because I couldn't 'turn off' work at the end of the day. It's worked very well for me; I generally take 0.25 mg daily at bedtime. If work gets too nuts, I may take another 0.25 mg during the day -- it 'takes the edge off' and makes sleeping even better. When things are calmer at work, I can generally go down to 0.125 mg at night and still get decent sleep. I recently read that clonazepam can cause coordination problems and confused thinking -- both of which I sometimes notice, so I'm considering other options."

• sle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2017

"I take fluvoxamine for overall general OCD 150 mg/day at dinner. Mild insomniac my entire life. Recently, it was really bad, so in the last month or so, I tried trazodone (by a doctor), which had horrible effects on me. For some reason, although this has a high success rate for many people, it didn't work for me. After this, my doctor prescribed me 2 mg of clonazepam 90 minutes before bedtime. It works very well. I have a little drowsiness the next day, but overall, I love the medication. It does take me about 2 hours to kick in instead of 90 minutes."

• Ano...
• August 2, 2017

"I had been using the TEVA brand for over 20 years. It worked effectively. Then, in the last 6 months, I have received two batches that did not work at all for insomnia or tardive dyskinesia. I was sleepless for over two weeks. Then, I had to visit the doctor. He had to prescribe a different generic clonazepam made by 'Accord Healthcare.' This brand is VERY inferior to the normal TEVA brand. I fall asleep fast but wake up about 4 hours later. So, the Accord brand is weaker and less effective. Many generics are inferior, even though they are supposed to be regulated. In Europe, I could buy clonazepam, the REAL medicine by Roche, for 2.50 per month. Europe is far superior in regard to health care."

• Gra...
• April 23, 2016

"I am 75 years old and have taken clonazepam 0.5 mg tablet for about 4 years for restless legs and insomnia. I take 1/2 of the tablet every night, along with vitamin D and magnesium & Aleve for arthritis pain. It has been very effective for me, it lets me sleep with no hangover, but I do have vivid dreams every night, not nightmares though. On occasion, I have taken a full tablet, but I keep them cut in half and usually only need the 1/2 dose. My new doctor is taking me off of them and putting me on Mirapex for restless legs and melatonin to sleep. Melatonin has never helped before, but I will try again."

• Hul...
• March 12, 2016

"I've been taking clonazepam intermittently for 15 months. It was prescribed to me by a neurologist for insomnia, nocturnal myoclonic jerks, and restless leg attacks. 0.5 mg has worked well with fighting off the nerve attacks and the wide awake feeling to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer than I can on my own. I also used it for longer sleep as needed for a special event such as traveling out of town. Finally, I was sent for a sleep study last month and found that I have severe sleep apnea while sleeping on my back and mild on my side. I snore loud off and on but would have no idea other than my spouse telling me. I have fragmented sleep, some of it with vivid dreams. I hope to start CPAP therapy soon and then wean off clonazepam."

• bio...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 8, 2019

"I couldn't sleep, or when I woke in the night, I couldn't go back to sleep. At one point, I relied solely on Klonopin to help me sleep, but it is not designed for that. Plus, eventually, you must up the dose to achieve the same results, and that is scary. I tried many different meds, but none really did well with the anxiety. So my NEW Pdoc put me on the combo of escitalopram (Lexapro) & mirtazapine (Remeron). That really helped me sleep, and it did for 8 years, but now the anxiety is back (generalized, I think). It's always been there, but I managed to sleep, and that is all that mattered. So now it's back to Klonopin (in addition to the other 2) until I can find an alternative that isn't addictive in quality. I wonder, can we alternate between benzos so that we don't get hooked?"

• Rea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 3, 2016

"One of the effective ones for insomnia... long acting. Actually, I was up 3 nights straight, had to take one 2mg or 2.5... caught up on major sleep. I can't say it's doing a 9pm to 7am. However, it's aiding me in getting sleep. I may need to take it properly. Only downfall, I don't like downers. Also, it doesn't cause hunger, but it relaxes me enough to indulge in what I'd normally decline doing. Minor after effect of low energy."

• Kub...
• January 13, 2021

"My doctor prescribed 0.5 mg during a period of stress when I was finding it difficult to sleep or to function in public. It was hard to make decisions, and even small problems threatened to put me into a state of panic. With Klonopin, I can sleep through the night and wake up feeling calm and rested. Often, I don't need to take any in the morning unless I am facing a particularly stressful day. After taking it every night for 2 months, I quit cold turkey. For about three nights, I hardly slept at all. It took two weeks to get back to a reasonable state of normal. No real serious withdrawal symptoms other than being exhausted and anxious from lack of sleep. Definitely recommend tapering when getting off this drug. I still use it off and on to help me get through stressful events or to get a good night's sleep. But I am being very careful not to get hooked. For me, this drug has no side effects and has been a lifesaver."

• Sky...
• April 20, 2021

"Been on Klonopin 5 years, 1 mg at night and not really feeling it. Mostly was for insomnia. It’s hard to taper off. My doc said don’t, sorry just take, won’t hurt you???? I want to get off, but my mind tells me to stay on it. I take it before bed. Having bad thoughts, rebound insomnia. I need to talk to someone that knows how to taper."

• Be...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 3, 2015

"I have to weigh in about this med. When you first start it, it is a wonder drug. At some point, you will either need more, or you will suffer from tolerance withdrawals. There are justifiable horror stories about this drug. Taking it for a week or two, no problem. More than 2 weeks, it's hard to get off it. I have been weaning off for about 4 months."

• SAD...
• April 5, 2021

"Was prescribed this by my new doctor, who refused to let me continue with the medication I have been taking for 2 years and actually works well for me. Took this at 7:30 PM and am still wide awake at 4:00 AM. Tried to sleep, but wide awake. Time to go back to the old doctor."