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anybody been on clonazepam and has it helped

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thanks Jean not doing much for tremors yet but early days is helping me sleep though always tired  vickie x

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I take it for leg spasms at night and they have helped a little bit

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neta

Just wrote and it all vanished. I take it before bed, supposedly for anxiety. I know that I sleep super well but I do so w/o Clonex, as is called here too. Not sure how or if it has helped. Sorry not so informative. Feel good. L,N.

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thanks neta yes it makes me sleep and i am tired alday and really unsteady on my feet,x

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neta in reply toxray25

My dr. suggested taking it at night before bed because it increases dizziness (all we need) and instability. Feel good. L,N

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xray25 in reply toneta

yes i take at night but am tired all day and then very unsteady on my feet

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neta in reply toxray25

"Tired all day" and "unsteady on my feet"

Howdo you know its the drug and not t

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xray25 in reply toneta

only started feeling like this since i started this drug

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neta in reply toxray25

Really? Didnt the CA make u dizzy and unstable and tired? Why blame the med? In either case, it's all rather interesting because I have been on Clonex  for at least two years and dont feel any better only worse , as in dizzier,clumsier etc. LN

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xray25 in reply toneta

hi neta even though i was unstable before the med it has got alot worse since i have been taking them

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neta in reply toxray25

interesting.... did you discuss with your dr.

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xray25 in reply toneta

spoke to nurse she is ringing back this week as dr away

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neta in reply toxray25

I would be curious 2 hear what she says. Two drs. one a very senior neuro and a shrink, know I am taking this and never said anything about Clonex worsening CA. But I did notice on the insert that it says it can cause dizziness. Maybe they dont know!! I will fire off an email to my guys and keep u posted.

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xray25 in reply toneta

Hi Neta had to come of Clonix made me sleepy and depressed

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kuchee in reply toxray25

How much dose you take?

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loppylou68

Yes use this to dampen down Dystonia And Chorea which is worse at night. Given this as a replacement for amitriptaline. Take 3-4 500 micrograms more at night 

They have worked for me 

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neta in reply toloppylou68

Worked in what sense?

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loppylou68

My dystonia and Chorea increases but the clonozepam relaxes my body so I can fall off to sleep 

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xray25

yes i get to sleep but am tired all day and then very unsteady on my feet

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kuchee

Clonazepam: Just started but all day dizziness and body is out of control. I will lower the dose. it is helping sound sleep, gait improvement and much on spasm muscles movement. Feel better but only have to reduce the dose to 0.5 or 1 mg. i started from 5 mg and reducing now.

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