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What Causes Sleepwalking When Taking Clonazepam?

I sleep walk and am on clanazapam seems to help but one night I got home from work was realy stressed only remember half an hour when I got home then aparently I was doing stuped things and I dident even go to sleep and it was like I was sleepwalking
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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What happened to you doesn't look like sleepwalking. It happened before you slept.
It looks more like confusional state. Confusion is known with Clonazepam. It could have happened due to other reasons also.
You should go back to your doctor with details of your behavior if anyone saw you in that state. You should also tell your doctor if you are not taking Clonazepam exactly as prescribed (quantity and timing); if you had taken alcohol or any other psychoactive substance on that day. If you are taking any other medicines, you should report them too.
There is plenty of evidence to support use of Clonazepam in Sleepwalking.
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What Causes Sleepwalking When Taking Clonazepam?

What happened to you doesn t look like sleepwalking. It happened before you slept. It looks more like confusional state. Confusion is known with Clonazepam. It could have happened due to other reasons also. You should go back to your doctor with details of your behavior if anyone saw you in that state. You should also tell your doctor if you are not taking Clonazepam exactly as prescribed (quantity and timing); if you had taken alcohol or any other psychoactive substance on that day. If you are taking any other medicines, you should report them too. There is plenty of evidence to support use of Clonazepam in Sleepwalking. I hope this answer is helpful.