Klonopin vs. Pamelor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Klonopin and Pamelor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 238,270 people who take Klonopin and Pamelor, and is updated regularly.
What is Klonopin?
Klonopin has active ingredients of clonazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 65,112 Klonopin users. Check the latest studies of Klonopin.
What is Pamelor?
Pamelor has active ingredients of nortriptyline hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 4,069 Pamelor users. Check the latest studies of Pamelor.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
238,270 people who take Klonopin and Pamelor are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pamelor (nortriptyline hydrochloride)
- Klonopin (clonazepam)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Klonopin:
- not at all: 2.06 %
- somewhat: 16.47 %
- moderate: 32.41 %
- high: 34.13 %
- very high: 14.93 %
Pamelor:
- not at all: 7.28 %
- somewhat: 26.35 %
- moderate: 35.59 %
- high: 23.21 %
- very high: 7.57 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- McFarlane SI, "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2015 Jan .
- Ashkar AG, Goldberg T, Maraj I, Masters A, McFarlane SI, "Torsades De Pointes Induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2015 Jan .
- McFarlane, S. I. , "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2014 Jan .
- McFarlane SI, "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2015 Jan .
- Ashkar AG, Goldberg T, Maraj I, Masters A, McFarlane SI, "Torsades De Pointes Induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2015 Jan .
- McFarlane, S. I. , "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Klonopin:
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on clonazepam and nortriptyline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Klonopin and Pamelor, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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