Due to it's anticonvulsant properties, it is prescibed for other problems that create Muscle Rigidity and Muscle Spasms. It works particularly well for facial & neck muscle spasms.
It was prescibed for TMJ surgicals as far back as 1994, to my knowledge, maybe longer, along with PT and other treatments to help with after surgery muscle problems.
It is now given to TMJ patients by many Doctors.
(It was just given to the Surgically damaged or altered, prior to a few years ago)
It's one of those drugs created for one problem and has been found to help with other's.
It's of the Benzo Class, such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan. etc., even though designated a mild anti-seizure drug.
It does not give fast acting relief for Anxiety or Panic as the other's do.
It does help many people with muscle problems.
It can be very addicting according to other's who have written about it.
Many Doctor's say, it does not have the highly addicting potential of the other Benzo's, when used in low doses, for short periods, being prescribed for muscle problems and most people will not have a problem.
The consensus is about 50/50 on the addicting potential from the patients point of view.
The fact is, it can help with severe muscle tightening & continued rigidness. This in turn, helps with compressed nerves and helps nerve pain.
I was given Klonopin in 1994 and it did help. It helped the deviation and pull of my face after surgery. It helped me to be able to open wide enough to talk a little.
I have taken it on & off since then for severe muscle problems and nerve pain, especially before and after surgeries and other times when I was almost locked closed.
I haven't had a problem with getting off of it, MANY people do.
Andy, it's not uncommon for Surgeons or other Specialists working with "TMJ surgicals" to try this medication.
Read about it and be aware of any problems you might encounter. For every person like me who has taken it and not had problems, there are many who have.
I did a lot of research on it and talked to several other Doctor's about using it to help alleviate some of the long-term, debilitating muscular problems.
Cymy Sue
P.S. There's been a lot of discussion regarding the use of this medication. I was going to bump some of them up for you, but there has been a lot posted on this subject.
(I did bump up a couple of older posts.)
If you would like to read more, use the Search Feature at the top right of this page and "Search".... Klonopin or the generic name Clonazepam.
You can get some different "patient" opinions.
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