Clonazepam for Restless Legs Syndrome User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Klonopin
Reviews for Clonazepam
- 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."
- Anonymous
- December 16, 2009
Clonazepam "Works for me. It has been a cheap miracle drug."
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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."
- 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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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Anonymous
- August 25, 2009
Clonazepam "This medicine stopped the restless leg issues, but it made me extremely groggy and a bit depressed."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- man...
- September 22, 2009
Clonazepam "First 3-5 months, I felt good, but after that, it does not work."
- 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."
- 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."
- Anonymous
- December 26, 2008
"Only stopped 40% of the pain but did manage to get some sleep. Felt quite drowsy the next morning."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- TLa...
- February 18, 2021
"Clonazepam absolutely works for restless legs.. the only medication that has!"
- 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!"
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
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Clonazepam "Worked pretty well for restless legs syndrome, but when I started on it, I also had undiagnosed sleep apnea. Since using it with the CPAP, I have never slept better!"