I'm commenting on clonazepam without having read through all the comments other people have made as there are 6 pages of posts. Just wanted to chime in and give my 2 cents worth though. This med is terrific for me for anxiety and sleep - but I can only take it if I have nothing to do for half a day afterwards. It takes ages for me to "get with it" after taking it. I would love it if it didn't make me so zonked out. I think this is the med that I have the hardest time with as far as being productive at work. It just leaves me SO tired and sleepy. Seriously, I remember one day a couple of years ago I had to get something done on my computer for work ASAP, and I zoned out and dozed off right in the middle of what I was trying to get done. This was a few hours after I had gotten to work after taking clonazepam the night prior. So very potent and strong for me, that clonazepam. I think this was a 2 mg dose I had taken. If only it didn't render me useless, it would be my anxiety med from heaven!

dang!!
what kind of klonopin was it, like teva, roche, etc....?
and are you sure your it actually was klonopin lol, cause i take 4mg a day and im up @ 5am till midnight witrh no probs. but i also take other things.

ii wish my klonopins woorked like that still.
tolerance is a biotch i guess!

Yes, tolerence sucks, especially for people like who have an outrageous tolerance to every chemical on god's green earth. Sure, there were bragging rights associated with it in high school, but not its just lame. Anyways, LMM - Why don't you just lower your dose. For most people .5mg works just fine.

i have gotten these 2 times before from reputable iops before and they never work the same as when i get it from my regular pharmacy. i cant figure out why too!
does anyone else have this problem!??
it trips me out.

Don't work for what? It is an anti-anxiety (and anti-convulsive) med, not a sleepy pill. If you take them waiting for a valium-like effect to kick in it may seem like they don't do much. But it is a very strong drug for its intended uses, works extremely well. Psychiatrists love it because it actually fixes their patients' problem for so long as they take it. It works so well at quelling excitability that it can cause "emotional blunting" and ruin your sex life.

The relative lack of benzo hypnotic effect fools people. You discover how strong a drug it is if you take them daily for more than a few months and then stop cold turkey. Your nervous system has changed to accommodate the drug and withdrawal is pure hell.

doesnt work as well as the ones i get from rite-aid (tevaa brand, or actual brand name k cut-out) for quelling my daily anxiety... generalised anxiety disorder blah blahb blah mixed along with lexapro for awhile then i went to cymbalta, now ive stopped both ssri's and just stuck with clonazepam 4mg's a day and when i get real flustered or nervous or panicky i take 1mg xanax or depending the time of day a 2mg bar for nightime.

yes... no sex drive unless i take more than i am supposed to of my adderall... wich in itself cause more sex drive related problems!

well i used to have to use iop's and imo rivotrol is good now i get my kpin prescribed 4mg a day i use generic they come from Lemmon labs and rivotrol was just as good----

Just an observation. I took my clonazepam today & just let it sit in my mouth. It softened quickly & tasted sweet! That led me to belive my Dr. gave me a sugar pill placebo! I was a bit distressed! I looked it up on line & discovered they are a bit sweet. I was pleased.

That kind of depends on what brand of clonazepam you got.

I have both the teva, and the purpac, with a prescription, some pharmacys carry different brands. I don't fine either one of those to have a sweet taste. The only one that I"ve ever had with the sweet tast are the roach brand rivotrol, from IOP's, which seem to be somewhat weaker than getting them from your local pharmacy.

They are caraco, light blue.

Well you will have to tell us if they work for you, I didn't even know you could get those in th USA, but after a bit of research I see you can.

But I would probably pass on them seeing that the major sharholder is Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Out of India.....as I think the brands I've received at the local pharmacy are made here in the USA, but you never know they may be imported ( also?)

I have tried American made Klonopin and European IOP Roche Rivotril and found the Rivotril to be of good quality........will order again.

However, in general, if you can get American made, I would always prioritize American made over anything else. When I get generic drugs from local pharmacy, I always ask where the generic drug is made and make sure it is American made.

Thank you - gathering info stage - want to find out what the options are in online acquisition of scripts , including clono...

Would you be ok in telling me where you are getting those. I've had (no joke) at least 9 concussions...the last being a drunk driver that hit me going over 70 mph as I was sitting at a traffic light. If you could give any info, it would be greatly appreciated.

I have noticeable tremors, and those things are all that seems to help.

Thanks.



My name isn't dennis. He was a great Basketball player that went to Ohio State in the 80s. Thanks in advance if you respond........

This forum is not to discuss suppliers. This thread is to discuss Clonazepam -Klonopin and not the companies offering it.

Thanks for your support

This forum is not to discuss suppliers. This thread is to discuss Clonazepam -Klonopin and not the companies offering it.

Thanks for your support

I have social anxiety and 1/2 of a mg of klonopin a day helps me function. I want to get a real prescription for them from a real doctor. Can an experienced person tell me what to say to a psychiatrist, so that I don't get prescribed anti depressants anymore? They mess me up i dont like them and they dont help. Please help me to know what to say so they wont diagnose me with bi polar or schizophrenia. I know i have GAD and i want to be diagnosed with it. Someone with experience please? Heres what happens:I go out in public or at work and I hold my breath all the time because i have nameless anxieties. its liike being extra painfully shy. so much that i am unable to function. It inteferes with me going to work or social activities. I alwasy have to plan ahead. Can someone help me with what not to say so they dont try to push that horrible anti anxiety medication on me, or the sertin inhibitors or whatever? Klonopin works! and i do not abuse it! 1/2 a mg a day?

Tell the Doctor what you said here. This is always how I kind of do things when I am looking into a new doctor, I get the nurse on the phone and tell her my story and I go from there. I am very nice but I doaskquestions. I am not pushy or abrupt and I listen to what she says. If you get a good feel from her, make the appointment. I have found this honestly can be the best route to go. The nurses know which doctors are up to what and it helps to talk to them first. this is just my opinion but it has worked for me

I use generic Klonopin, 1 mg, by Mylan I believe. Never had a problem.

I'm starting to think the harder the Roche clonazepams are the fresher they are, am I correct?

I just bought a batch with the expiration date of 01/2014 and they're extremely hard, I can easily snap them into 4 pieces. I had a batch of rivotril from indian with an expiration date in 2011 that was crumbly. And I also had a batch of Roches from Malaysia with an expiration date in 2012 that wasn't the hard.

it prolly has to do with where they come from too

me too, and i have no idea, because most people that get them say they are very good, i dont get it

ive had clonazepam from india and it sucked

Yeah the rivotril that I got from India wasn't all that great also, I would say the ones with the expiration date of 2011 was about a 4 and the ones with the expiration date of 2012 was about a 6 or 7.

This is by far my favorite benzo. It lasts a long time and makes me feel at easr in situations that would normally be uncomfortable.

I agree but it knocks me out (individual differences) more than diazepam.

Hi!

This is my first post. After reading this thread I'm a little freaked out about being on clonazepam 2mg, 3x/day for 6 years. I am 49 and am also experiencing some short term memory and language problems. Does anyone know of an herbal or vitamin supplement that acts like benzo's do in the brain, i.e. attaching to the benzodiazepine site on the GABA-A receptor and whether one of these would be a safer alternative for me. Any other geekoids out there?

The following link is super cool: There are two animations for benzodiazepines (brain with and brain without). Go to the illustration and click on the buttons at the top.
The Brain from Top to Bottom

I never wanted to take benzos or other psychotropic medications in the first place, but in 2003 an incompetent cardiologist (who has since lost his license -- not related to my case) misdiagnosed me with a terminal disease related to an arrhythmia I was having. Even after his diagnosis he couldn't seem to decide whether my heart rhythm problems were organic or psychological. NOT!!!

I don't think his ego responded well to my being pro-active (She won't defer to my obvious superiority ) so it (the gargantuan ego) shoved me into the female hysteric pigeonhole.

He treated me with beta blockers AND a long list of psychotropic medicines. It took a year for gazillions of doctors to diagnose me correctly. My heart is much better, but I did, ironically, develop an anxiety disorder post misdiagnosis. It is a very scary feeling to think that you might drop dead at any moment.

I managed to wean off all the meds except Celexa and Clonazepam. My anxiety is controlled to my satisfaction. It does come out of remission occasionally including recently. More importantly, I feel like I am developing a tolerance and am quite concerned about the side-effects mentioned above?

Please respond.

6mg clonazepam per day is good reason to be worried. It is a stupendous daily dose.

There is a 'supplement' called GABA, which one would assume has some influence on GABA receptors, but I know little about it. There is also something that is considered superior, but I forget its name.

One thing is for certain - don't trust any non-benzodiazepine to immediately replace clonazepam. No such drug exists, and it could be fatal.

Gabapentin has been anecdotally reported to help people taper, but again, it's risky doing it DIY.

Oops, just remembered that my new doctor was concerned and took me down to 2mg 2x/day.

On some days I can take one at bedtime and be fine, but not lately.

6mg daily to 4mg daily is a huge jump with this drug. It should be done much more slowly because, although clonazepam has a long half-life, it has no clinically significant metabolites. Once it leaves your body, that's it.

Diazepam, on the other hand, has active metabolites that become effective with time, and linger around such that it is easier to withdraw from.

For anxiety, clonazepam can be effective in doses of 0.25mg in the benzo-naive patient.