my pdoc priscribed me clonazepam(klonopin) for sleep disturbance.any one used it .what are the main side effects?is it addictive?help
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Sedation and lethargy.
If used persistently and in adequate dosage; yes.
I would use Seroquel quetiapine 25 mgs for a sleep disturbance because it much less likely to induce dependence, tolerance and addiction.
doctor prescribed me 0.25 mg.is it heavy?
…is a very small dose. One would rx .5 to 1.0 mgs for anxiety reduction.
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i try to never take benzos myself. but im a recovered addict too. i do however respect everyone is different and i would consider it if i had to
I’m prescribed 0.5mg per day. I feel I no longer need it, so I’m trying to wean myself off it, very slowly. It’s addictive, yes. And you have to come off it by tapering very slowly, as withdrawal can be very nasty.
I’m now only taking it once every 3 days. Then I’ll change that to one every 4 days for 2 weeks, then once every 5 days for 2 weeks, etc etc.
I too take 0.5 mg everyday - Tolerance to it comes easy, and the Withdrawals are Hell.
It feels amazing, but beware, it’s also a bit addictive. I had a little too much fun with my Rx and now no doctor will put me on it anymore.
I had intense anxiety attacks and inability to sleep after an episode in 2008 so they gave it to me for about a month, two months…something like that. It helped…it helped a little much and the doctor wouldn’t refill it anymore.
The lack of klonopin after having klonopin was the worst. I eventually started smoking pot to kill the withdrawal (don’t try this at home, but it worked for me). That was back in 2008 and ever since then they won’t prescribe me anything that isn’t like a watered down version of benadryl as an anti-anxiety med (think hydroxazine pam or busperone), which doesn’t really work at all but they won’t cut it from my treatment…nor will they add anything stronger. 
My advice: don’t get used to it.
Dear Klonopin, I still think about you sometimes and I miss you! 
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yes have problems with it , like sedation and lethargy
only take when I go to movies or long flights. other then that I leave a lone.