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Clonazepam for Restless Legs Syndrome User Reviews (Page 4)

Brand names: Klonopin

Reviews for Clonazepam

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  • kev...
  • June 23, 2008

Clonazepam "It helps when I am having a bad episode with my legs, it helps me calm down enough to sleep."

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  • Anonymous
  • December 16, 2009

Clonazepam "Works for me. It has been a cheap miracle drug."

9 / 10
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  • lis...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 31, 2013

"Makes me calm. Amazing. Feel kind of woozy. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Restless legs syndrome was my first symptom. Would like to stay on this."

9 / 10
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  • Sle...
  • December 13, 2009

"I think these pills are very good for your legs. They help you sleep better, and that makes you feel better."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 25, 2009

Clonazepam "This medicine stopped the restless leg issues, but it made me extremely groggy and a bit depressed."

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  • Max...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • June 9, 2020

"I take 1-2 clonazepam at night for my RLS, and it helps dramatically. I am thankful to my neurologist for prescribing this medication for me."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • June 10, 2009

"I found this medication to be very effective. Worked very well, and I slept like a baby for the first time in years."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • August 26, 2011

"Highly effective when taken for restless legs syndrome. I only need 1/2 of a 2.5 mg pill. I take 1/4 of it one hour before I can tell I'll get the RLS symptoms, then the other part at bedtime."

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  • Rok...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 27, 2019

"I take clonazepam for RLS when I was getting off buprenorphine. 1 mg before bedtime and works perfectly."

10 / 10
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  • man...
  • September 22, 2009

Clonazepam "First 3-5 months, I felt good, but after that, it does not work."

5 / 10
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  • Tri...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • July 2, 2019

"As great as clonazepam works. And I have used it for 20 years. I just found out from my doctor that it causes early onset dementia. Very scary."

10 / 10
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  • Goa...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • August 16, 2020

"Stay away from benzodiazepines, they’re meant for short-term use. Discontinuing use is horrible."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • December 26, 2008

"Only stopped 40% of the pain but did manage to get some sleep. Felt quite drowsy the next morning."

4 / 10
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  • Coo...
  • June 1, 2020

"I take it 3 times a week per dr's opinion, but can't sleep on other days, and restless legs are more frequent."

10 / 10
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  • stu...
  • September 25, 2016

"I used to get them for restless leg syndrome. Worked very well. Moved and new doctor won't give them out."

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  • Lop...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 2, 2019

"I am having uncontrollable limb movements for a week, and I am having 0.25, but it's not working at all."

2 / 10
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  • Ear...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • April 29, 2021

"I have had a really good experience since I started taking a 1 mg tablet once at night. It was a life-changing tablet that improved my sleep and my day-to-day quality of life."

9 / 10
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  • TLa...
  • February 18, 2021

"Clonazepam absolutely works for restless legs.. the only medication that has!"

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  • Rel...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • April 16, 2022

"I have tried all the conventional treatments for painful RLS, and clonazepam is the only medication to have relieved my symptoms. I now get 6 hours of undisturbed sleep a night."

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  • Sty...
  • November 28, 2017

"Been on Klonopin for over ten years, and it no longer works. I just tried Requip. No luck. I'm losing my mind. Ideas, please... this is a major mind mess up!"

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  • Str...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 1, 2021

"Reduced leg numbness and discomfort somewhere in the range of 90 to 95%, along with its sedative effect, has reduced my time to fall asleep from hours and hours to just minutes."

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  • Ste...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • November 4, 2021

"Other medicine I have tried for RLS made me nauseous. This didn't give me RLS, and it works for me."

9 / 10
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