I am just going to sort of echo some of what @BirdDancer wrote. For me, The curves for Klonopin effectiveness and Klonopin side effects (being in a coma and depressed) seem to totally overlap. I never got to a place where taking Klonopin benefited me in the absence of those side effects. So, for me, it just isn't a good choice. I understand that it works great for lots of folks, though.