Clonazepam for Restless Legs Syndrome User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Klonopin
Clonazepam has an average rating of 8.1 out of 10 from a total of 85 reviews for the off-label treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome. 75% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 11% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Clonazepam
- lisel...
- 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."
- Anonymous
- August 25, 2009
Klonopin (clonazepam) "This medicine stopped the restless leg issues, but it made me extremely groggy and a bit depressed."
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- Sleep...
- December 13, 2009
"I think these pills are very good for your legs. They help you to sleep better and that makes you feel better."
- Maxie
- 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."
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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."
- Anonymous
- August 26, 2011
"Highly effective when taken for restless legs syndrome. I only need 1/2 of a 2.5mg pill. I take 1/4th of it one hour before I can tell I'll get the RLS symptoms then the other part at bedtime."
- Roky
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 27, 2019
"I take clonazepam for RLS when I was getting off buprenorphine. 1mg before bedtime and works perfectly."
- Goatboy
- Taken for 10 years or more
- August 16, 2020
"Stay away from benzodiazepines they’re meant for short term use. Discontinuing use is horrible."
- manoj...
- September 22, 2009
Klonopin Wafer (clonazepam) "First 3-5 months I felt good but after that it does not work."
- Trixie
- 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 Dr that it causes early onset dementia. Very scary"
- Anonymous
- December 26, 2008
"Only stopped 40% of the pain but did manage to get some sleep. Felt quite drowsy the next morning."
- stuois...
- September 25, 2016
"I used to get them for restless leg sydrom..... Worked very well.... Moved and new doctor wont give them out"
- Cookie
- June 1, 2020
"I take it 3 times a week per drs opinion but can’t sleep on other days and restless legs are more frequent"
- Lopam...
- 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. "
- Early...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- April 29, 2021
"I have had a really good experience since I started taking a 1mg tablet once at night - It was a life changing tablet that improved my sleep and my day to day quality of life."
- Styx
- November 28, 2017
"Been on Klonopin for over ten years and it no longer works. I just tried requip. No luck. I'm loosing my mind ideas please......this is a major mind mess up!"
- TLano
- February 18, 2021
"clonazepam absolutely works for restless legs ..the only medication that has!"
- Relie...
- 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 undisturbed sleep a night."
- String
- 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."
- Steffie
- 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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