"clonazepam would be a great medicine if it wasn&#039;t addictive &amp; known to cause dementia. those are the reasons why my doctor removed me off of this medicine. when i took it it helped take the edge off my anxiety. i didn&#039;t have many side effects from it &amp; i never became addicted to it. the only side effect i had was it would make me tired sometimes. that&#039;s it. even with it being addictive &amp; being known to cause dementia, i still give it a 7 out of 10 stars because it was very effective for me. it would have gotten 10 stars if it was safer to take &amp; if it had ridded me of my anxiety completely."