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is clonazepam the same as klonopin
hi i am currently on .5 mg of clonazepam and i see alot about a med on here called klonopin i went online and it seems that clonazepam and klonopin are almost the same is this true? any one have any info or experience taaking these meds let me know.
steve
steve
I have Ptsd and I cant take anything but brand name Klonopin generics do not work at all for me I am ticked off right now and I will sue if anything happens to me shame on those who stopped making brand name Klonopin and not letting Pharmacies know. What will our vets do?
I am a geriatric woman who has been taking the brand-name drug Klonopin for 28 years, since I contracted Peripheral Neuropathy in 1986. I take 3/4 mg. to 1 mg. daily, (0.5 mg. tablets which I cut in half), to stop body spasm, calf and foot spasm, esophageal spasms and nerve pain in all those areas.
Recently, Roche-Genentech has stopped making brand-name Klonopin due, I am told, to the number of generic Clonzepam products on the market, which makes it not cost effective for them to keep producing the brand-name Klonopin, which sells for close to $260.00 per hundred, while the generic versions are much cheaper. I have called Roche-Genentech and their reps state that Klonopin may go back into production by October 2014, but they completely stopped production of their brand-name Valium recently too, so it seems unlikely.
The problem if they stop making it, is that this drug is a habit forming, addictive drug, which has a very difficult, uncomfortable and long, drawn-out withdrawal period. I was told this when I first started taking Klonopin, but my Neurologist stated I'd have to be on the drug for the rest of my life, due to my neurological illness, and there was no generic version of course, at that time.
I've tried many of the "generic" Clonzepam products and none of them work as effectively as the brand-name Klonopin, i.e., I go into severe withdrawal. I've searched the internet and find sites where many other brand-name Klonopin users are experiencing the same problem in withdrawing to a generic version of Clonazepam, horrendous, slow, withdrawal.
One would think companies like Roche-Genentech would show some compassion for users of their brand-name drug, because of the terrible withdrawal symptoms they will almost certainly experience when switching to the generic equivalents, which many who have tried them state don't work as well. As always, it's only the bottom line in dollars these large companies seem to care about, and screw the patient!
Frankly, I don't know what I'm to do if this drug is withdrawn from the market?! Guess I'll have to do myself in, as I don't wish to live in a perpetual state of withdrawal...Sad state of affairs, and I know I'm not the only one...
Recently, Roche-Genentech has stopped making brand-name Klonopin due, I am told, to the number of generic Clonzepam products on the market, which makes it not cost effective for them to keep producing the brand-name Klonopin, which sells for close to $260.00 per hundred, while the generic versions are much cheaper. I have called Roche-Genentech and their reps state that Klonopin may go back into production by October 2014, but they completely stopped production of their brand-name Valium recently too, so it seems unlikely.
The problem if they stop making it, is that this drug is a habit forming, addictive drug, which has a very difficult, uncomfortable and long, drawn-out withdrawal period. I was told this when I first started taking Klonopin, but my Neurologist stated I'd have to be on the drug for the rest of my life, due to my neurological illness, and there was no generic version of course, at that time.
I've tried many of the "generic" Clonzepam products and none of them work as effectively as the brand-name Klonopin, i.e., I go into severe withdrawal. I've searched the internet and find sites where many other brand-name Klonopin users are experiencing the same problem in withdrawing to a generic version of Clonazepam, horrendous, slow, withdrawal.
One would think companies like Roche-Genentech would show some compassion for users of their brand-name drug, because of the terrible withdrawal symptoms they will almost certainly experience when switching to the generic equivalents, which many who have tried them state don't work as well. As always, it's only the bottom line in dollars these large companies seem to care about, and screw the patient!
Frankly, I don't know what I'm to do if this drug is withdrawn from the market?! Guess I'll have to do myself in, as I don't wish to live in a perpetual state of withdrawal...Sad state of affairs, and I know I'm not the only one...
Genentech began production again the 3rd week of October. Pharmacies are carrying or ordering in the name brand again. I am on it for 25 years, a higher dosage than you so I understand your worries. They should be gone now.
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