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FACTS ABOUT KLONOPIN (Clonazepam)
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The following highlights the facts. More information can be obtained through the sites listed below as well as many other informational sites regarding prescription drugs. Medication facts can change. Make sure you have all up-to-date information.
Quick facts YOU Need to Know
Clonazepam, brand name Klonopin®
Class of drug called benzodiazepines.
- Benzos
- Downers
Clonazepam may help control your condition, but will not cure it.
Clonazepam FDA approved indications are:
- Seizure
- Panic disorders
Clonazepam has off-label use:
- Monotherapy or adjunctive therapy to treat main
- Restless leg syndrome
- Insomnia
- Tardive dyskinesia
- REM sleep behavior disorder
Possible side effects of Clonazepam (Klonopin):
- drowsiness
- dizziness
- unsteadiness
- problems with coordination
- difficulty thinking or remembering
- increased saliva
- muscle or joint pain
- frequest urination
- blurred vision
- changes in sex drive or ability
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your healthcare provider immediately:
- rash
- hives
- swelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, or throat
- difficulty breathing or swallowing
- hoarseness
- difficulty breathing
Clonazepam may increase the risk of serious or life-threatening breathing problems, sedation, or coma if used along with certain medications.
Clonazepam may be habit forming.
Clonazepam may cause a physical dependence.
Asthma Warning:
Benzodiazepines and zopiclone may increase the likelihood of asthma exacerbation, and benzodiazepines may also increase the likelihood of mortality following exacerbation. Data suggest that caution should be exercised when prescribing benzodiazepines to patients with asthma.
- Inform you healthcare prescriber of all medications, including non-prescription, vitamins, and supplements you are taking.
- Inform your healthcare provider of any herbal products you are taking, especially St. John’s wort.
- Inform your healthcare prescriber if you have ever used street drugs or large amounts of alcohol.
- Inform your healthcare prescriber of all current or past medical conditions, including glaucoma, lung or kidney disease.
- Tell you healthcare prescriber if you every had any negative reactions to medications for mental illness.
- Tell your healthcare prescriber if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- Tell you healthcare prescriber if you are breastfeeding.
- Discuss with your healthcare prescriber the risks and benefits of taking Clonazepam.
- Clonazepam may make you drowsy.
These are just a few tips. Please read more at: MedlinePlus.gov
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- MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, accessed January 10, 2024.
- Cleveland Clinic, Benzodiazepines (Benzos), accessed January 10, 2024
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- American Addicition Centers, Klonopin Addiction: Signs, Effects, and Treatment, accessed January 10, 2024
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Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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